Personal: Walks-on to the Rams' roster as a redshirt junior...Will look to compete for playing time at the defensive end position...A native of Wilkesboro, N.C., he is a 2005 graduate of Wilkes Central High School where he was an All-Conference selection three times...An honor student in high school, Banks possesses a 3.359 grade point average at WSSU...An accounting major...The son of Sharon Banks...Born in Wilkesboro, N.C. on Aug. 19, 1987.