Usage / Role
76%
Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2015Louisville
Sheldon Rankins
DE • 6'2" • Covington, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Sheldon Rankins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for an edge defender
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Louisville
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Sheldon Rankins built his college career from 2012 through 2015 as a defensive end from Covington, GA wearing No. 98, spending time with Louisville. The clearest part of Sheldon Rankins' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Louisville
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2016
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 12
- Overall
- No. 12
- NFL Team
- New Orleans Saints
Sheldon Rankins, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Louisville. Sheldon Rankins shows a ball-hunting defender profile with partial disruption data.
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Sheldon Rankins quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Louisville · DE
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 2 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Louisville
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Eastside · Louisville
- High school pipeline
- Eastside · 12 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2016 · Round 1 · Pick 12 · New Orleans Saints
- Latest roster
- No. 98 · Class 2015
Sheldon Rankins is listed as a DE for Louisville. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
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