Pats Pulpit
Scouting report for the Texas product, who projects as a
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: the New England Patriots need help along their offensive line. As of a week before the 2025 NFL Draft, only two of their five spots up front — right guard and right tackle — appear set in stone, with the other three positions all open for competition and improvement.
This is what makes Texas product Kelvin Banks Jr. an intriguing prospect from New England’s point of view: he would be a Day 1 starter at both left tackle and left guard.
Name: Kelvin Banks Jr.
Position: Offensive tackle/Guard
School: Texas
Opening day age: 21 (3/10/2004)
Measurements: 6’5 1/8”, 315 lbs, 84 3/8” wingspan, 33 1/2” arm length, 10 3/8” hand size, 5.16s 40-yard dash, 7.81s 3-cone drill, 4.66s short shuttle, 32” vertical jump, 8’8” broad jump, 8.32 Relative Athletic Score
Colleges: Texas (2022-24)
Career statistics: 50 games (50 starts) | 2,778 offensive snaps, 126 special teams snaps | 34 pressures surrendered (4 sacks, 4 hits, 26 hurries) | 15 penalties
Accolades: Lombardi Award (2024), Outland Trophy (2024), Jacobs Blocking Trophy (2024), First-team All-American (2024), First-team All-SEC (2024), First-team All-Big 12 (2023), Second-team All-American (2023), Second-team All-Big 12 (2022), Freshman All-American (2022)
A multi-sport athlete growing up, Banks Jr. started focusing on football and the offensive line specifically during his high school career at Summer Creek in Humble, TX. He became a starter at left tackle in his sophomore year and picked up All-American and All-District honors along the way, and eventually was rated a five-star recruit.
Already earning scholarship offers before even playing on the varsity team, he drew interest from several of the nation’s top programs. Banks Jr. originally committed to Oklahoma State, later to Oregon, and ultimately to the University of Texas. He spent three seasons with the Longhorns, starting all 50 of the games he appeared in and earning multiple individual accolades.
Following his standout junior season, he decided to forgo his final year of eligibility to enter the draft.
Expected round: 1 | Consensus big board: No. 13 | Patriots meeting: N/A
Strengths: Banks Jr. is a broadly-built prospect who offers a solid athletic foundation and sprinkles some advanced footwork and hand use over the top. He explodes out of his stance, either quickly getting into his kick step versus pass rush or working up the field as a run blocker. He generally moves quite naturally; he has fluid hips and efficient feet to mirror pass rushers and react to misdirection rushes, stunts or twists. He has value as a pull blocker, too.
Banks Jr. uses his fairly big hands patiently and does not overcommit in 1-on-1 pass rush situations, limiting opponents’ ability to hit him with fakes or spin moves. In addition, he showcases good form and pad level when drive-blocking in the run game. He also can anchor and keep a stable, wide base. He is a good...
