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Kelvin Banks Jr.

Offensive Tackle, New Orleans Saints · #71.

Player facts

Team: New Orleans Saints
Position: Offensive Tackle
Number: 71
Born: Mar 10, 2004 (age 22)
Birthplace: Humble, TX, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 315 lbs
College: Texas
Experience: 2 seasons
Status: Day-To-Day

About

Kelvin Banks Jr. (born March 10, 2004) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, winning the Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award in 2024 prior to being selected by the Saints ninth overall in the 2025 NFL draft.

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Background

Early life

Banks was born on March 10, 2004, in Humble, Texas. He attended Summer Creek High School. Banks was rated a five-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at Oregon over offers from Texas, LSU, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma State. He later decommitted after Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal left the program. Banks later signed to play at the University of Texas at Austin.

College career

Banks enrolled at Texas in July 2022. He was named the Longhorns' starting left tackle entering his freshman season. Banks was named a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Award as a freshman in 2022 and was named a member of the All Big-12 first team in 2023. In 2024, he was named First Team All-SEC and won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy and the Lombardi Award, as the best lineman in college football that year. Banks was also awarded the Outland Trophy, which is awarded to the best interior lineman in college football.

On January 12, 2025, Banks declared for the 2025 NFL draft.