Santana Banner

Position:
Safety
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 210
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Flint, Mich.
High School:
Mountain View [Ga.]
Prev School:
Northern Illinois

2025: Has seen action in all four games of the 2025 season … Has totaled 12 tackles through the first four games, including four solo stops. Central Arkansas: Carded five tackles in the season opener. Kansas: Made a pair of solo stops in the win over the rival Jayhawks. Louisiana: Was in on one tackle in the week three win. South Carolina: He recorded four assisted tackles in the win over the Gamecocks.

PRIOR TO MIZZOU: Two-year member (2023-24) and one-year letterwinner (2024) in football at Northern Illinois ... in 16 career games (11 starts), compiled 54 tackles, 1.5 TFL, one INT, three PBUs, one caused fumble, one QB pressure and one blocked kick (FG) … carded 2+ tackles on 10 occasions and 4+ tackles six times, including a career-high nine stops against Ball State in 2024 … notched a career-best 1.0 TFL in a contest with Ball State (2024) … posted one INT versus Western Michigan (2024) … secured a career-high two PBU against Massachusetts (2024) … tallied one caused fumble against Buffalo (2024) and one QB pressure in a contest with Toledo (2024) … blocked one kick (FG) against Ball State in 2024 … played 667 career snaps at Northern Illinois … lettered three seasons at Mountain View [Ga.] under coach John Poitevint … three-star prospect by 247Sports.com and ESPN.com … helped the Bears to 10 victories and back-to-back state playoff appearances … compiled 115 tackles, 2.0 TFLs, three INTs, three PBUs, and five caused fumbles … added one INT for a TD … two-time team captain (2021 and 2022) … named the Gwinnett Player of the Month and Team MVP in 2022.

PERSONAL: Born February 26, 2005 … son of Shannon Banner … majoring in nutrition and exercise physiology.