Sheldon Rankins

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Bengals, DT Age: 29-3d Exp: 7 Years
Drafted: Round 1 (#12 overall), 2016 College: Louisville Agent(s): Matthew Pope

 
  • Current Contract

    Sheldon Rankins signed a 2 year, $24,500,000 contract with the Cincinnati Bengals, including $8,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,250,000. In 2024, Rankins will earn a base salary of $5,450,000, a signing bonus of $4,000,000, a roster bonus of $4,000,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $11,941,165 and a dead cap value of $8,000,000.
    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $24,500,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $12,250,000
    Total Guarantees $8,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $8,000,000
    Free Agent: 2026 / UFA
      Bonus Breakdown Cap Details Cash Details  
    Year   Age Base Salary Signing Roster Roster/Gm Workout Cap Hit Dead Cap Yearly Cash Cash AAV
    2024 Contract details by year 30 $5,450,000 $2,000,000 $4,000,000 $441,165 $50,000 $11,941,165 $8,000,000 $14,000,000($14,000,000) $14,000,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $8,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $3,941,165 Pre-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $4,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $7,941,165 Post-6/1 Release 2024 Dead Cap: $6,000,000 2025 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $5,941,165 Post-6/1 Trade 2024 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2025 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2024 Cap Savings: $9,941,165

    Potential Out: 2025, 1 yr, $14,000,000; $2,000,000 dead cap

    2025 Contract details by year 31 $7,450,000 $2,000,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $50,000 $12,500,000 $2,000,000 $10,500,000($24,500,000) $12,250,000
    Pre-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2025 Cap Savings: $10,500,000 Pre-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2025 Cap Savings: $10,500,000 Post-6/1 Release 2025 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $10,500,000 Post-6/1 Trade 2025 Dead Cap: $2,000,000 2026 Dead Cap: $0 2025 Cap Savings: $10,500,000
    2026 Free Agent Year 32 UFA  
    Contract Notes:
    • 2024 Roster Bonus: $8M (guaranteed)
    • 2024 Per Game Active Bonus: $29,411 ($500,000)
    • 2025 Per Game Active Bonus: $88,235 ($1.5M)
    • 2025 Roster Bonus: $1.5M (5th league day of 2025)
    Sources: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

    Current Dead Contracts

    Year   Base Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Dead Cap Hit Yearly Cash
    2024 Player contract details by year - $5,250,000 - $5,250,000 -($0)

    Previous Contracts

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    2023-2023

    Sheldon Rankins signed a 1 year, $9,750,000 contract with the Houston Texans, including a $7,000,000 signing bonus, $850,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $9,750,000. In 2024, Rankins will earn a base salary of $5,450,000, a signing bonus of $4,000,000, a roster bonus of $4,000,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $11,941,165 and a dead cap value of $8,000,000.
    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $9,750,000
    Signing Bonus $7,000,000
    Average Salary $9,750,000
    Total Guarantees $850,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $850,000
    Free Agent: 2024 / UFA

    2021-2022

    Sheldon Rankins signed a 2 year, $11,000,000 contract with the New York Jets, including a $1,500,000 signing bonus, $6,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,500,000. In 2024, Rankins will earn a base salary of $5,450,000, a signing bonus of $4,000,000, a roster bonus of $4,000,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $11,941,165 and a dead cap value of $8,000,000.
    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $11,000,000
    Signing Bonus $1,500,000
    Average Salary $5,500,000
    Total Guarantees $6,000,000
    Guaranteed at Signing $4,500,000
    Free Agent: 2023 / UFA

    2016-2020Entry Level

    Sheldon Rankins signed a 4 year, $12,801,648 contract with the New Orleans Saints, including a $7,510,289 signing bonus, $12,801,648 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,200,412. In 2024, Rankins will earn a base salary of $5,450,000, a signing bonus of $4,000,000, a roster bonus of $4,000,000 and a workout bonus of $50,000, while carrying a cap hit of $11,941,165 and a dead cap value of $8,000,000.
    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $12,801,648
    Signing Bonus $7,510,289
    Average Salary $3,200,412
    Total Guarantees $12,801,648
    Guaranteed at Signing $12,801,648
    Free Agent: 2021 / UFA
  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Earnings
    2016 Player Cash Earnings $450,000 $7,510,289 - - - - - $7,960,289
    2017 Player Cash Earnings $1,031,893 - - - - - - $1,031,893
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $1,613,786 - - - - - - $1,613,786
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $2,195,680 - - - - - - $2,195,680
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $1,690,000 - - - $6,000,000 - - $7,690,000
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $1,000,000 $1,500,000 $2,941,168 - - - - $5,441,168
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $4,500,000 - $823,522 - - - - $5,323,522
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,500,000 $7,000,000 - - - - - $9,602,935
    8 seasons $13,981,359 $16,010,289 $3,764,690 - $6,000,000 - - $40,859,273
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $5,450,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $50,000 - - - $14,000,000
    2025 Player Cash Earnings $7,450,000 - $1,500,000 $50,000 - - - $10,500,000
    $26,881,359 $20,010,289 $9,264,690 $100,000 $6,000,000 - - $65,359,273
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Restructure Bonus Option Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    5 seasons Player Cash Earnings $6,981,359 $7,510,289 - - $6,000,000 - - $20,491,648
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $5,500,000 $1,500,000 $3,764,690 - - - - $10,764,690
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $1,500,000 $7,000,000 - - - - - $9,602,935
  • Transactions

    Mar 13 2024Signed a 2 year $24.5 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
    Mar 15 2023Signed a 1 year $9.75 million contract with Houston (HOU)
    Mar 21 2021Signed a 2 year $11 million contract with New York (NYJ)
    Apr 24 2019New Orleans (NO) exercised a $7.69 million option for 2020
    May 9 2016Signed a 4 year $12.8 million contract with New Orleans (NO)
    Apr 28 2016Drafted by New Orleans (NO): Round 1 (#12 overall)
  • 2024 Player Rankings

    A visual look at how Sheldon Rankins ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.

     

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    Statistics

    Season Team GA GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sacks Tackles Solo Tackles Ast Tackles FF INT
    2023 HOU 15 15 15 597 55.0 6 37 29 8 1
    2022 NYJ 15 15 15 558 52.0 3 43 25 18 1
    2021 NYJ 16 16 3 640 53.9 3 32 15 17
    2020 NO 12 12 1 415 39.9 1.5 20 13 7
    2019 NO 10 10 329 30.4 2 9 7 2
    2018 NO 16 16 16 641 63.4 8 41 26 15 1
    2017 NO 16 16 16 812 76.6 2 26 16 10 1 1
    2016 NO 13 9 336 32.0 4 20 15 5 1
    Totals 113 109 66 4,328 - 30 228 146 82 5 1