New York Giants Draft Prospect Profile: iDL Caleb Banks, Florida

What type of contribution could Caleb Banks make to the Giants defensive line?

Jul 16, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Florida State Gators defensive lineman Caleb Banks answers questions from the media during the SEC Media Days at Omni Atlanta Hotel. | Jordan Godfree-Imagn Images

Caleb Banks, DL

• Height: 6’6”
• Weight: 335 lbs
• Arm Length: 35”
• Hand Size: 10 ¾” 
• Class: RS-Senior
• School: Florida
• STATS

A three-star recruit out of Southfield High School in Southfield, Michigan, where he was the 26th recruit from his state and the 117th overall defensive linemen during the 2021 recruiting cycle.

Banks played his first two years of college football at Louisville, where he played a total of 47 defensive snaps. He transferred to Florida for his final three years of eligibility.

He was a four star recruit in the 2023 portal, the ninth overall defensive linemen and the 86th overall player.  

Banks only played 929 defensive snaps across five seasons of college football. Multiple foot injuries led to him seeing just 96 defensive snaps in 2025.

He had 422 and 364 in his previous two seasons with the Gators. He finished his college career with 60 pressures and 21 STOPs, with a 25.5% missed tackle rate.

He finished 2024 with a 20% true pass set win rate. Banks was at the 2026 Panini Senior Bowl.

Nov 29, 2025; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators defensive tackle Caleb Banks (88) celebrates recovering a fumble during the second quarter against the Florida State Seminoles at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. | Bob Kupbens-Imagn Images

Strengths

• Excellent combination of size, length, and athletic ability
• Very quick off the snap – explosive mover
• Excellent penetration ability with active HEAVY hands
• Gets off the LOS quickly with good change of direction skills
• Fluid for a man of his massive size
• Devastating club/swim combo – has strung moves together
• High potential as a pass rusher
• Shields his chest well when rushing
• Trench Power!
• Knockback and quick shed ability – violence
• Shocking upper-body strength while rushing 
• Above average run defender when he stays low and locks out
• Controls blocks once his vice grips attach
• Good pursuit from the backside

Weaknesses

• Gets too high out of his stance
• Struggles to anchor when he doesn’t keep his hips down vs. double-teams
• Technique hinders his run defense upside
• Is not a refined pass rusher yet
• Seems to fatigue often
• A foot injury plagued him all throughout 2025.
• He reinjured his foot, requiring surgery, after returning from an absence
• Never exceeded 422 snaps in a season
• Older prospect

Summary

Caleb Banks has a unique blend of size, length, and quickness off the snap. He’s an explosive penetrator with heavy hands and excellent upper-body strength that jolts.

Has an excellent and swift way to quickly shock and shed at the point of attack, which is more evident when he uses proper technique/leverage; his technique could be ironed out. He must keep his hips low to absorb the double-teams when he’s not shooting gaps. 

Banks possesses high potential as a pass rusher, for his tools are sharp, but consistency is needed. He has strung moves together, and the violence in his heavy hands are palpable to the observer.

However, there are questions about his playing weight, fatigue level, and the foot injury that plagued his 2025 season.

Overall, he has a massive ceiling with some questions, but he is an excellent embodiment of George Young’s Planet Theory: there’s just not many humans at this size who can move the way Caleb Downs moves.

GRADE: 6.5B

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