Doug Joubert· Sep 21, 2026
Joubert grades the Saints' units after their win at Baltimore and predicts that left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. will be placed on injured reserve, with one of three practice-squad tackles potentially elevated.
“Looking ahead, there are a trio of tackles on the Saints practice squad that could be moved up should Banks be placed on injured reserve (which we are expecting to happen)”
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Kelvin Banks Jr. to make the roster
“there are a trio of tackles on the Saints practice squad that could be moved up should Banks be placed on injured reserve (which we are expecting to happen)”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-194 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- NO
- skill:
- -194
- player:
- Kelvin Banks Jr.
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he lands on the practice squad
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 1.94
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 17
- first week on the53:
- 1
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 0
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