Missouri Southern State University Athletics

Career Honors:
MSSU SAAC (Student Athlete Advisory Committee) President (2021-22)

2021 - Banks appeared in three games for the Lions serving as the backup quarterback ... Finished the season going 2-for-3 with 15 yards through the air while adding four rushing attempts for four yards ... Completed a pass against Northeastern State (Sep. 11) and Lincoln (Oct. 9) ... Attempted two rushes against Lincoln and #6 Northwest Missouri (Nov. 6).

2020 - Played in the 21-20 win over Southern Nazarene (Mar. 18) on the road ... did not lose a year of eligibility during the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Prior to Southern - Appeared in five games in 2019 for the Eastern Illinois Panthers as a quarterback and a member of the special teams unit while being named a team captain... Finished the season going 9-for-17 for 40 yards while rushing for 22 yards on eight attempts... 2018 appeared in two games after redshirting the previous season for the Panthers... HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Tyson LeBlanc at Oswego East HS... as a senior led team to a 9-2 record advancing to the second round of the IHSA Class 8A State Playoffs... passed for 1,983 yards and 22 touchdowns as a senior to set school record in both categories... named first team All-Area by the Beacon News.

Personal - Jaylon's father Jason Banks played football at Northern Illinois.