Carl Banks is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Banks in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Banks's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Carl Banks
1× Pro Bowl1× All-ProTop 23% all-time pass rushersReliable Starter🌅 Early Bloomer · 1987Two-Way Profile
Height6'4"
Weight235 lb
BornAug 29, 1962
Age64
College
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | VAL | Defense | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | Ctch% | Y/R | Y/Tgt | AirYd/T | 1D | ||||||
| 1984 | 22 | NYG | 16 | — | 1.5 | 28 | 25 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | 23 | NYG | 12 | — | 1.5 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | 24 | NYG | 16 | — | 4.9 | 86 | 64 | — | — | — | 6.5 | 6.5 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | 25 | NYG | 12 | — | 9.5 | 90 | 69 | — | — | — | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | 26 | NYG | 14 | — | 2.1 | 54 | 43 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | 27 | NYG | 16 | — | 5.2 | 83 | 51 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 1 | — | 22.0 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | 28 | NYG | 9 | — | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | 29 | NYG | 16 | — | 3.6 | 84 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 30 | NYG | 15 | — | 3.0 | 60 | 42 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 31 | WAS | 15 | — | 0.4 | 62 | 53 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 32 | CLE | 16 | — | 0.8 | 73 | 56 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 33 | CLE | 16 | — | 0.4 | 57 | 40 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | — | 33.0 | 700 | 463 | — | — | — | 39.5 | 39.5 | 3 | 37 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | 1 | — | 22.0 | — | — | — | |
Career Value · VORP
100 career value over replacement — #1144 all-time of 4,695. 8.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Draft OutcomeMiss ↓
Pick #3 (Rd 1) · NYG · 1984 · -1.3 vs expected KV-H
62actual
63.3 expected · Δ−1.3
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