Kelvin Banks’ biggest strengths all stem from his elite athletic and strength profile. Banks is very quick off the ball in the run game and when kick sliding in pass protection. He has great power and grip strength when he shots his hands against pass rushers.
When he gets his hands in position he doesn’t get beat by edge rushers working moves, his grip doesn’t allow for pass rushers to knock his arms away and shed his blocks. Banks shows a good anchor in pass pro, when facing power he rarely is at a strength disadvantage. In the run Banks’ athleticism is on full display.
He’s quick to his assignment, quick off the ball and uses his athletic ability to get positioning on defenders and create a hole behind him. In run blocking players are coached to get their butt to the hole where the run is going and Banks is great at that.
His athleticism allows him to look very comfortable in zone schemes when blocking in space or climbing to the second level. He’s also a very quick and natural puller when asked to pull from the tackle position.