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Sheldon Rankins

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Sheldon Rankins recorded 122 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Houston Texans, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, New Orleans Saints.

▶Best highlights

2.2

tackles/gm

7

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

122

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Sheldon Rankins's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2023
HOUSTONTEXANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 12, 2023

Houston Texans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2023

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2025
HOUSTONTEXANS
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
JAN 12, 2026

Houston Texans vs Pittsburgh Steelers

Wild Card · Jan 12, 2026

2 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2017
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
JAN 14, 2018

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Divisional Round · Jan 14, 2018

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2020
CHICAGOBEARS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
JAN 10, 2021

Chicago Bears vs New Orleans Saints

Wild Card · Jan 10, 2021

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2018
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
OCT 28, 2018

New Orleans Saints vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Oct 28, 2018

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Sheldon Rankins's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 6 total tackles

Regular Season
2022
NEW YORKJETS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
JAN 1, 2023

New York Jets vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Jan 1, 2023

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 3 sacks · 4 quarterback hits · 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2023
HOUSTONTEXANS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
NOV 12, 2023

Houston Texans vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2023

5 tackles · 3 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2026
CINCINNATIBENGALS
HOUSTONTEXANS
SEP 20, 2026

Cincinnati Bengals vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Sep 20, 2026

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2017
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 12, 2017

New Orleans Saints vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 12, 2017

2 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Sheldon Rankins's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2012–2016

01
NORANKINS—Sheldon Rankins
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOJORDAN94Cameron Jordan

Brees keeps producing through defensive collapse

New Orleans Saints · Historic offense, incomplete teams

New Orleans remained one of football's most prolific passing teams but three straight 7–9 seasons forced a major roster reset.

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Franchise era

2017–2020

02
NORANKINS—Sheldon Rankins
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOKAMARA41Alvin Kamara

A brilliant draft restores balance

New Orleans Saints · One last contender

A deep young core won four straight division titles, though the Minneapolis Miracle and a controversial NFC title-game loss defined its closest chances.

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Franchise era

2011–present

03
NYJRANKINS—Sheldon Rankins
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Franchise era

2023–present

04
HOURANKINS—Sheldon Rankins
HOUSTROUD7C.J. Stroud
HOUANDERSON51Will Anderson Jr.

A rookie quarterback accelerates everything

Houston Texans · Stroud and Ryans arrive together

Ryans restored defensive purpose while Stroud's record-setting rookie season delivered a division title and the franchise's first new foundation in years.

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Franchise era

2020–present

05
CINRANKINS—Sheldon Rankins
CINBURROW9Joe Burrow
CINCHASE—Ja'Marr Chase

A fearless quarterback returns Cincinnati to the Super Bowl

Cincinnati Bengals · Burrow changes the ceiling

Burrow and Chase reunited from LSU, produced an immediate AFC championship and made Cincinnati a threat whenever its quarterback is healthy.

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Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons122 career games153 career solo tackles36 career sacksCollege: LouisvilleDrafted by: NODraft pick: 12Jersey: 987 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 6, 2016Most recent: Oct 4, 2026

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history