Banks was projected anywhere from a top-10 team to the 20s as questions about his position as a tackle or guard entered the conversation. Banks won the Lombardi and Outland awards in an All ...

She first joined PEOPLE in 2025 as a Night Digital News Writer. Kelvin Banks Jr.'s son Khalil could not contain his excitement when his father was drafted. The Texas Longhorns offensive tackle ...

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton kicked off her run for U.S. Senate next year on Friday morning after making her campaign announcement on Thursday. On Friday morning, Governor JB ...

The New Orleans Saints decided to pass on selecting a quarterback in the first round of the NFL Draft and decided to take offensive lineman Kelvin Banks Jr. out of Texas. Broadcasts from the NFL ...

The camera was still in the room moments later when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Kelvin’s name and team on live TV. Amid the excitement—which saw Kelvin hugging his family and ...

In the end, the Saints went with neither. The Saints took Texas tackle Kelvin Banks, Jr. with the ninth pick in the draft. Banks was expected by many to go higher than that. And maybe if he was gone ...

In the first round of Thursday's 2025 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints selected Kelvin Banks Jr., an offensive tackle out of Texas, with the No. 9 overall pick. LIVE NFL DRAFT RESULTS ...

Banks went to Summer Creek High School.

Kelvin Banks Jr., a 6-foot-5, 315-pound junior from Humble, Texas, was one of the most decorated offensive linemen in the country during his three-year run with the Longhorns. A consensus five ...

Kelvin Banks Jr. isn't a sexy pick for the New Orleans Saints, but Mike McCarthy loves the selection. Kellen Moore got his start on McCarthy's staff so he has first-hand experience with the Saints ...

Canton Police Chief Helena Rafferty is retiring from the department that has been front and center in the Karen Read murder investigation and trials. She will retire when her contract expires on ...