Brad Banks’ Iowa football career may not have been long, but in the limited time he was with the program, he made a huge impact. He was a catalyst for the Hawkeyes improbable 11-2 run in 2002 that finished with a loss in the Orange Bowl to Carson Palmer and the USC Trojans. Following the conclusion of the season, the Iowa football team would finish with the 2nd highest end of season ranking in the Kirk Ferentz era and Brad Banks departed for the NFL.
I remember being a young fan watching the NFL Draft (fully aware that I had little understanding of the intricacies of the draft at that time), and I kept wondering when Banks would be drafted.