2021 Football Roster Choose a Player: Aletor, Justin Ali'ifua, Demytrick Alo, Falepule Alo, Johnny Anyanwu, Michael Bannerman, Jaylin Bond, Shaq Bonner, Logan Bowles, Wyatt Bowling, Brandon Bredsguard, Aaron Breshears, McKay Buchanan, Parker Calvin, Josh Carter, Ajani Coles, Connor Davis, NyNy Dolphin, Chandler Drews, Jack Edwards, Alfred Garcia, Jacob Gates, Shawn Gentry, John Gilliam, Cash Grayson, Andre Green, Jarrod Hadlock, Griffin Hadnot, Quinton Hansen, James Hansen, Johnson Hanson, Gerald Harris, Addison Harris, Keith Hayes, Jonah Heninger, Nick Henry-Cole, Devonta'e Hogan, Sam Jackson, Zahodri Jacobsen, Franky Jarvis, Reece Jolley, Kaden Jones, Cooper Joyner Jr., Patrick Knapp, Calvin Knight, Maisen Kotsanlee, Stephen Lampkin, Cam Lane, Broc Larsen, Ike Larson, Garrett Legas, Cooper MacGillivray, Ryder Maddox, Patrick Maile, Bo Maile, Kina Makakona, Pailate Marion, Luke Mayberry, Kyle McFarland, Darius McGary, Monté McGriff, Justin Meacham, Wade Meitzenheimer, Kevin Migao, Elia Migao, Enoka Moa, Sione Moore, Marcus Motes, Cole Motu'apuaka, Hale Nance, Jamie Nathan, Jordan Neves, Kaleo Nimrod, Elliott Noa, Elelyon Owens, Jackson Paea, Phillip Patrick Jr., Tim Peasley, Andrew Peoples, Aurion Ramseyer-Burdett, Dusten Randolph, D'Andre Reynolds, Hunter Rice, Justin Rigby, Jackson Rouly, Joey Scarver, Savon Smith, Jaden South, Jacob Steele, Xavion Sterzer, Josh Tatum, Dominic Tennant, Holden Terrell, Carson Thompkins, Deven Thompson, Simon Tia, Otto Trupp, Addison Tuiaki, Seni Tyler Jr., Calvin Vakauta, Poukesi Van Leeuwen, Kyle Van Leeuwen, Timm Vasquez, Jesse Vaughns, Byron Vongphachanh, AJ Wakley, Crew Walchli, Garrett White, Quazzel Willingham, Jaymason Wright, Derek Go Profile Stats Profile DE Position Senior Class Pickerington, Ohio Hometown 6'5 Height 230 Weight Pickerington Central High School Arizona Western JC Previous School Wade Denniston/USU Athletics #9 Jaylin Bannerman DE Position Senior Class Pickerington, Ohio Hometown Season Career Season Stats Season: 2021 2019 2020 2021 There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. Career Stats Career Statistics Biography Summary Biography 2021 (SENIOR SEASON) Played in all 14 games with one start... Finished the season with 22 tackles (14-solo, 8-assist), which included 2.0 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss, to go along with one pass breakup... Was eighth on the team in tackles for loss... Had a career-high four tackles at No. 19 San Diego State (12/4) in the Mountain West Championship Game... Had three tackles, including a career-high 1.0 sacks and a career-best 2.5 tackles for loss at Washington State (9/4)... Added 1.0 tackles for loss against North Dakota (9/10) and 0.5 tackles for loss against Hawai’i (10/30) and San José State (11/13)... Also had three tackles at New Mexico State (11/6) and posted two stops in four other games, including against Oregon State (12/18) in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl. 2020 (COVID SEASON) Played in three games… Had his first-career tackle for loss at Boise State (10/24) and added another tackle against San Diego State (10/31). 2019 (JUNIOR SEASON) Played in six games and made his first-career start at Fresno State (11/9)... Posted five tackles (1-solo, 4-assist), to go along with one pass breakup… Had a season-high two tackles against the Bulldogs and added one stop each against No. 5 LSU (10/5), Nevada (10/19) and Air Force (10/26)… His pass breakup was against Stony Brook (9/7). JUNIOR COLLEGE Recorded 28 tackles, which included 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss, while adding a recovered fumble in 11 games as a sophomore at Arizona Western JC... Had a season-high five tackles in three different games. PREVIOUS SCHOOL Spent two seasons at Kentucky, including redshirting in 2016. HIGH SCHOOL A consensus 3-star recruit that earned first-team all-conference and second-team all-Central District honors as a prep senior at Pickerington (Ohio) Central High School... Helped the Tigers to a 34-10 record and four straight Ohio Capital Conference Championships during his career... As a junior, he totaled 87 tackles, including 17.0 tackles for loss, in helping Pickerington HS go undefeated in the regular season at 10-0... Ranked as the fourth-best defensive end in Ohio and the 56th-best defensive end in the nation coming out of high school... Also starred in basketball and track & field as a high jumper. PERSONAL Son of Yolanda Ruffin and Julius Bannerman... Graduated from Utah State in the fall of 2020 with a degree in integrated studies and is pursuing a second bachelor’s in anthropology.
