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Sheldon Rankins

Defensive Tackle, Houston Texans · #98.

Player facts

Team: Houston Texans
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 98
Born: Apr 2, 1994 (age 32)
Birthplace: Covington, GA, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 305 lbs
College: Louisville
Experience: 11 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	15	7	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0
Last 5 Games	15	7	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0
Career	297	178	119	35.5	5	4	45	1	27	27.0	27	4	34	50

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ TEN	W 26-3	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs DAL	L 34-30	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ IND	L 19-17	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs CIN	L 20-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs BUF	L 36-31	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Sheldon Taylor Rankins (born April 2, 1994) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Sheldon Rankins, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Rankins attended Eastside High School in Covington, Georgia. He committed to the University of Louisville to play college football.

College career

At Louisville, Rankins was mostly a backup during his freshman and sophomore years, recording 22 tackles and four sacks. As a junior, in 2014, Rankins started in all 13 games and had 53 tackles, eight sacks, and two interceptions. As a senior, in 2015, he had 58 tackles, six sacks, and a fumble return touchdown.

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