Post-OSU Update: Sevyn Banks transferred to LSU in the Spring of 2022, after two and a half months in the transfer portal. Banks played only two games for the Tigers, receiving a scary injury to his spinal cord (determined to be a bruise) that forced him to be carted off the field. He declared for the 2023 NFL Draft, but was not selected. (updated: Feb. 2025)

Jersey #: 7 (2020-21), 12 (2018-19)
Major: Communications (2021)
Weight: 200 (2021), 202 (2020), 200 (2019), 195 (2018)

2021 Media Guide: Will be one of the top cornerbacks in the nation in 2021 as he has picked up third-team preseason All-America honors and is on the Thorpe Award and Bronko Nagurski Trophy watch lists … he has played in 28 games over the past three seasons and has started nine times at cornerback … has 35 career tackles and 13 passes defensed, including two interceptions.

2020: Led the Buckeyes with seven pass break-ups and eight total passes defensed in 2020 … capped the CFP semifinal win over Clemson at the Sugar Bowl with an interception on Clemson’s final drive.

2019: Saw action in all 14 games for the Big Ten champions, totaling 11 tackles (10 solo) … made his first career interception in a 52-3 win at Northwestern … was credited with pass breakups vs. Maryland, Rutgers (first career start) and Michigan.

2019 Media Guide: Sevyn Banks played in five games as a true freshman in 2018 and earned his first Varsity O letter … his game action came in the final five games of the season, including special team’s
assignments in both the Big Ten title game win over Northwestern and the Rose Bowl win over Northwestern.

2018 Media Guide: Sevyn Banks is one of 10 from the Ohio State recruiting class of 2018 to enroll in classes at Ohio State in January 2018 … took part in the 2018 spring drills.

High School: Banks was a Top 100 player on the ESPN 300 – No. 58 – and a four-star recruit by ESPN and 247Sports … invited to play in the Under Armour All-American Game … a consensus top-25 ranked
cornerback by all major recruiting services … missed his junior season with an injury but returned as a senior for head coach Elijah Williams … played as a freshman and sophomore at Orlando First Academy before transferring to Jones … his older brother, Marcell Harris, played safety at Florida … participated in “The Opening” in Beaverton, Ore.

Personal: Parents are Andrea Tate and Raymond Banks.