Ardell Banks

WR · #1 · Kent State · JR · 6'4" · 195 · Massillon, OH

Projected WR-X starter

205 2025 receiving yards

12 of 21 2025 catches

2 2025 TDs

4 Explosive plays

18 Career games (2 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Rec-Tgt	Yards	YPR	TD
2025	Kent State	11	2	12-21	205	17.1	2
2024	Kent State	7	0	2-8	20	10.0	0

2025 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 18.6 46

Yards per catch 17.1 87

Catch rate 57.1% 38

Receiving TDs 2 54

Around Ardell

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production

Dru DeShields QB · 2,030 pass yds · 11g

Mason King RB · no college stats

WR-Z

Da'Realyst Clark WR · 108 rec yds · 12g

WR-SL

Wayne Harris WR · 383 rec yds · 12g

Hunter Hopperton TE · 38 rec yds · 11g

The situation

Kent State 2025 offense ›

Explosive play rate 9.2% 13

Red zone TD rate 74.4% 75

Line yards per carry 1.9 12

Sack rate allowed 8.1% 19

2025 Game log

Wk	Opponent	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	RZ opps	Touch share
W2	@ TTU	2	2	49			3%
W3	BUFF	2	2	26			3%
W4	@ FSU	4	1	9			2%
W6	@ OKLA	1	1	34			2%
W7	MASS	1	1	34	1		2%
W8	@ TOL	1
W11	@ BALL	3	1	9			2%
W12	@ AKR	3	2	28	1		4%
W13	CMU	1				1
W14	@ NIU	3	2	16		1	3%

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board

#600 Nolan McConnell OT · Colonial Forge UNC

#600

Carl Williams IV CB · Southern Lab BAY

#600

Ardell Banks WR · Massillon Washington UK

#609

Taylor Wein EDGE · Nolensville OKLA

#609 Lamont Payne Jr. CB · Chartiers Valley PSU

WRs in the class

#84

Jaedn Skeete Catholic Memorial BC

#85

Jahlil McClain St. John Bosco LOU

#86

Ardell Banks Massillon Washington UK

#87 Elijah Caldwell Northwestern SCAR

#88 Jaidyn Doss Raymore-Peculiar NEB

2025 · 46th pctile of WRs

Recruit · 78th pctile of class

The pedigree says there is more in there.