2024 Football Roster
Banks, Ardell
Jersey Number 13
Ardell Banks
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Massillon, Ohio
- High School:
- Massillon
- Prev School:
- Kentucky
Bio
2024 Season
- Played in 7 games for the Golden Flashes
- Recorded 20 total receiving yards on the season
- Season high 13 yards at Penn State
PRIOR TO KENT STATE: Redshirted in lone season at Kentucky
HIGH SCHOOL:
- A three-star prospect as evaluated by ESPN, 247sports.com and Rivals.com
- Rated nationally as the No. 35 player in Ohio by Rivals.com
- Totaled 43 receptions for 791 yards and 12 scores as a senior at Massillon
- Averaged 18.4 yards per catch
- Second on the team in scoring with 74 points
- Helped Massillon to a 12-2 overall record and the regional championship title in 2022
- Named first-team Division II All-Star Team by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association
- Named the team’s Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year
- Also earned a nod on the Northeast Inland All-District First Team
- As a junior, earned honorable mention All-District honors
- A three-year starter for head coach Nate Moore
- Track athlete has notched top times of 10.78 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 22.05 in the 200-meters both during the 2022 outdoor season
- Also ran the 4×100 and 4×200 relay
- Recorded a personal-best 6’0” in the high jump ad 19’2” in the long jump during the 2021 outdoor season
PERSONAL
- Born in Cleveland, Ohio
- Son of Nicole and Lonnie Smith
- Siblings are Nathan Banks-Watson and Dejuanna Banks-Warren
- Major is undecided
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