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Azel Banag
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Columbia, S.C.
- High School:
- A.C. Flora HS
High School
A consensus three-star prospect … The No. 68 cornerback and No. 15 prospect in South Carolina according to ESPN … The No. 85 cornerback and No. 16 overall player in South Carolina according to 247Sports … The No. 850 overall prospect, No. 69 cornerback and No. 17 overall player in South Carolina according to the 247Sports Composite … The No. 51 athlete and No. 29 overall player in South Carolina according to Rivals … Helped A.C. Flora reach the third round of the SCHSL Class AAAA State Championships … Finished senior season with 75 tackles, 12 passes defended, five interceptions and three fumble recoveries … Added 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns on nine catches and 11 rushing yards and two scores on four carries … Made a season-high nine tackles, had an interception, defended a pass and forced a fumble against Lancaster … Matched season-high nine tackles against Dreher and York … Made three tackles in a playoff game against South Pointe … Returned an interception for 35 yards and a touchdown against Dreher … Defended three passes against York … Caught a 25-yard pass for a touchdown against Chapin … Made three catches for 46 yards against Southside Christian … Added a receiving score on a 25-yard pass against Laurens … Rushed for a touchdown against Southside Christian and Camden … As a junior, helped A.C. Flora to the second round of the SCHSL Class AAAA State Championships … Made 101 total tackles, defended 10 passes and had two interceptions … Recorded at least four tackles in 12 games played, including four double-digit tackle games … Added one eight-yard rushing touchdown and six catches for 65 yards … Rushed eight yards to score against Richland Northeast … Recorded a career-best 21 tackles in a win against Dreher … Finished with 11 tackles, three passes defended, a fumble recovery and an interception against Richland Northeast … Had 10 tackles against both Chapin and Lancaster … Made seven tackles and returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown against Westwood … Recorded 55 tackles, 11 passes defended and two interceptions as a sophomore … Had three or more tackles in 10 games played … Made a season-high nine tackles against Chapin … Returned an interception 15 yards for a touchdown, made five tackles and defended two passes against Lugoff-Elgin … A multi-sport athlete, also played soccer … Scored seven goals with six assists in eight games played as a junior … Also recruited by Air Force, Appalachian State, Army, Auburn, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Cornell, Dartmouth, Delaware, Duke, East Carolina, East Tennessee State, Elon, Gardner-Webb, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Jacksonville State, Liberty, Navy, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, Northwestern, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Richmond, Tuskegee, West Georgia, West Virginia, Western Kentucky, Wisconsin and Wofford.
A consensus three-star prospect … The No. 68 cornerback and No. 15 prospect in South Carolina according to ESPN … The No. 85 cornerback and No. 16 overall player in South Carolina according to 247Sports … The No. 850 overall prospect, No. 69 cornerback and No. 17 overall player in South Carolina according to the 247Sports Composite … The No. 51 athlete and No. 29 overall player in South Carolina according to Rivals … Helped A.C. Flora reach the third round of the SCHSL Class AAAA State Championships … Finished senior season with 75 tackles, 12 passes defended, five interceptions and three fumble recoveries … Added 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns on nine catches and 11 rushing yards and two scores on four carries … Made a season-high nine tackles, had an interception, defended a pass and forced a fumble against Lancaster … Matched season-high nine tackles against Dreher and York … Made three tackles in a playoff game against South Pointe … Returned an interception for 35 yards and a touchdown against Dreher … Defended three passes against York … Caught a 25-yard pass for a touchdown against Chapin … Made three catches for 46 yards against Southside Christian … Added a receiving score on a 25-yard pass against Laurens … Rushed for a touchdown against Southside Christian and Camden … As a junior, helped A.C. Flora to the second round of the SCHSL Class AAAA State Championships … Made 101 total tackles, defended 10 passes and had two interceptions … Recorded at least four tackles in 12 games played, including four double-digit tackle games … Added one eight-yard rushing touchdown and six catches for 65 yards … Rushed eight yards to score against Richland Northeast … Recorded a career-best 21 tackles in a win against Dreher … Finished with 11 tackles, three passes defended, a fumble recovery and an interception against Richland Northeast … Had 10 tackles against both Chapin and Lancaster … Made seven tackles and returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown against Westwood … Recorded 55 tackles, 11 passes defended and two interceptions as a sophomore … Had three or more tackles in 10 games played … Made a season-high nine tackles against Chapin … Returned an interception 15 yards for a touchdown, made five tackles and defended two passes against Lugoff-Elgin … A multi-sport athlete, also played soccer … Scored seven goals with six assists in eight games played as a junior … Also recruited by Air Force, Appalachian State, Army, Auburn, Charlotte, Coastal Carolina, Cornell, Dartmouth, Delaware, Duke, East Carolina, East Tennessee State, Elon, Gardner-Webb, Georgia Tech, Harvard, Jacksonville State, Liberty, Navy, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, Northwestern, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Richmond, Tuskegee, West Georgia, West Virginia, Western Kentucky, Wisconsin and Wofford.
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