Sheldon Rankins Stats & College Stats

Sheldon Rankins is a defensive tackle for the Houston Texans. He was selected with pick 12 of round 1 in the 2016 NFL Draft out of Louisville. In the 2026 regular season he made 15 tackles (7 solo) with 2 sacks. At Louisville (2014) he had 2 interceptions and 0 passes defended.

Player details

Position: DT
Team: Houston Texans
Jersey: #98
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 305 lbs
College: Louisville
Drafted: 2016 · Round 1 · Pick 12

Career defensive stats

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
2026	HOU	6	7	8	3	2	5	0	1	0
2025	HOU	15	14	20	5	3	9	0	0	0
2024	CIN	7	7	8	1	1	1	0	0	0
2023	HOU	12	22	8	7	6	10	0	0	1
2022	NYJ	15	21	18	3	3	7	0	0	1
2021	NYJ	15	12	17	5	3	7	0	0	0
2020	NO	11	12	7	2	1.5	9	0	1	0
2019	NO	6	7	3	2	2	5	0	0	0
2018	NO	16	25	14	11	8	15	0	1	1
2017	NO	12	16	10	5	2	9	1	1	1
2016	NO	9	12	5	2	4	6	0	0	1

2026 game log

Week	Opp	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	PD
1	BUF	0	3	0	0	0	1
2	CIN	1	1	2	1	2	0
3	IND	3	0	1	1	2	0
4	DAL	1	1	0	0	1	0
5	TEN	1	3	0	0	0	0
6	JAX	1	0	0	0	0	0

College career stats

Season	School	G	Tackles	Solo	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD	FF
2014	Louisville	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0

Week	Opp	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	PD
1	BUF	0	3	0	0	0	1
2	CIN	1	1	2	1	2	0
3	IND	3	0	1	1	2	0
4	DAL	1	1	0	0	1	0
5	TEN	1	3	0	0	0	0
6	JAX	1	0	0	0	0	0

Week	Opp	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	PD
1	BUF	0	3	0	0	0	1
2	CIN	1	1	2	1	2	0
3	IND	3	0	1	1	2	0
4	DAL	1	1	0	0	1	0
5	TEN	1	3	0	0	0	0
6	JAX	1	0	0	0	0	0

Week	Opp	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	PD
1	BUF	0	3	0	0	0	1
2	CIN	1	1	2	1	2	0
3	IND	3	0	1	1	2	0
4	DAL	1	1	0	0	1	0
5	TEN	1	3	0	0	0	0
6	JAX	1	0	0	0	0	0