University of Arizona Athletics

2016: Played in all 12 games with one start as a key rotation player along the defensive line … Opened season with one solo stop against BYU (Sept. 3) in the Cactus Kickoff Classic in Glendale, Ariz. … Added another solo tackle in home victory over Hawai’i (Sept. 17) … Turned in top performance against No. 9 Washington (Sept. 24), totaling five tackles, including four solo stops and two sacks … Collected another tackle for loss at UCLA (Oct. 1) … Combined for a pair of tackles against Stanford (Oct. 29) … Broke up a pass and added two tackles at Washington State (Nov. 5) … Recorded two tackles at Oregon State (Nov. 19).

2015:  Earned playing time in all 13 games, including first career start … Totaled seven tackles, with 4.0 being tackles for loss … Tied for second on the team with 3.0 sacks, two of which game in road victory at Colorado (10/17) … Made first career start the following week against Washington State (10/24), recording one tackle … Picked up third sack of the season at Washington (10/31) and added another tackle for loss in upset of No. 10 Utah (11/14).

2014: Played in one game, vs. UCLA … Member of the scout team defensive line.

2013: Redshirted his true freshman year.

High School: GACA North/South All-Star Game selection … GACA First-Team All-State … PrepStar All-Southeast Region … Two-time first-team all-county and two-time first-team all-state selection as a defensive end and tight end … Logged seven sacks and 73 tackles as a senior … Recruited to play baseball collegiately, an all-county first baseman, third baseman and pitcher.

Personal: Son of John and Nancy Banda … Grandfather played baseball at Indiana State … Majoring in economics.