MONTANA GRIZZLIES
ISIAHIA BANKS – safety – Mullen High School – Denver, Colorado
The Numbers: A 6-foot-1, 200-pound safety who disrupted opposing offenses for three year at Mullen, Banks selected Montana over offers from Air Force, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico and Montana State. Banks finished his three seasons at Mullen with 243 tackles, including 92 during his senior season.
Accolades: Banks was named all-league three times and all-state twice as he also received nominations to play in the Army All-American game and the Blue-Grey All-American game.
Film: Isiahia Banks highlights
Coach Shann Schillinger on Isiahia Banks: “Isiahia is a special player who brings a special skill set to our defense. He’s a big guy. He led his team in tackles the last two seasons, but he also has great ball skills — something that we’re looking for in our safeties. We feel very fortunate to get to work with Isiahia.”
Story on Banks’ commitment: Highly touted Denver safety chooses Montana over FBS offers
Isiahia Banks on Montana: “Winning is everything to me. That was one of the main reasons I would rather come to Montana. I know that we’re going to win and I know that we have a chance at a championship.”
