Banks was projected anywhere from a top-10 team to the 20s as questions about his position as a tackle or guard entered the conversation. Banks won the Lombardi and Outland awards in an All ...

She first joined PEOPLE in 2025 as a Night Digital News Writer. Kelvin Banks Jr.'s son Khalil could not contain his excitement when his father was drafted. The Texas Longhorns offensive tackle ...

The New Orleans Saints decided to pass on selecting a quarterback in the first round of the NFL Draft and decided to take offensive lineman Kelvin Banks Jr. out of Texas. Broadcasts from the NFL ...

Kelvin Fletcher bowed out of showbiz several years ago for a quieter life on a Cheshire farm close to the Peak District National Park. The ex-Emmerdale actor's decision came after winning the 2019 ...

The camera was still in the room moments later when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Kelvin’s name and team on live TV. Amid the excitement—which saw Kelvin hugging his family and ...

Unfortunately for Kelvin Banks Jr., the biggest moment of his young career was a little bit overshadowed. As the former Texas offensive tackle was selected by the Saints with the No. 9 pick in the ...

In the end, the Saints went with neither. The Saints took Texas tackle Kelvin Banks, Jr. with the ninth pick in the draft. Banks was expected by many to go higher than that. And maybe if he was gone ...

In the first round of Thursday's 2025 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints selected Kelvin Banks Jr., an offensive tackle out of Texas, with the No. 9 overall pick. LIVE NFL DRAFT RESULTS ...

Get to know Kelvin Banks Jr., offensive tackle from Texas, who was selected by the Saints with the ninth pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Banks Jr. won the 2024 Lombardi Award as the nation's top ...

Banks went to Summer Creek High School.

NEW ORLEANS — With the ninth pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints selected Texas offensive lineman Kelvin Banks Jr. Standing at 6'4" and 320 pounds, Banks is expected to ...

Kelvin Banks Jr., a 6-foot-5, 315-pound junior from Humble, Texas, was one of the most decorated offensive linemen in the country during his three-year run with the Longhorns. A consensus five ...