With the 2026 NFL Draft now fewer than three weeks away, NFL.com's Daniel Jeremiah has refreshed his rankings of the top-50 prospects for pro teams to choose from, with Florida defensive tackle Caleb Banks still included among the group.
However, Banks fell six spots, to No. 42, from his No. 36 standing roughly a month ago, after he broke the fourth metatarsal of his left foot while training for the NFL Combine, an injury that required surgery.
Banks is a tall, long and athletic defensive tackle. His 2024 tape was impressive, but he played just three games in '25, missing time with a broken foot. As a pass rusher, he displays a lot of twitch in his feet and hands. He can win with a quick club move or collapse the pocket with power. He's very disruptive but struggles to finish with production. He's frustrating to watch against the run. He flashes knock-back power on the front side and range on the back side. However, there are long dry stretches where he hangs on blocks or gets washed down the line of scrimmage. Overall, Banks has a lot of talent, but his injury history and inconsistency could slide him down the board on draft day.
While the injury occurred the night before his workout, Banks participated in several Combine drills and put up impressive numbers.
"So it happened the night before. I was practicing my starts around, like, 11 o'clock, and it popped. I kept running, kept doing my starts, and then I'm just thinking this is, like, a muscle injury, you know what I mean? Something like that. Nothing too serious," Banks recalled during UF's pro day on March 26.
"But then I went out there and ran the second 40[-yard dash], that's when I started feeling it, like, real, real bad. Well, after the first 40, I started feeling real bad. Then I ran the second one, I ran a 5.1. So, yeah, I tried to do a drill, didn't look good, didn't want to put anything like that on film. So just sat down."
Find Banks' physical and athletic testing results from the NFL Combine below.
Height: 6-foot-6 1/4
Weight: 327 pounds
Arm length: 35 inches
Wingspan: 85 3/4 inches
Hand size: 10 7/8 inches
40-yard dash: 5.04 seconds
10-yard split: 1.76 seconds
Vertical jump: 32 inches
Broad jump: 9 feet, 6 inches
Three-cone: N/A
20-yard shuttle: N/A
Bench: N/A
Banks has already visited or will visit the Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, and Arizona Cardinals, and is scheduled to visit the Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Chargers ahead of the NFL Draft, he revealed.
During his 2024 breakout season with Florida, Banks produced 21 tackles including seven for loss, 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one defended pass, and per Pro Football Focus, a team-leading 29 quarterback pressures and 13 defensive stops. He finished the year with a 73.0 overall defensive grade from PFF, earning 67.9 run defense and 73.2 pass rush marks.
In his college career, between three seasons at Florida and two at Louisville, Banks posted 48 tackles with 10.5 for loss, 6.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, one defended pass, one fumble recovery, 59 quarterback pressures and 21 defensive stops.
The 2026 NFL Draft will take place from April 23–25 in Pittsburgh, Pa.