Sheldon Rankins is a career quality starter — a pass rusher whose body of work places Rankins in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Rankins's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Sheldon Rankins
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| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | Snap Counts | Advanced Defense & Coverage (2018+) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | Off | Off% | Def | Def% | ST | ST% | Tgt | Cmp | Cmp% | RateAll | ADOT | Prss | Hrry | QBKD | Bltz | MissTkl | Miss% | |||||
| 2016 | 22 | NO | 9 | — | 17 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 335 | 58.4% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 23 | NO | 12 | — | 26 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 810 | 76.3% | 14 | 3.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 24 | NO | 16 | — | 39 | 25 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 8.0 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 642 | 62.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 86.1 | 1.8 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2019 | 25 | NO | 6 | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 322 | 49.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 116.7 | -1.0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 26 | NO | 11 | — | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1.5 | 13.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 415 | 50.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | -4.0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.1 |
| 2021 | 27 | NYJ | 15 | — | 29 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 641 | 57.1% | 96 | 21.7% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2022 | 28 | NYJ | 15 | — | 39 | 21 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 558 | 54.7% | 31 | 7.9% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | 29 | HOU | 12 | — | 30 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 597 | 59.5% | 19 | 4.3% | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -5.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0.1 |
| 2024 | 30 | CIN | 7 | — | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 288 | 60.6% | 16 | 8.9% | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | 31 | HOU | 15 | — | 34 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 623 | 60.0% | 6 | 1.3% | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 79.2 | -2.8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Career | — | 118 | — | 258 | 148 | 110 | 49 | 78 | 33.5 | 160.5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0% | 5,231 | 59.5% | 186 | 5.1% | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 95 | 38 | 28 | 2 | 25 | — | |
Career Value · VORP
121 career value over replacement — #860 all-time of 4,649. 12.1/season above a replacement-level DL.
Draft OutcomeValue ↑
Pick #12 (Rd 1) · NO · 2016 · +3.8 vs expected KV-H
64actual
60.2 expected · Δ+3.8
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