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Kelvin Banks named to the AP preseason All-America first team

Joe Cookby:Joe Cook•08/19/24•

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Texas left tackle Kelvin Banks was named a first-team preseason All-American by the Associated Press on Monday. Banks was one of 10 first-team selections from the Southeastern Conference. He was the only Longhorn to earn the distinction.

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Banks, a junior from Humble (Texas) Summer Creek, was selected along with LSU’s Will Campbell as first-team tackles.

Banks was a second-team All-American last year as selected by the AFCA. He was a first-team All-Big 12 selection according to the league’s coaches. The AP had Banks as a second-team All-Big 12 selection. He was also named preseason first-team All-SEC and to the 2024 Outland Trophy preseason watch list.

Banks has played and started all 27 possible games at left tackle since arriving on the 40 Acres in the summer of 2022. According to Pro Football Focus, Banks graded out at 76.5 on offense, 86.8 in pass blocking, and 70.0 in run blocking. His 86.8 pass blocking grade ranked No. 11 among all FBS tackles in 2023.

First-Team Offense

QB Carson Beck, Georgia

RB Ollie Gordon II, Oklahoma State

RB Omarion Hampton, North Carolina

OT Will Campbell, LSU

OT Kelvin Banks, Texas

OG Donovan Jackson, Ohio State

OG Tate Ratledge, Georgia

OC Parker Brailsford, Alabama

TE Colston Loveland, Michigan

WR Luther Burden III, Missouri

WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona

WR Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State

AP Travis Hunter, Colorado

K Graham Nicholson, Alabama

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First-Team Defense

EDGE James Pearce Jr., Tennessee

EDGE Ashton Gillotte, Louisville

DT Mason Graham, Michigan

DT Howard Cross III, Notre Dame

LB Harold Perkins Jr., LSU

LB Jay Higgins, Iowa

LB Barrett Carter, Clemson

CB Will Johnson, Michigan

CB Denzel Burke, Ohio State

S Malaki Starks, Georgia

S Caleb Downs, Ohio State

DB Xavier Watts, Notre Dame

P Alex Mastromanno, Florida State

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