| Texas Longhorns–No. 78 | |
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| Position | Offensive tackle |
| Class | Junior |
| Major | Physical Culture and Sports |
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| Born: | March 10, 2004 Humble, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 320 lb (145 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Summer Creek (Houston, Texas) |
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Kelvin Banks Jr. (born March 10, 2004) is an American football offensive tackle. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, where he won the 2024 Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award.
Banks was born on March 10, 2004, in Humble, Texas. [1] He attended Summer Creek High School. [2] [3] Banks was rated a five-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at Oregon over offers from Texas, LSU, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma State. [4] He later decommitted after Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal left the program. [5] Banks later signed to play at the University of Texas at Austin. [6]
Banks enrolled at Texas in July 2022. He was named the Longhorns' starting left tackle entering his freshman season. [7] [8] Banks was named a semifinalist for the Shaun Alexander Award as a freshman in 2022 and was named a member of the All Big-12 first team in 2023. [9] [10] In 2024, he was named First Team All-SEC and won the Jacobs Blocking Trophy and the Lombardi Award, as the best lineman in college football that year. Banks was also awarded the Outland Trophy, which is awarded to the best interior lineman in college football.
On January 12, 2025, Banks declared for the 2025 NFL draft. [11]
In November 2024, Banks and his girlfriend announced that they were expecting their first child together. [12]