Sheldon Rankins
#98 · Defensive Tackle · Houston Texans
Bio
Sheldon Rankins is a defensive tackle for the Houston Texans, in his 11th NFL season. He was born on February 4, 1994 in Covington, GA, stands 6' 2" and weighs 305 lbs. He played college football at Louisville and was drafted in 2016 (round 1, pick 12) by the New Orleans Saints. This season: 13 solo tackles, 2 sacks.
- Born
- 2/4/1994
- Age
- 32
- Birthplace
- Covington, GA
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 305 lbs
- College
- Louisville
- Draft
- 2016: Rd 1, Pk 12 (NO)
- Experience
- 11th Season
- Status
- Active
This season
- Solo Tackles13
- Sacks2
- Forced Fumbles0
- Interceptions0
Career defense
| Season | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | INT YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | HOU | 7 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | HOU | 17 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | CIN | 7 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | HOU | 15 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | NYJ | 15 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | NYJ | 16 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | NO | 12 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | NO | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NO | 16 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | NO | 16 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | NO | 9 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career scoring
| Season | Team | GP | PASS | RUSH | REC | RET | TD | 2PT | PAT | FG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HOU | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |