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| HT/WT: 6-2, 200 lbs |
| Birthplace: Baltimore, MD |
| Age: 25 |
| School: Maryland |
| Experience: 4 |
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2026 Defensive
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| Regular Season | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Top Deonte Banks News
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Giants' Deonte Banks: Inactive for Week 3
Banks (calf) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Titans, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Banks practiced in a limited capacity leading into Week 3, but will miss his second straight week due to a calf injury. Colton Hood should see more playing time in his absence.
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Giants' Deonte Banks: In danger of missing another game Sunday
Banks (calf) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game versus the Titans, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
Banks practiced in limited fashion throughout the week, resulting in a questionable designation for Sunday's meeting with the Titans. If the calf issue prevents Banks from getting on the field for a second straight game, Colton Hood should continue to see more action.
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Giants' Deonte Banks: Estimated as limited participant Wednesday
Banks (calf) was estimated as a limited participant for the Giants' walkthrough practice Wednesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Banks was unable to practice at the end of last week before sitting out Monday's loss against the Rams, so his designation is relatively encouraging. He should get chances to potentially practice in earnest Thursday and Friday ahead of Sunday's game versus the Titans.
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Giants' Deonte Banks: Won't play against LAR
Banks (calf) is inactive for Monday's game against the Rams, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Banks drew the questionable tag for Monday Night Football after logging an LP/DNP/DNP practice log during Week 2 prep. The fourth-year pro has not been cleared to play after going through pregame warmups, and he'll observe Monday's game from the sidelines, with rookie second-rounder Colton Hood likely stepping into a starting role at outside cornerback opposite Greg Newsome. Banks' next opportunity to play is Week 3 against the Titans on Sunday.
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Giants' Deonte Banks: Questionable with calf injury
Banks (calf) is listed as questionable ahead of Monday night's game against the Rams, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Banks was unable to practice Friday or Saturday due to his calf injury. The starting outside cornerback's inability to get on the field makes it unlikely that he will be able to suit up Monday night. If Banks is ruled out, Colton Hood will likely take over as the outside cornerback opposite Greg Newsome for Monday Night Football.
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Giants' Deonte Banks: Dealing with calf issue
Banks (calf) was a limited participant at practice Thursday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Per Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News, Banks was working off to the side with trainers Thursday. It's not clear when he sustained the calf injury, but it doesn't look like it's anything too severe. If he's able to manage a full practice Friday, he could still avoid carrying an injury designation into the weekend.
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Giants' Deonte Banks: Doesn't get fifth-year option
The Giants have declined Banks' fifth-year option, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.
New York had high expectations for Banks when the team selected him in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, but the Maryland product has largely disappointed. Banks has managed to stay mostly healthy during his first three NFL campaigns, playing in 45 of a possible 51 regular-season games, but after starting every contest in which he participated from 2023-24, he logged just six starts over 16 contests last year. Banks appears set to compete for playing time with second-round pick Colton Hood and free-agent acquisition Greg Newsome during the upcoming season.
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Giants' Deonte Banks: Has reduced defensive role in 2025
Banks played in 16 games (six starts) during the 2025 campaign, tallying 31 tackles and five defensed passes. He also returned 19 kickoffs for 622 yards and a touchdown.
After starting each of the first 29 regular-season games of his NFL career, Banks couldn't hold onto a starting role last season, as Paulson Adebo and Cor'Dale Flott (knee) emerged as the Giants' starting outside cornerbacks when healthy. That unsurprisingly resulted in Banks logging career-low marks in defensive snaps (457), tackles (31) and defensed passes (five). Banks did, however, get his first professional action as a kick returner, and the highlight of his campaign was a 95-yard kick-return TD in Week 17. Banks will be in the fourth and final year of his rookie contract in 2026, and given his reduction in defensive playing time last year, it seems unlikely New York will pick up his fifth-year option.
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Giants' Deonte Banks: Cleared to play Sunday, could start
Banks (shoulder) does not have an injury designation for Sunday's Week 17 contest against the Raiders.
Banks managed a shoulder injury this week and was labeled as limited all three days of practice. However, he's avoided an injury designation and will be able to take the field Sunday. Banks could draw a start at cornerback if Cor'Dale Flott (knee, questionable) is unable to play.
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Giants' Deonte Banks: Working through shoulder injury
Banks (shoulder) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
Banks likely picked up the injury during the Giants' Week 16 loss to the Vikings, when he played 33 snaps (25 on defense, eight on special teams) without showing up on the box score otherwise. It doesn't appear to be a serious injury given his ability to log a limited practice Wednesday, and Banks would likely avoid an injury designation altogether for Sunday's game against the Raiders if he were to log a full practice by Friday.
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