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