Going into the 2022 football season, LSU Wire is looking at each player listed on the Tigers’ roster.
Each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated him coming out of high school, and what role he will play for [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] this season.
We’ve already run through all the players who were listed on the roster this spring, but LSU updated its 2022 roster on Friday to include jersey numbers for all the players joining this summer, both incoming recruits and transfers.
We’re going to first take a look at [autotag]Sevyn Banks[/autotag], a cornerback graduate transfer from Ohio State who could become one of the SEC’s better defensive backs this season.
Sevyn Banks Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
Ht: 6-2
Wt: 205
247Sports Composite
Four Stars | No. 41 in Florida | No. 23 Cornerback
Class in 2021: Senior
Career Stats
| Year | G | Total | Solo | TFL | Sack | FF | PD | INT |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | 8 | 23 | 19 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
PFF Grades
| Year | Defense | Run Defense | Tackling | Pass Rushing | Coverage |
| 2018 | 62.4 | – | – | – | 60.0 |
| 2019 | 82.3 | 76.0 | 84.2 | – | 81.6 |
| 2020 | 55.4 | 56.8 | 70.7 | 59.8 | 55.0 |
| 2021 | 61.1 | 66.3 | 37.2 | 60.0 | 59.8 |
Depth Chart Overview
Banks arrives in Baton Rouge after an up-and-down career in Columbus. A former top-250 recruit out of Jones High School in Orlando, he signed with Ohio State out of high school, playing in just two games as a true freshman in 2018.
He saw a bigger role in 2019, appearing in 10 games, but he became a full-time starter during the pandemic-shortened season in 2020. He started all eight games and totaled 23 tackles as well as a team-high six passes defended (both are career bests).
Banks entered 2021 with high expectations and was a third-team preseason All-American, but despite playing in nine games, he only started six and finished with just eight tackles. For his career with the Buckeyes, he had 43 tackles (three for loss), a pair of interceptions and a fumble recovery returned for a touchdown.
The secondary was a major area of focus for LSU this offseason, and it added a pair of outside corners who were very productive with their previous schools: [autotag]Jarrick Bernard-Converse[/autotag] and [autotag]Mekhi Garner[/autotag]. Banks might not beat those players out, but he should see a healthy amount of playing time this fall and could prove one of the most impactful additions.