Todd McShay raves over Caleb Banks as 2026 NFL Draft prospect

Florida defensive lineman Caleb Banks hasn’t produced a ton of stats so far throughout his college career, including his past two seasons with the Gators. Still, with what he has shown on tape, Todd McShay thinks Banks could reach the point of being a first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

McShay previewed some of the top defenders in next year’s draft last week in an episode of The McShay Show, and included Banks on his sky-high potential alone at the next level.

“He’s a fifth-year player. Spent first two seasons at Louisville, didn’t do a whole lot before transferring to Florida …19 tackles, 1.5 for loss, one sack as a rotational player for Florida in 2023. But, in 2024, he kind of broke out, and that’s the tape that I studied,” McShay said of Banks. “That doesn’t sound like massive production but he played a lot more snaps and he ended up with 21 tackles, seven for loss, and 4.5 sacks, also two forced fumbles.

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