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Carl Banks

Carl E. Banks

Position: LB
Height: 6-4    Weight: 235 lbs.
Born: August 29, 1962 in Flint, MI
College: Michigan State

Career AV: 66 (678th overall since 1950)

1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1984 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1984 22 NYG 58 16 4 3.0 37 3
1985 23 NYG lolb 58 12 5 3.0 0 0 1 0 0 31 3
1986 24 NYG LOLB 58 16 16 6.5 0 0 1 0 0 113 8
1987*+ 25 NYG LOLB 58 12 12 9.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 101 15
1988 26 NYG LOLB 58 14 14 1.5 1 15 1 15 62 7
1989 27 NYG LOLB 58 16 16 4.0 1 6 0 6 89 9
1990 28 NYG LOLB 58 9 8 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 50 5
1991 29 NYG LOLB 58 16 15 4.0 84 7
1992 30 NYG LOLB 58 15 15 4.0 60 5
1993 31 WAS LLB 58 15 15 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 102 6
1994 32 CLE LLB 58 16 15 1.5 56 17 9
1995 33 CLE LLB 58 16 16 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 41 17 6
Career 173 151 39.5 3 21 1 15 1 0 6 5 0 826 34 83
9 yrs NYG 126 105 36.0 3 21 1 15 0 0 5 5 0 627 62
2 yrs CLE 32 31 2.5 1 0 0 0 0 97 34 15
1 yr WAS 15 15 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 102 6

Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1989 27 NYG LOLB 58 16 16 1 22 22.0 1 22 0.1 1.4 22 1 0
Career 173 151 1 22 22.0 1 22 0.0 0.1 22 1 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1988 26 NYG LOLB 58 14 14 1 1 6
1989 27 NYG LOLB 58 16 16 1 1 6
Career 173 151 1 1 2 12

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 John Bunting, Charles Baker, Aundray Bruce, David Howard, Dirt Winston, James Farrior, Bob Horn, Dave Ahrens, James Haynes, Jason Gildon
4 Dwayne Rudd, E.J. Junior, Winfred Tubbs, Jon Beason, Renaldo Turnbull, Pete Barnes, Fred Carr, Charles Haley, Ian Gold, David Howard
5 Marcus Washington, Dat Nguyen, Dwayne Rudd, Winfred Tubbs, Renaldo Turnbull, Julian Peterson, E.J. Junior, Pete Barnes, Jason Gildon, Simon Fletcher
6 E.J. Junior, Seth Joyner, Dwayne Rudd, Ken Norton, Lance Mehl, Marcus Washington, Kevin Hardy, Fred Carr, Stephen Boyd, Mike L. Cofer
7 Lance Mehl, Lamar Lathon, E.J. Junior, Michael Brooks, Dwayne Rudd, Bart Scott, Marcus Washington, Dave Washington, Jason Gildon, Clay Matthews
8 Lamar Lathon, E.J. Junior, Mike Peterson, Dave Washington, Clay Matthews, James Farrior, John Mobley, Vincent Brown, Jamir Miller, Lance Mehl
9 E.J. Junior, Mike Peterson, Larry Morris, Marcus Washington, Vincent Brown, Clay Matthews, Lamar Lathon, Darryl Talley, Dave Washington, Bryan Hinkle
10 E.J. Junior, Mike Peterson, Larry Morris, Marcus Washington, Duane Bickett, Jack Del Rio, Bryan Hinkle, Kevin Hardy, Shelton Quarles, Darryl Talley
11 Duane Bickett, Larry Morris, Kevin Hardy, E.J. Junior, Randall Godfrey, Takeo Spikes, Darryl Talley, Eddie Robinson, Mike Peterson, John Bunting
12 Bill Pellington, Randall Godfrey, Jack Pardee, Larry Morris, Duane Bickett, Takeo Spikes, Darryl Talley, Robin Cole, Eddie Robinson, Tedy Bruschi
Career Bill Pellington, Larry Morris, Takeo Spikes, Eddie Robinson, Duane Bickett, Robin Cole, Randall Godfrey, Tedy Bruschi, Kevin Hardy, E.J. Junior

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1987

First-Team All-Pro

1987

Non-Offensive TDs

1988 NFL 1 (6)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1988 NFL 1 (3)

Sacks

Career 39.5 (188)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1987UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL