Sheldon Rankins stats
TexansDefensive Tackle · #98
Bio
- Age
- 32 yearsApr 2, 1994
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 305 lbs
- Experience
- 11 yearsDebut 2016
- Birthplace
- Covington, GA
- Draft
- 2016Rd 1, Pk 12
- College
- Louisville
Bio
- Age
- 32 yearsApr 2, 1994
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 305 lbs
- Experience
- 11 yearsDebut 2016
- Birthplace
- Covington, GA
- Draft
- 2016Rd 1, Pk 12
- College
- Louisville
Stats
Totals
Texans- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 6
- SOLO
- 2
- AST
- 4
- SACK
- 1.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
- FF
- 0
Ranked among NFL players who qualify (TOT, SOLO, SACK, PD, FF: 8+ games; AST: 4+ games) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season
- GP
- 135
- TOT
- 288
- SOLO
- 173
- AST
- 115
- SACK
- 34.5
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 4
- FF
- 5
Career Postseason
- GP
- 8
- TOT
- 22
- SOLO
- 16
- AST
- 6
- SACK
- 3.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
- FF
- 0
Per game
- GP
- 2
- TOT
- 3
- SOLO
- 1
- AST
- 2
- SACK
- 0.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0.5
- FF
- 0
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · AST · SACK · INT · PD · FF
Bold marks the best figure in the NFL that season, among players with at least 4 games.
Career regular season, Per game
- GP
- 135
- TOT
- 2.1
- SOLO
- 1.3
- AST
- 0.9
- SACK
- 0.3
- INT
- 0.0
- PD
- 0.0
- FF
- 0.0
Latest performance
Sheldon Rankins
Sep 20 · vs CIN · L 20-6
- TOT
- 3
- SOLO
- 2
- AST
- 1
- SACK
- 1.0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Games
All gamesNext
at INDSun, Sep 27
vs IND since 2021
- 5
- GP
- 10
- TOT
- 6
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
| Date | Opponent | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Sep 20 | vs CINL 20-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Sun, Sep 13 | vs BUFL 36-31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 18 | at NEL 28-16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mon, Jan 12 | at PITW 30-6 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sun, Jan 04 | vs INDW 38-30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat, Dec 27 | at LACW 20-16 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
What are Sheldon Rankins's career stats?
Sheldon Rankins has played 11 seasons for the Saints, the Jets, the Texans and the Bengals. He has recorded 288 tackles, 34.5 sacks and 1 interceptions. His best season so far is 2022: 43 tackles and 3.0 sacks.
Best single games
- Tackles: 6 vs CLE on Sep 16, 2018, W 21-18
- Sacks: 3 @ CIN on Nov 12, 2023, W 30-27
Regular season only, from NFL game logs since 2016.
More on Sheldon Rankins
Playoff games
Sheldon Rankins played 4 games across 2 NFL postseasons — 2 won, 2 lost.
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | PIT | W 30-6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | NE | L 28-16 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023 |  CLE | W 45-14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2023 |  BAL | L 34-10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 |
Totals, from NFL game logs since the 2021 postseason — earlier games are not counted.
Sheldon Rankins against each club
- vs Buffalo Bills (6)
- vs Jacksonville Jaguars (6)
- vs Baltimore Ravens (5)
- vs Indianapolis Colts (5)
- vs New England Patriots (5)
- vs Tennessee Titans (5)
- vs Cincinnati Bengals (4)
- vs Cleveland Browns (4)
- vs Denver Broncos (4)
- vs Miami Dolphins (4)
- vs Pittsburgh Steelers (3)
- vs Arizona Cardinals (2)
- vs Atlanta Falcons (2)
- vs Kansas City Chiefs (2)
- vs Las Vegas Raiders (2)
- vs New Orleans Saints (2)
- vs Seattle Seahawks (2)
- vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2)
- vs Carolina Panthers (1)
- vs Detroit Lions (1)
- vs Green Bay Packers (1)
- vs Houston Texans (1)
- vs Los Angeles Chargers (1)
- vs Los Angeles Rams (1)
- vs Minnesota Vikings (1)
- vs New York Giants (1)
- vs New York Jets (1)
- vs Philadelphia Eagles (1)
- vs San Francisco 49ers (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Sheldon Rankins among NFL players at the same position.
- Mike DanielsAlike in Interceptions, Tackles82out of 100 on profile similarity
- Maliek CollinsCLEAlike in Passes defended, Sacks70out of 100 on profile similarity
- Dorance ArmstrongWSHAlike in Tackles, Forced fumbles70out of 100 on profile similarity
- Nick FairleyAlike in Sacks, Tackles69out of 100 on profile similarity
- Lukas Van NessGBAlike in Tackles, Sacks68out of 100 on profile similarity
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