NFL production
NFL Career Totals
- NFL games
- 118
- Defensive tackles
- 281
- Defensive sacks
- 33.5
- Interceptions
- 1
Regular-season games in matched NFL outcome rows.
Sheldon Rankins After College
Follow Sheldon Rankins from college production into verified NFL season and career outcomes.
- 1
Louisville
2012-2015
College stop
- 2
NFL Draft
2016
2016 · Round 1 · Pick 12 · No. 12 · NOR
- 3
NO
2016-2020
NFL regular-season production
- 4
NYJ
2021-2022
NFL regular-season production
- 5
HOU
2023-2025
NFL regular-season production
- 6
CIN
2024
NFL regular-season production
Draft and outcome
NFL Outcome Snapshot
- Draft
- 2016 · Round 1 · Pick 12 · No. 12 · NOR
- Status
- ACT
- Latest NFL team
- HOU
- NFL span
- 2016-2026
- Starts
- 6
- Weighted AV
- 41
- Draft AV
- 15
NFL season
Best NFL Season
2018 · NO
- Games
- 16
- Defensive impact
- 88
- Position percentile
- 96
- Tackles
- 40
- Sacks
- 8
NFL season
Latest NFL Season
2025 · HOU
- Games
- 15
- Defensive impact
- 53
- Position percentile
- 77
- Tackles
- 35
- Sacks
- 3
Season ledger
NFL Season-by-Season Stats
| Season | Team | Games | Production | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Defense | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Reg | HOUDT | 15 | 53Defensive impact · 77th | — | — | — | 35 tkl · 3 sack | 0 |
| 2024 Reg | CINDT | 7 | 24Defensive impact · 46th | — | — | — | 18 tkl · 1 sack | 0 |
| 2023 Reg | HOUDT | 12 | 73Defensive impact · 91th | — | — | — | 37 tkl · 6 sack | 0 |
| 2022 Reg | NYJDT | 15 | 61Defensive impact · 83th | — | — | — | 43 tkl · 3 sack | 0 |
| 2021 Reg | NYJDT | 15 | 50Defensive impact · 75th | — | — | — | 32 tkl · 3 sack | 0 |
| 2020 Reg | NODT | 11 | 29Defensive impact · 51th | — | — | — | 20 tkl · 1.5 sack | 0 |
| 2019 Reg | NODT | 6 | 22Defensive impact · 43th | — | — | — | 10 tkl · 2 sack | 0 |
| 2018 Reg | NODT | 16 | 88Defensive impact · 96th | — | — | — | 40 tkl · 8 sack | 0 |
| 2017 Reg | NODT | 12 | 48Defensive impact · 73th | — | — | — | 26 tkl · 2 sack · 1 int | 0 |
| 2016 Reg | NODT | 9 | 44Defensive impact · 69th | — | — | — | 20 tkl · 4 sack | 0 |
Career Translation Arc
Grouped stops from college peak through verified NFL teams.
College
Louisville
2012-2015
Draft
NFL Draft
2016
NFL
NO
2016-2020
NFL
NYJ
2021-2022
NFL
HOU
2023-2025
NFL
CIN
2024
College-to-NFL Fingerprint
- College peak0
- NFL peak96
- Durability100
- Draft capital96
- Shape match45
College-to-NFL Readout
The matched college or NFL percentile sample is not complete enough for a translation call.
- Best college season
- 2012
- College percentile
- —
- NFL percentile
- 96th
Louisville: 0 primary output
Same-position college production sample.
Matched same-position NFL outcome sample.
NFL Production Trend
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
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