SHELDON RANKINSRankins, Sheldon TaylorPosition: DL Height: 6-2 Weight: 305 Born: April 2, 1994 Covington, GA High School: Eastside (Covington, GA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Louisville | Lettered |
| 2013 | Louisville | Lettered |
| 2014 | Louisville | Lettered |
| 2015 | Louisville | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (12th overall) 2016 New Orleans Saints |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 98 | RDT | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL | 98 | LDT-RDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 98 | DT | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 98 | DT | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 98 | LDT | 12 | 1 |
| 2021 New York Jets (NFL)2021 NYJ NFL | 98 | RDT-LDT | 16 | 3 |
| 2022 New York Jets (NFL)2022 NYJ NFL | 98 | LDT | 17 | 17 |
| 2023 Houston Texans (NFL)2023 HOU NFL | 98 | DT | 15 | 15 |
| 2024 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2024 CIN NFL | 98 | LDT | 7 | 7 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 118 | 75 |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 336 | 0 | 0.0 | 336 | 32.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL | 825 | 0 | 0.0 | 812 | 76.5 | 13 | 2.8 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 642 | 0 | 0.0 | 641 | 62.2 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 330 | 0 | 0.0 | 329 | 30.4 | 1 | 0.2 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 417 | 0 | 0.0 | 415 | 39.7 | 2 | 0.4 |
| 2021 New York Jets (NFL)2021 NYJ NFL | 737 | 0 | 0.0 | 641 | 53.9 | 96 | 20.6 |
| 2022 New York Jets (NFL)2022 NYJ NFL | 589 | 0 | 0.0 | 558 | 49.0 | 31 | 6.7 |
| 2023 Houston Texans (NFL)2023 HOU NFL | 616 | 0 | 0.0 | 597 | 52.4 | 19 | 4.1 |
| 2024 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2024 CIN NFL | 304 | 0 | 0.0 | 288 | 25.3 | 16 | 3.5 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4796 | 0 | 4617 | 179 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Houston Texans (NFL)2023 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 4.0 | 32.0 |
| 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL | 2.0 | 13.0 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 8.0 | 61.0 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 2.0 | 14.0 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 1.5 | 12.5 |
| 2021 New York Jets (NFL)2021 NYJ NFL | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 2022 New York Jets (NFL)2022 NYJ NFL | 3.0 | 22.0 |
| 2023 Houston Texans (NFL)2023 HOU NFL | 6.0 | 54.0 |
| 2024 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2024 CIN NFL | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 30.5 | 230.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 New York Jets (NFL)2021 NYJ NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Houston Texans (NFL)2023 HOU NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 New York Jets (NFL)2021 NYJ NFL | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 New York Jets (NFL)2022 NYJ NFL | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Houston Texans (NFL)2023 HOU NFL | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2024 CIN NFL | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 246 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 44 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New Orleans Saints2017 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 New York Jets (NFL)2021 NYJ NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 Houston Texans (NFL)2023 HOU NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 2 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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