Caleb Banks

Draft-Week Buzz

• 2026-04-14 [49ers visit] — SF hosted — Buckner succession target at #27
• 2026-04-07 [Pro Day] — 5.05 40 at 6-5, 325 — athletic for size confirmed
• 2026-03-28 [All-SEC] — 1st-team All-SEC post-season selection

Buzz items pulled from beat-writer reports, ESPN/NFL.com transactions, Pro Day recaps, and verified Top 30 visit reports in the 30 days leading into the 2026 NFL Draft. Each linked headline goes to the original source. See our full draft-week news tab for cross-prospect timeline.

Combine / Pro Day Measurables (reported)

Numbers compiled from NFL Scouting Combine results, Pro Day box scores, and beat-writer reports. "Reported" means cross-referenced against multiple sources; verify on nfl.com/combine for definitive marks.

College Career Stats

• 2022-23 Louisville (transfer): 18 tackles, 3 TFL across two years
• 2024 Florida (Jr, transfer): 32 tackles, 6 TFL, 4 sacks — breakout year
• 2025 Florida (Sr): 41 tackles, 8 TFL, 6 sacks — All-SEC

NFL Pro Comparison

Javon Hargrave — big interior with bend, three-down upside, and breakout-late-in-college trajectory

Mock-Draft Consensus

30-day trend: Rising late

Ranks cross-referenced from ESPN's Jordan Reid top-500, PFF's 2026 Big Board top-200, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50 (NFL.com). Realistic draft-night range reflects projected team fit and trade scenarios, not just big-board placement.

Advanced Stats & Production

Metrics blended from PFF grade sheets, school box scores, and Combine/Pro Day box scores. Position-specific: QB shows efficiency + turnover rates, WR/TE show route-running + contested-catch, OL shows pass-block grade + pressures allowed, EDGE/IDL show pass-rush win rate + pressure rate, LB/DB show coverage grade + missed-tackle rate.

Outcome Range

• Floor: Solid 3-tech rotational starter, 4-5 sacks/yr
• Median: Pro Bowl interior disruptor in his second contract
• Ceiling: Top-10 IDL — All-Pro production if pass rush develops

Scheme Fit

4-3 even front 3-tech in an attacking scheme; could play 3-4 DE if asked to two-gap occasionally

Pre-Draft Visits

Top-30 visits with the San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, and Cincinnati Bengals

Signature College Game

2025 vs LSU: 2 sacks, 4 TFL, batted pass — singlehandedly disrupted Nussmeier's rhythm in a Florida upset

Sources

• ESPN Player Page
• Florida Athletics
• 247Sports

Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.

Day 2 / Day 3 Team Fits

NFL teams that lost a same-position veteran this offseason — and could target Caleb Banks as a Day 2/3 replacement option.

• REPORTED Las Vegas Raiders: moved on from Bilal Nichols (3-tech-DT).
  Picks held: R1 #1; R2 #36

Confidence: "VERIFIED" departures cite a publication URL (Spotrac, OverTheCap, ESPN, NFL.com, team transactions page) confirming the move and date. "REPORTED" entries come from public free-agency trackers without a single canonical source we could attach. Fits are archetype-and-position based; we are not claiming the team has expressed interest in the prospect.

NFL Scheme Fit

Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.

Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook

Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.

Versatility, Limits & Roster Pathway

Derived from height/weight against the 2026 position cohort and the prospect's projected round. Versatility callouts identify alternate alignments NFL teams have historically used for similar size profiles. Limiting-trait notes flag the single most-cited measurable concern; severity reflects how often that flag ends a Day 1 starter projection. Roster-pathway notes describe the realistic Year 1 NFL role for Day 3 picks.

By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context

• Frame: Among 2026 IDL prospects, his 6-5 / 325 lbs frame sits at the 100th percentile in height and 97th percentile in weight.
• Position class: Caleb Banks is IDL #3 of 31 ranked IDLs in the 2026 class. Of those, 5 are projected in the R1 range.
• School pipeline: One of 5 Florida prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft — but the only IDL.

Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.

Caleb Banks’s NFL Archetype: Chris Jones

Chris Jones (Kansas City Chiefs)

Closest IDL physical profile in the modern NFL: 6-5/325 lbs. Same frame, same role bucket — NOT a talent or career-arc projection.

Note: this is a physical-profile match — frame, position, role bucket. Not a talent or career-arc projection.

Similar Interior D Prospects

Closest matches to Caleb Banks (6-5 / 325 lbs, #3 IDL) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.

• Domonique OrangeSIZE MATCH Iowa State · 6-5/330 lbs · #7 IDL · R2-R3
• Christen MillerTIER MATCH Georgia · 6-4/310 lbs · #4 IDL · R1-R2
• Lee HunterTIER MATCH Texas Tech · 6-3/320 lbs · #5 IDL · R1-R2
• Kayden McDonaldTIER MATCH Ohio State · 6-2/320 lbs · #2 IDL · R1
• Peter WoodsTIER MATCH Clemson · 6-3/315 lbs · #1 IDL · R1 10-20

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Florida & The 2026 Class