DT · Texans · #98

Sheldon Rankins

Drafted 2016 · Round 1, pick 12 by New Orleans Saints Louisville 6'2", 305 lb Born Apr 2, 1994

2026 · 6 games 11tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

HB VOR · 2026110.156th of 126 IDLs

Career · 122 games 214tackles · 35.5 sacks

Season by season

Regular season · snaps from nflverse, 2016 to 2025

Defense
Season	Team	G	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	QB hits	Int	PD	FF
2016	NO	7	14.5	3	4	6	0	0	1
2017	NO	12	21	5	2	9	1	1	1
2018	NO	16	32	12	8	15	0	1	1
2019	NO	6	8.5	2	2	5	0	0	0
2020	NO	11	15.5	3	1.5	9	0	1	0
2021	NYJ	15	20.5	5	3	7	0	0	0
2022	NYJ	15	30	4	3	7	0	0	1
2023	HOU	12	26	9	6	10	0	0	1
2024	CIN	7	11	1	1	1	0	0	0
2025	HOU	15	24	5	3	9	0	0	0
2026	HOU	6	11	3	2	5	0	1	0
Career		122	214	52	35.5	83	1	4	5

Playoffs · 7 games

Defense
Season	Team	G	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	QB hits
2017	NO	2	8.5	1	1	2
2020	NO	2	3	1	1	2
2023	HOU	1	3	0	0	0
2025	HOU	2	4.5	1	1.5	2
Playoffs		7	19	3	3.5	6

‹ ›

Wk	Game	Result	Tkl	Sacks	PD
1	vs Bills	L 31-36	1.5	0	1
2	vs Bengals	L 6-20	1.5	1	0
3	at Colts	L 17-19	3	1	0
4	vs Cowboys	L 30-34	1.5	0	0
5	at Titans	W 26-3	2.5	0	0
6	at Jaguars	W 34-31	1	0	0

Each game opens its box score and drive chart.

2026 · vs IDLs

VOR 110.1, 56th of 126. Percentile against every qualifying IDL; the line marks average.

Pass Rush Win Rate %10.9

Pressure Rate vs Blockers Faced (pts)1.6

Pressure Rate (FTN) %4.6

Sack Rate %0.9

Quick Pressures per 100 Rushes (FTN)0.8

Run Defense Net Positive Plays %-0.1

Run Disruption vs Blockers Faced (pts)-0.7

Run Stuff Rate (FTN) %1.7

Missed Tackle %9.2