Sheldon Rankins
Sheldon Rankins, a DL, appears on NFL rosters across 2016–2026. Everything below is drawn from open roster data; the figures are facts, not our opinion of the player.
The basics
| Position | DL |
|---|---|
| College | Louisville |
| Born | 1994-04-02 |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in |
| Weight | 305 lb |
| Drafted | pick 12 by NO in 2016 |
Seasons on an NFL roster
11 seasons of roster appearances, 2016–2026. A row here means the player was on that team's roster that year.
| 2016 | New Orleans Saints |
|---|---|
| 2017 | New Orleans Saints |
| 2018 | New Orleans Saints |
| 2019 | New Orleans Saints |
| 2020 | New Orleans Saints |
| 2021 | New York Jets |
| 2022 | New York Jets |
| 2023 | Houston Texans |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 2025 | Houston Texans |
| 2026 | Houston Texans |
Defensive statistics
Regular-season totals, 1999–2026. Solo and assisted tackles, tackles for loss, sacks, quarterback hits, interceptions, passes defended, forced fumbles and opponent fumbles recovered. Sacks are shared between players, so a total can end in a half. Play-offs are not included.
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | QB Hits | Int | Int Yds | PD | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 122 | 153 | 115 | 46 | 35.5 | 83 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Where this came from
Roster appearances, position, college, draft and physicals from nflverse open roster data. Seasons before about 1999 are roster-only, so there are no game statistics for them. Teams are linked where the franchise is certain; earlier seasons show the code used at the time.
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