‘Handle My Business’: Caleb Banks Bets on Himself at NFL Combine

Florida Gators prospect Caleb Banks was asked what his main selling point is to teams during NFL Pre-Combine media availability Wednesday.

His answer was simple.

“I put my head down and I just go run through a m———– ‘s face,” Banks said.

It’s a blunt description from the Gators defensive lineman, but it captures his personality and how he views his role as he enters the NFL Combine evaluation process. 

Florida’s most highly touted combine invitee, Banks was a projected first-round pick and ranked No. 17 on the Big Board, before falling to No. 46 in recent polling. With Florida, he appeared in 27 games, where he racked up 9.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks, despite suffering from a foot injury throughout the 2025 season.

The redshirt senior from Detroit stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 327 pounds, dimensions that immediately draw attention in draft rooms, presenting the size and length teams look for in an interior defender.

Banks’ combine grade is a 6.39, projecting him as an eventual plus starter. He posted a production score of 66 and an estimated athleticism score of 77, ranking among the top defensive tackles in his class. His testing numbers, a 5.04 second 40-yard dash with a 1.76 second 10-yard split, a 32-inch vertical and a 9-foot-6-inch broad jump, underscores his physical profile.

Scouting evaluations describe Banks as a long-limbed defender with above-average first-step quickness and heavy hands that can stun blockers at the point of contact. Reports also cite inconsistencies on film, including a high center of gravity which allows double teams to generate displacement and a lack of faster disengagement to increase his tackle count.

Banks acknowledges that part of the evaluation.

“I’m gonna handle my business, “ Banks said at pre-combine availability. “There’s a lot of inconsistency on tape. I know a lot of people see it, sometimes I see it … But I tell them at the end of the day I’m going to go out there and handle my business from here on out. You won’t see that no more for sure.”

Ultimately, Banks frames his evaluation in simple terms. Amid grades, rankings and technique breakdowns, he reduces his approach to the line of scrimmage to one sentence: he puts his head down and runs through his opponent’s face.

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