Brad Banks
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| Brad Banks | |
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| Date of birth: | April 22, 1980 |
| Place of birth: |  Belle Glade, Florida |
| Career information | |
| Position(s): | Quarterback |
| Height: | 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) |
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Jersey №: | #7 |
| College: | Iowa |
| Organizations | |
| As player: | |
| 1998 1999-2000 2001-2002 2004 2005-2006 2007-Present |
Central Florida Knights (NCAA) Hinds CC Eagles (NJCAA) Iowa Hawkeyes (NCAA) Ottawa Renegades (CFL) Winnipeg Blue Bombers (CFL) Montreal Alouettes (CFL) |
| Career highlights and Awards | |
| Awards: | 2002 Heisman Trophy runner-up 2002 Davey O'Brien Award |
| Honors: | 2002 Big Ten Player of the Year |
Brad Banks (b. April 22, 1980 in Belle Glade, Florida) is an American football player, currently playing for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League.
Banks was the quarterback for the University of Iowa in 2002. That season, he completed 170 of 294 passes (57.8%) for 2573 yards with 26 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, finishing first in quarterback rating in Division I-A; he ran 82 times for 435 yards and 5 touchdowns. Banks was named AP Player of the Year and was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy, and received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the most valuable player of the Big Ten. He led the Hawkeyes to an 11-2 record and a tie for the Big Ten crown with Ohio State. Had Iowa not lost to Iowa State for the Cy-Hawk Trophy they would have been undefeated in regular season and may have been selected to play in the Fiesta Bowl for the BCS championship. Nonetheless, they earned a BCS bid to the Orange Bowl and lost to USC 38-17. They finished the season number eight in the AP Poll.
Despite his accomplishments in college, Banks was not drafted by an NFL team. He did sign with the Washington Redskins, but was released shortly afterwards. He signed with the Ottawa Renegades of the CFL in 2005, and in 2006 was selected by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the Renegades' dispersal draft. On June 20, 2007, the Blue Bombers traded Banks to the Montréal Alouettes in exchange for quarterback Kliff Kingsbury.
Iowa Hawkeye Stats
| Year | Comp. % | Pass Yards | Touchdowns | Interceptions |
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| 2001 | 60.3% | 582 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 57.8% | 2,573 | 26 | 5 |
| Year | Rushing Yards |
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| 2001 | 160 |
| 2002 | 435 |
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