#2 Deonte Banks
CB room context
View full depth chart →Deonte Banks holds the LCB · Backup spot in New York Giants’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Deonte Banks played 16 games in 2025 with a 45% snap share.
Production
2025 seasonBackground & career
Deonte Banks is a 6'2", 205-pound left cornerback for the New York Giants, entering his fourth NFL season. Selected 24th overall in the 2023 draft out of Maryland, Banks started all 15 games as a rookie and recorded 64 tackles, 11 passes defensed, 2 interceptions and 2 tackles for loss. In 2024, he started 14 games while managing a rib injury, adding 52 tackles and 12 passes defensed. Through three seasons, Banks has appeared in 45 games with 35 starts, tallying 147 tackles, 28 passes defensed, 5 tackles for loss and 2 interceptions. In 2025, he played 16 games with six starts, posting 31 tackles, 5 passes defensed and 2 tackles for loss. He also returned 19 kickoffs for 622 yards and scored 1 touchdown, including a 95-yard return for a score against Las Vegas on 12/28/25, the first return touchdown of his career.
Maryland2019 – 2022