Sheldon Rankins | Houston Texans
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Sheldon Rankins
Houston TexansHeight6' 2"Weight305 lbsAge32Experience11th Season
13SOLOTied-247th
2SacksTied-78th
0Forced FumblesTied-172nd
0InterceptionsTied-127th
Player Information
PositionDefensive Tackle
Jersey#98
Date of Birth2/4/1994
BirthplaceCovington, GA
CollegeLouisville
Experience11th Season
Draft2016: Rd 1, Pk 12 (NO)
StatusActive
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Season, Postseason & Career
| Split | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Projected | 51 | 32 | 19 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Last 5 Games | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 303 | 184 | 119 | 35.5 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 36 | 50 | 0 |
Defense by Season
| Season | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| 2026 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 140 | 303 | 184 | 119 | 35.5 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 36 | 50 | 0 |
Scoring by Season
| Season | GP | PASS | RUSH | REC | RET | TD | 2PT | PAT | FG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Career | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Game Log
| Game | Result | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | STF | STFYDS | FUM | LST | FF | FR | KB | INT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 vs NYG2026 Regular SeasonWeek 7 | L 27-21 OT | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs JAX2026 Regular SeasonWeek 6 | W 34-31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 @ TEN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 5 | W 26-3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs DAL2026 Regular SeasonWeek 4 | L 34-30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 @ IND2026 Regular SeasonWeek 3 | L 19-17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs CIN2026 Regular SeasonWeek 2 | L 20-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 vs BUF2026 Regular SeasonWeek 1 | L 36-31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |