William & Mary Athletics

GRAD YEAR (2025)
Buck Buchanan Award Finalist for FCS national defensive player of the year … Stats Perform All-America First Team … Second-team All-America selection by the AFCA and Phil Steele … Associated Press Honorable Mention All-America … All-CAA First Team … Led the CAA and ranked fourth nationally in tackles per game (11.4) … Ranked fifth nationally in solo tackles per game (5.83) … Also led the CAA in total tackles (137) and solo tackles (70) … One of just six W&M standouts to total at least 100 tackles in a season dating back to 2000, while his 137 stops are more than any other Tribe player during the span … Season stats also included 5.5 TFL, 2.0 sacks, a fumble recovery and six pass breakups … Posted double-digit tackle totals in eight games … Honored as the CAA Defensive Player of the Week twice, following victories against Maine and North Carolina A&T … Recorded 16 tackles and three PBU to help lead W&M to the victory against the Black Bears … Totaled career highs in tackles (17), sacks (2.0) and TFL (3.0) in the win versus the Aggies … Registered 16 tackles against Richmond … Tallied 14 tackles and a PBU in the season opener at Furman … Other double-digit tackle performances came against Charleston Southern (11), Elon (12), New Hampshire (10) and Campbell (12) … Recorded nine tackles with a PBU at Virginia … Totaled eight stops with a TFL at No. 20/22 Villanova … Phil Steele Preseason All-America Fourth Team … Preseason All-CAA First Team … CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll …

AT CORNELL (2021-24)
Appeared in 30 games and totaled 141 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 8.0 TFL, two interceptions – including a pick-six – seven passes defended, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … Earned first-team All-Ivy League honors in 2024 after totaling conference-leading 87 tackles with 2.5 sacks, 6.0 TFL, two interceptions, seven passes defended, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … Two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week and was named the national defensive player of the week once …  

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time all-conference selection and four-year letterwinner at Upper St. Clair High School … Team captain as a senior … Honored as the USCHS defensive MVP following his senior season after totaling 58 tackles, 3.0 sacks and three forced fumbles … Also earned all-conference distinction with the basketball team …

PERSONAL
Son of Matthew and Lisa Banbury … Father played football at New Hampshire.