Sheldon Rankins is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Rankins in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Rankins's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Sheldon Rankins
Combined Season Grid
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
3 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2016 | 22 | NO | 9 | — | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 335 | 58.4% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 23 | NO | 16 | — | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 810 | 76.3% | 14 | 3.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 24 | NO | 16 | — | 39 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 8.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 642 | 62.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 86.1 | 1.8 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 25 | NO | 10 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 322 | 49.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 116.7 | -1.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 26 | NO | 12 | — | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 415 | 50.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -4.0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 27 | NYJ | 16 | — | 29 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 641 | 57.1% | 96 | 21.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 28 | NYJ | 15 | — | 39 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 558 | 54.7% | 31 | 7.9% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 29 | HOU | 15 | — | 30 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 597 | 59.5% | 19 | 4.3% | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -5.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 30 | CIN | 7 | — | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 288 | 60.6% | 16 | 8.9% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 31 | HOU | 17 | — | 34 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 623 | 60.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -2.8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| 2026 | 32 | HOU | 5 | — | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 228 | 69.2% | 3 | 2.4% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 138 | — | 272 | 154 | 118 | 52 | 83 | 35.5 | 170.5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 95 | 38 | 28 | 2 | 25 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
122 career value over replacement — #883 all-time of 4,695. 12.2/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #12 (Rd 1) · NO · 2016 · +2.5 vs expected KV-H
64actual
61.5 expected · Δ+2.5
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