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HOU · RDT · #98

Sheldon Rankins

Starter

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Sheldon Rankins is the starting RDT for the Houston Texans.

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Sheldon Rankins this week

The Houston Texans play next in Week 6, against the Jacksonville Jaguars at a neutral site on Sun, Oct 18 (NFL Net). Sheldon Rankins is listed as the starter at RDT going into that game.

At RDT for the Houston Texans, Jaden Crumedy and Mario Edwards Jr. are next in line behind him.

Sheldon Rankins's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: W 26-3 at TEN (Oct 11); L 30-34 vs DAL (Oct 4); L 17-19 at IND (Sep 27).

Sheldon Rankins wears No. 98, is 32 years old, is listed at 6' 2", 305 lbs, has 11 years of NFL experience, came out of Louisville.

Is Sheldon Rankins playing this week?

Sheldon Rankins is expected to start at RDT for Houston Texans. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

HOU RDT Depth

1Sheldon RankinsStarter
2Jaden Crumedy
3Mario Edwards Jr.

Houston Texans Starting Lineup

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Age
32
Height
6' 2"
Weight
305
Experience
11 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026HOU563201
    2025HOU15145300
    2024CIN771100
    2023HOU12227600
    2022NYJ15213300
    2021NYJ15125300
    2020NO111221.501
    2019NO672200
    2018NO162511801
    2017NO12165211
    2016NO9122400
    Career11 yrs1231544635.514

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    6
    +0.3/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    2
    +0.2/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    even with 2025 per game

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    11
    Games
    123
    Tackles
    154

    #9 of 138 at DT in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Sheldon Rankins is rated 83 (Good): production, role and draft slot rank 43rd of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 80% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production + draft
    On-field production
    73rd percentile
    Beats 73% of 211
    Sample
    5 + 15 games
    2026 + 2025 · 933 snaps
    Draft slot
    5% of rating
    Pick 12 · 2016 draft
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11W@ TENTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 26-3

    Oct 4Lvs DALTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 30-34

    Sep 27L@ INDTKL 3
    TKL
    3
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 17-19

    Sep 20Lvs CINTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 6-20

    Sep 13Lvs BUFTKL 0
    TKL
    0
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    1

    Final L 31-36

    Sheldon Rankins's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Sheldon Rankins plays 69% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 5 games).
    Snap share69%

    College

    Louisville

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