Caleb Banks

Defensive Tackle, Minnesota Vikings · #95.

Player facts

Team: Minnesota Vikings
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 95
Born: Mar 12, 2003 (age 23)
Birthplace: Detroit, MI, USA
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 327 lbs
College: Florida
Experience: Rookie
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	10	4	6	1	2
Last 5 Games	10	4	6	1	0
Career	10	4	6	1	2

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ NO	W 23-13	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs MIA	W 15-10	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ TB	W 23-16	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ CHI	W 9-3	6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs GB	W 39-22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Caleb Banks (born March 12, 2003) is an American professional football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals and Florida Gators and was selected by the Vikings in the first round of the 2026 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Caleb Banks, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Banks attended Southfield High School in Southfield, Michigan. As a senior he recorded 42 tackles and three sacks. He originally committed to play college football at Arizona State University before switching to the University of Louisville. He was also a member of the basketball team in high school.

College career

Banks played in one game and redshirted his first year at Louisville in 2021 and played in six games with two tackles and one sack his redshirt freshman year in 2022. After the season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to the University of Florida. In his first year at Florida in 2023, Banks started 11 of 12 games and had 19 tackles and one sack. He returned to Florida as a starter his redshirt junior year in 2024. Banks suffered a foot injury during training camp for the 2025 season. He tried to play through the injury but missed a couple months, coming back for the last two games of the season. Banks suffered another foot injury after breaking his fourth metatarsal bone at the NFL combine, undergoing surgery and sidelining him until June 2026.

From Wikipedia’s article on Caleb Banks, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹