The Minnesota Vikings drafted defensive tackle Caleb Banks at No. 18 overall. Getty
The Minnesota Vikings have not gotten what they hoped out of defensive tackle Caleb Banks early in his rookie campaign, and a health issue that popped up in the second quarter of the team's Week 7 contest against the Indianapolis Colts could complicate matters further.
Banks, the team's first-round pick during the NFL draft in April (No. 18 overall) who is earning $21 million on his rookie contract, left the game just before halftime.
"Vikings DT Caleb Banks is down," Alec Lewis of The Athletic wrote X on Sunday, October 25. "Had been limping."
"Vikings DT Caleb Banks limped off the field on his own," Lewis added in a follow-up post .
There was no immediate information as to the precise nature of Banks' injury, but given symptoms, it is fair to assume that he experienced a lower-body issue of some type. Banks battled foot injuries during his time in college, which cost him all but three games during his final campaign in 2025.
GettyMinnesota Vikings defensive tackle Caleb Banks.
Banks struggled throughout the preseason with both technique and conditioning concerns, which he openly acknowledged in August.
Part of those problems was his absence from team work earlier in the offseason due to the aforementioned foot injury. Given Banks' history with that particular problem, a foot concern might be the worst-case scenario to come out of his injury against Indianapolis.
Banks has yet to start a game in the NFL. He had played just 82 snaps on defense and 20 snaps on special teams across five appearances entering the weekend. Banks has tallied 10 combined tackles, including one tackle for loss. He has yet to record a sack or a quarterback hit in the NFL.
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