Caleb Banks NFL Draft Profile: Week 9 Scouting Report for the Florida Defensive Tackle

Caleb Banks is a defensive tackle from Florida who is ranked No. 61 on my NFL Draft Top 100 Big Board. This comprehensive scouting report analyzes Banks’s draft potential, current mock draft trends, and where he ranks among the top prospects.

To view where I rank other draft prospects heading into this week’s slate of college football games, visit my Week 9 Top 100 Big Board.

Caleb Banks’s NFL Draft Potential

Caleb Banks’ ultimate valuation in the 2026 NFL Draft is tough to pin down, but there’s no denying he has first-round potential. At 6’6″, 334 pounds, with arms over 35″ long, Banks is a true lab-built interior lineman with vast alignment versatility.

In spite of his size and mass, he’s supremely explosive and agile, with high-end lateral twitch and corrective athleticism. He can leverage his burst, length, and mass into awesome point-of-attack power, and he has the strength to stack-and-shed in the run game, too.

Banks’ raw power element, fueled by his athleticism, is hyper-elite, and he also inspires with his finishing flexibility at his size. In truth, there isn’t much physically that Banks lacks — which is why if his medicals check out, he could still go in Round 1 after being a popular preseason choice.

The biggest question mark is his health. He played sparingly in just one game this season before a foot injury sidelined him and forced him to undergo surgery. That injury could ultimately be season-ending.

The 2025 season was set to be an important one for Banks, who sought to compound his NFL Draft momentum after emerging in 2024 — his second season with the Florida Gators after transferring from Louisville — with 4.5 sacks and 7 tackles for loss.

With his 2024 play, Banks also carried a higher PFSN CFB DTi grade (80.7) than 2026 NFL Draft counterpart Peter Woods (80.5), with a notably higher PFF pressure percentage (13%) and a top-tier yardage allowed figure as a run stopper (0.86 average yards sacrificed on individual run stops).

Banks’ 2024 tape was superb, but there was also a clear need for additional polish. His counter quickness as a pass-rusher is inconsistent, and he often relies solely on his athleticism and power.

Meanwhile, in the run game, his leverage acquisition and base load can be streaky as well. The tools are out of this world, but the 2025 season was supposed to be the one where Banks took another step as a technician. We didn’t get to see that, unfortunately — but should he declare, Banks’ physical profile is rare enough that he should command early-round capital, regardless.

Where Is Banks Being Selected Most Often in the PFSN Mock Draft Simulator?

Banks currently holds the No. 97 overall rank among prospects, reflecting his standing among mid-round prospects. His most recent Average Draft Position (ADP) of 98.0 as of October 13 reflects that he is typically being selected on Day 2 or early Day 3.

This small gap between rank and ADP suggests he’s consistently valued among evaluators, even amid fluctuations in player evaluations at this stage of the draft cycle.

Users controlling the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been the team that selected Banks the most frequently over the past week, accounting for 3.9% of their picks across all seven rounds. Notably, 7.2% of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ first-round selections over that same period were used on Banks, underscoring users’ strong preference for him as a potential immediate-impact defensive tackle.

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Where Does Caleb Banks Rank Amongst Other NFL Draft Prospects?

Banks is currently ranked No. 61 overall in my October 2026 NFL Draft Big Board. Among DT prospects, Banks ranks 5th at the position, trailing prospects like Peter Woods, Mateen Ibirogba, Christen Miller. With a ranking inside the top 64, Banks is positioned as a Day 2 prospect in the 2026 NFL Draft.

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