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Eventually, Davon Banks gets noticed

Overlooked out of high school and injured this spring, the Washington cornerback made a big impression on Saturday.

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Christian Caple
Sep 05, 2023
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SEATTLE — Give Jimmy Lake some credit for Washington’s relative spree of pass breakups in their season opener. Will Harris, too. They were effectively the only college coaches who noticed Davon Banks, and even they didn’t see him until it was nearly too late.

Banks was, after all, a victim of strange circumstances. Injuries …

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