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G · #65 · Green Bay Packers · week 9 · Sun Nov 8

Aaron Banks

  • ROLE a starter
  • CLASS 2021 · R2 P48
  • EXP 5 seasons
  • AGE 25-28
  • DEPTH LG1
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Written and timestamped · not being published at the moment

As of week 9, Aaron Banks was a G for GB, age 29, 5 seasons of experience, drafted in round 2. In 2026 through week 8 he was listed at depth rank 1 on his club's depth chart; he had played 3 games on 46% of snaps. Before 2026 he played 76 games (postseason included) over 5 seasons. His injury history held 19 episodes (ankle 3, knee 2, neck 2), 4 of them reaching OUT, 6 a repeat of an earlier site; the last was an illness injury in 2025 week 18.

The full read

In short

In short

Aaron Banks is a starter at left guard for GB — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 3. His team named him inactive in weeks 1 and 3 and 4 and 5 and 6. In week 9 he practised limited every day the report covers. His team has not listed him on the final report. We called him PLAY in week 6 and he did not play.

We have made a call on him in week 9

It is written down and timestamped, and it is not being published at the moment.

How our calls are checked

Our call

Injury report

Our scale

NOT EXPECTEDUNLIKELYCOIN FLIPLIKELYEXPECTED

Where he sits on this scale is published with the call.

Practice in week 9

FriThuWed
LPdated Fri Nov 6LPdated Fri Nov 6LPdated Fri Nov 6

Shape of the week: steady. Only days the publisher dated are shown; a day we could not date is left out until the nightly sweep stamps it. The shape is a fact, not a forecast.

Stats, with ranges — dot = his average, bar = his game range

  • Snap share45.7% range 0–100

    wk 2–8 · 3 games

Snaps by week — his larger of the offence and defence share

  1. 37%wk 2
  2. 0%wk 7
  3. 100%wk 8

Missed while on the injury report

SeasonWeeks on the reportMissed while listed
202685

Only the weeks he was on the injury report with a recorded result — not every game of his career.

Medical history

WhenInjuryWeeks on a reportWorst status
2026 · wk 1knee9Out
2025 · wk 19Not injury related1—
2025 · wk 18illness1—
2025 · wk 17neck1Questionable
2025 · wk 11Not injury related4—
2025 · wk 10neck1—
2025 · wk 9shin1—
2025 · wk 3groin5Doubtful
2025 · wk 2ankle1Questionable
2024 · wk 17knee1Out
2024 · wk 16arm1—
2024 · wk 13concussion3Out
2024 · wk 11thigh1Questionable
2024 · wk 1hand2Questionable
2023 · wk 17toe2Questionable
2023 · wk 15hip1Questionable
2023 · wk 10toe3Out
2023 · wk 7ankle1—
2023 · wk 6shoulder1—
2022 · wk 18ankle2Out
2022 · wk 10Not injury related1—
2022 · wk 6knee1Questionable
2021 · wk 1shoulder1—

Every injury episode on file for him, as the record holds it.

Injury history by season · 20 episodes · plus 3 not injury related · 45 weeks on a report · same site more than once: knee ×3

  • ruled out
  • doubtful
  • questionable
  • listed, and played

Each bar is one episode: the week it began and how many weeks he was on a report, coloured by the worst status. One that began after week 18 is in the table above and not drawn here.

The rest of his team's report in week 9

PlayerPosPracticeWhose wordCallChance he playsBand
Zaire FranklinLBDNPteam's wordOut
Keisean NixonCBLTDteam's wordQuestionable
Micah ParsonsLBLTDteam's wordOut
Sean RhyanCDNPteam's wordOut
Josh WhyleTEDNPteam's wordOut
Chris BrooksRBLTDteam's wordQuestionable
Donovan JenningsOTUNKteam's wordOut
MarShawn LloydRBLTDteam's wordQuestionable
Travis GloverGDNPteam's wordOut
Collin OliverLBUNKteam's word—
Warren BrinsonDTUNKteam's word—

The model reads the room: who else is out shifts what his own designation is worth.

Role

The data behind this page — the timeline in words, every call and week on record, about him, and what this page does not show

Profile — as of week 9

RoleG1 · 46% snaps
Season2026 · 3 games through wk 8
Career5 seasons · 76 games before 2026
Injuries19 episodes · last: illness, 2025 wk 18
Bioage 29 · 5 seasons' experience · drafted round 2

Where the profile comes from

Built from: honors.db; nflverse injuries_2026.csv; medical.db; nflverse players.csv; profile.db; nflverse roster_2026.csv; nflverse roster_weekly_2026.csv; nflverse snap_counts_2026.csv; nflverse stats_player_week_2026.csv. Every number in it is one those sources hold.

nflverse injuries_2026.csv

AI-generated · who he is

Aaron Banks, a guard, is on this week's club report with a knee injury. The club said he had limited participation in practice Thursday with the knee, and his final practice status was limited participation. He sat the last game. Over the last four weeks he has taken about half the snaps, and he has had 2 knee injury episodes since 2023.

What the AI text stands on

FactValueWhere we hold it
RoleOL, offenseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Role by snaps, last four weeksabout half the snapsR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Why he is on this week's watch liston this week's club reportR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury named by the clubKneethe club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Practice ThursdayLimited Participation in Practice (Knee)the club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
practice.finalLPthe club report · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
last_game.statussatR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.missingfalseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
baseline.n_games3R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
return_state.activatedfalseR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.q_play_rate_shrunk0.7776R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.stylemiddleR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
team.late_add_rate0.667R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
lookback.reasoninjury_not_healed — Banks was limited in practice all week with knee and toe injuries and was listed questionable. Packers reporting said he had returned to practice but was not ready to play, so the team kept him out as inactive. [2026-10-14 https://www.packersnews.com/story/spoR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Earlier knee injury episodes since 20232R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.sitekneeR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
episode.typical_missed1.0R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Reserve list IR, season 2024placed week 18R2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
For OL players, a lower leg joint injury costs a gamesometimesR2P knowledge graph · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
PositionGnflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Years of experience5nflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
CollegeNotre Damenflverse players · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Draftedround 2, pick 48, SF 2021nflverse draft_picks · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Height (inches)77R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weight (lb)325R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Age at the start of the week29.2R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Weeks with snaps this season3R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: ankle2R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: knee2R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: neck2R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET
Injury episodes since 2023: toe2R2P knowledge graph (nflverse rosters, snaps and injuries; club reports) · as of Thu Nov 5 · 3:00 PM ET

Written by grok-4.7, Thu Nov 5 · 4:50 PM ET. Every figure in it is one of these facts.

About him

About himAs the record holds it
His rolea starter at left guard — 100% of the snaps in his best week of 3
Listed on the depth chartfirst at left guard
Snaps played46% a week on average over 3 weeks, 100% at his highest, 12% on special teams
Build6 ft 5 in · 325 lb
CollegeNotre Dame
Drafted2021, round 2 pick 48, by SF
Age25-28 at the season's start
Experience5 seasons

Last week, when he was on the report

Last weekHis team saidOur callPlayed
Week 8QuestionablePLAYyes

Named inactive in week 1

The team's own list. We held it after kickoff, so it could NOT have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 3

The team's own list (knee/toe). We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 4

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 5

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.

Named inactive in week 6

The team's own list. We held it before kickoff, so it could have informed a call. Matched to him by his player id.