Age
32
Apr 2, 1994
Sheldon Rankins
#98
NO · 2016–2020→NYJ · 2021–2022→HOU · 2023→CIN · 2024→HOU · 2025–presentACT
SheldonRankins#98IDL
2025 Season
Latest productionTackles
35
2025
TFL
5
regular season
Sacks
3.0
regular season
QB Hits
9
regular season
FF
0
regular season
Snap %
60%
avg / game
Career
Team path from high school through the NFL, with draft context and accolades.
01 / Career
Career Path
2012 — Present · Includes honors2025–
Houston Texans · Interior DL
IDL · 19 active weeks
NFL
2024
Cincinnati Bengals · Interior DL
IDL · 16 active weeks
NFL
2023
Houston Texans · Interior DL
IDL · 19 active weeks
NFL
2021–2022
New York Jets · Interior DL
IDL · 34 active weeks
NFL
2016–2020
New Orleans Saints · Interior DL
IDL · 71 active weeks
NFL
2012–2015
Louisville · DE
NCAA
Draft Profile
2016 DraftSelection
Round 1, Pick 12
#12 overall by New Orleans Saints
TeamNO
Overall#12
Data Sources & Attribution
CreditsHeadshot — wikipediaAtlanta Falcons. Licensed under CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Source file
Statistics — nflverseStats are sourced from nflverse. Carl S, Baldwin B, Sharpe L, Ho T, Edwards J (2025). nflverse: Easily Install and Load the ‘nflverse’. R package version 1.0.3.9001, https://nflverse.nflverse.com/. Advanced metrics shown here are drawn via nflverse from Pro Football Reference Advanced Stats and NFL Next Gen Stats.
Pro Football ReferenceSports Reference LLC. “Pro Football Statistics and History.” Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/. (Accessed 2026-06-02.)
Athleticism & RASCombine and pro-day measurements compiled by Ray Carpenter, nfl-draft-data. Relative Athletic Score (RAS) by Kent Lee Platte, https://ras.football/.