Sheldon Rankins
Sheldon Taylor Rankins
Born: April 2, 1994
Covington, GA
Position: DT
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 299
College: Louisville
High School: Eastside (GA)
Career: 2016-2025
Drafted: 2016 in Round 1, #12 overall by the New Orleans Saints
Sheldon Rankins has played from 2016 to 2025 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Texans, New Orleans Saints and New York Jets. Rankins has recorded 33.5 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Interceptions:
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | 2016 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2017 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2018 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 8.0 | 0.0 | 2019 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2020 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2021 | NFL New York Jets | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2022 | NFL New York Jets | 3.0 | 22.0 | 7.3 | 2023 | NFL Houston Texans | 6.0 | 54.0 | 9.0 | 2024 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2025 | NFL Houston Texans | 3.0 | 16.0 | 5.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 33.5 | 99 | 3.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | TFL | TFLY | Brup | PD | QBH | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 2016 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 17.5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2017 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 21 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2018 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 33 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2019 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 8.5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2020 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 16.5 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2021 | NFL New York Jets | 23.5 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | NFL New York Jets | 34 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2023 | NFL Houston Texans | 33 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2024 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2025 | NFL Houston Texans | 25 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 226 | 171 | 110 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 5 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 2023 | NFL Houston Texans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2025 | NFL Houston Texans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 2016 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 9 | 0 | 2017 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 | 2018 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 16 | 2019 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 0 | 2020 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 1 | 2021 | NFL | New York Jets | 16 | 3 | 2022 | NFL | New York Jets | 17 | 17 | 2023 | NFL | Houston Texans | 15 | 15 | 2024 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 7 | 2025 | NFL | Houston Texans |
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