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
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Impact Production
80
High-end production for an edge defender
lowelite
Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
lowhigh
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.
Quick Answers
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
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisville | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 73.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Sheldon Rankins is listed as a DE for Louisville. Detailed college production data is limited on CFB Track.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Louisville paired 2 primary output with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
2014 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2015 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2014 Regular Season · Louisville
Games
2
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20
Usage
—
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game by game trend chart. Wake Forest: 1. Boston College: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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First Half1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
20 vs Boston College
Player Story
Sheldon Rankins 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 production: 2 interceptions across 2 career games in the available record. That gives Sheldon Rankins' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Louisville
2012-2015
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2012201320142015
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Louisville | 2 | 20 | — | 2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Louisville | 0 | — | — | -2 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Boston College
Week 11 · W 38-19 · Conference game
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#2
vs Wake Forest
Week 5 · W 20-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Louisville
2 primary output · 20 efficiency · — usage
73.3
#2
2012 Regular Season · Louisville
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Louisville
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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