Houston Texans · DT (DL) · 7 games through Nov 1, 2026 · Louisville (2016 Round 1, Pick 12)
Sheldon Rankins
74.9
Downfield Score v7.0Ranked #32 of 177 qualified DLs
- Combined tackles
- 2012 solo · 8 ast
- Sacks & QB hits
- 26 QB hits
- Tackles for loss
- 40 forced fumbles
- Coverage
- 1 PD · 0 INTPasses defended & picks
- Defensive snaps
- 32346.1 snaps/G
- Team def. EPA / play
- +0.019Schedule-adjusted · What is EPA?
Sheldon Rankins among the 177 qualified defensive linemen: each 2026 Downfield Score, 0 to 100.
- Anderson Jr.96.6
- Allen95.5
- Karlaftis94.1
- Hutchinson92.8
- Crosby92.7
- Simmons92.2
- Granderson91.4
- Mafe91.1
- Buckner90.4
- Rankins#3274.9
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Downfield Score v7.0 breakdown
Each component is shrunk toward the 2026 positional mean before percentile ranking across 177 qualified DLs. Read score check & methodology · What Raw and Shrunk mean
86thpercentile
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80thpercentile
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2026 game log
Every 2026 regular-season game line for Sheldon Rankins. Click any game to open its drive-by-drive chart and box score.
| Week | Date | Matchup | Result | Tackles | Solo | Sacks | TFL | QB hits | PD | INT | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2026 | vs BUF | L 31-36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2026 | vs CIN | L 6-20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2026 | @ IND | L 17-19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2026 | vs DAL | L 30-34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2026 | @ TEN | W 26-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2026 | @ JAX | W 34-31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2026 | vs NYG | L 21-27 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Career NFL seasons
Regular-season totals from official NFL game lines across 11 seasons.
| Season | Club | G | Tackles | Solo | Ast | Sacks | TFL | QBH | PD | INT | FF | Def. snaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | NO | 9 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 335 |
| 2017 | NO | 16 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 810 |
| 2018 | NO | 16 | 39 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 642 |
| 2019 | NO | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 |
| 2020 | NO | 12 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1.5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 415 |
| 2021 | NYJ | 16 | 29 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 641 |
| 2022 | NYJ | 15 | 39 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 558 |
| 2023 | HOU | 15 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 597 |
| 2024 | CIN | 7 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 |
| 2025 | HOU | 17 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 623 |
| 2026 (so far) | HOU | 7 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 323 |
Compare Sheldon Rankins with top defensive linemen
Launch a head-to-head Tale of the Tape against another 2026 DL.
Sheldon Rankins vs. Will Anderson Jr. (HOU)Score 74.9 vs. 96.6Sheldon Rankins vs. Zach Allen (DEN)Score 74.9 vs. 95.5Sheldon Rankins vs. George Karlaftis (KC)Score 74.9 vs. 94.1Sheldon Rankins vs. Aidan Hutchinson (DET)Score 74.9 vs. 92.8Sheldon Rankins vs. Maxx Crosby (LV)Score 74.9 vs. 92.7Sheldon Rankins vs. Jeffery Simmons (TEN)Score 74.9 vs. 92.2