Sheldon Rankins

Houston Texans, Defensive Tackle
Age: 31y-11m-3d (Apr 02, 1994)
Exp: 10 Years
Country: US
College: Louisville
Drafted: Round 1 (#12 overall), 2016
Agent(s): Matthew Pope (Apex Sports Group)
2026 Cash

$0

Career Earnings

$60,836,764

2025-2025 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,250,000
Average Salary:
$5,250,000
Signing Bonus:
$3,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$4,500,000
Total GTD:
$4,500,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2024-2025 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $24,500,000
Average Salary:
$12,250,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
$8,000,000
Total GTD:
$8,000,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2023-2023 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $9,750,000
Average Salary:
$9,750,000
Signing Bonus:
$7,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$850,000
Total GTD:
$850,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2021-2022 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $11,000,000
Average Salary:
$5,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,500,000
GTD at Sign:
$4,500,000
Total GTD:
$6,000,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2016-2020 Rookie

Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $12,801,648
Average Salary:
$3,200,412
Signing Bonus:
$7,510,289
GTD at Sign:
$12,801,648
Total GTD:
$12,801,648
Free Agent:
2021 / UFA
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Seasons

10 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$60,836,764

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 22
Active
$7,960,289
$7,960,289
2017 23
Active
$1,031,893
$8,992,182
2018 24
Injured
$1,613,786
$10,605,968
2019 25
Injured
$2,195,680
$12,801,648
2020 26
Active
$7,690,000
$20,491,648
2021 27
Active
$5,441,168
$25,932,816
2022 28
Active
$5,323,522
$31,256,338
2023 29
Active
$9,602,935
$40,859,273
2024 30
Reserve
$13,727,491
$54,586,764
2025 31
Active
$6,250,000
$60,836,764
Total      
$60,836,764
$60,836,764
Total
$60,836,764

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $6,981,359 $7,510,289 - $6,000,000 - - $20,491,648
2 $5,500,000 $1,500,000 $3,764,690 - - - $10,764,690
2 $3,000,000 $10,000,000 - - - $1,000,000 $15,852,935
1 $5,450,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 - $50,000 $21,609 $13,727,491
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
22
$450,000
$7,510,289
$7,960,289
$7,960,289
2017
23
$1,031,893
$1,031,893
$8,992,182
2018
24
$1,613,786
$1,613,786
$10,605,968
2019
25
$2,195,680
$2,195,680
$12,801,648
2020
26
$1,690,000
$6,000,000
$7,690,000
$20,491,648
2021
27
$1,000,000
$1,500,000
$2,941,168
$5,441,168
$25,932,816
2022
28
$4,500,000
$823,522
$5,323,522
$31,256,338
2023
29
$1,500,000
$7,000,000
$9,602,935
$40,859,273
2024
30
$5,450,000
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
$50,000
$21,609
$13,727,491
$54,586,764
2025
31
$1,500,000
$3,000,000
$1,000,000
$6,250,000
$60,836,764
Total
$20,931,359
$23,010,289
$6,000,000
$7,764,690
$50,000
$1,021,609
$60,836,764
$60,836,764
Total
$20,931,359
$23,010,289
$6,000,000
$7,764,690
$50,000
$1,021,609
$60,836,764

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $6,981,359 $7,510,289 - $6,000,000 - - $20,491,648
2 $5,500,000 $1,500,000 $3,764,690 - - - $10,764,690
2 $3,000,000 $10,000,000 - - - $1,000,000 $15,852,935
1 $5,450,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 - $50,000 $21,609 $13,727,491

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2024 CIN 18 - 18 Illness
2020 NO 9 - 12 Knee (MCL)
2019 NO 15 - 17 Ankle
2016 NO 1 - 8 Leg
  • Mar 10, 2025 Signed a 1 year $5.25 million contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Feb 21, 2025 Released by Cincinnati (CIN), freeing up $9.61M of cap
  • Mar 13, 2024 Signed a 2 year $24.5 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Mar 15, 2023 Signed a 1 year $9.75 million contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 21, 2021 Signed a 2 year $11 million contract with New York (NYJ)
  • Apr 24, 2019 New Orleans (NO) exercised a $7.69 million option for 2020
  • May 09, 2016 Signed a 4 year $12.8 million contract with New Orleans (NO)
  • Apr 28, 2016 Drafted by New Orleans (NO): Round 1 (#12 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2025 HOU 17 17 623 53.71 3 35 15 20 0 0
2024 CIN 7 7 288 25.37 1 18 10 8 0 0
2023 HOU 15 15 597 52.60 6 37 29 8 1 0
2022 NYJ 15 15 558 50.23 3 43 25 18 1 0
2021 NYJ 16 3 640 58.99 3 32 15 17 0 0
2020 NO 12 1 415 38.57 2 20 13 7 0 0
2019 NO 10 0 329 30.40 2 9 7 2 0 0
2018 NO 16 16 641 63.40 8 41 26 15 1 0
2017 NO 16 16 812 76.60 2 26 16 10 1 1
2016 NO 9 0 336 32.00 4 20 15 5 1 0

Calculated Market Value

$7.5M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 1 years, $7,517,208
  • Avg. Salary: $7,517,208
  • NFL Rank: 306

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: -
  • Avg. Salary: -

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Sheldon Rankins to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Mario Edwards 2 $9,500,000 $4,750,000 31
Poona Ford 3 $27,600,000 $9,200,000 29
James Smith-Williams 1 $1,292,500 $1,292,500 26
DeShawn Williams 1 $1,125,000 $1,125,000 31
Averages 2 $9,879,375 $4,091,875 29.3

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Rankins's current age (31), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
2 $13,895,666 $6,947,833

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Rankins statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, Snaps %, Tackles/Gm, Sacks/Gm, Stops/Gm, QB Hurries/Gm, Rating

Player GP% Snaps % Tackles/Gm Sacks/Gm Stops/Gm QB Hurries/Gm Rating
Mario Edwards
2023-2024
 82.35 37.50 0.96 0.18 0.93 1.11 62.30
Poona Ford
2023-2024
 76.47 35.35 1.12 0.15 1.04 0.76 72.20
James Smith-Williams
2022-2023
 79.41 42.15 0.85 0.15 0.81 1.00 59.80
DeShawn Williams
2022-2023
 97.06 47.15 1.03 0.17 1.06 0.58 52.70
Average 83.82 40.54 0.99 0.16 0.96 0.86 61.75
Sheldon Rankins
2024-2025
 70.59 39.52 1.04 0.17 1.17 1.38 64.25
Pct Change -15.78 -2.52 5.05 6.25 21.88 60.47 4.05
Median Prime % Change 5.05%
Average Prime % Change 11.34%

Calculated Market Value: Sheldon Rankins

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
1 years, $7,517,208 $7,517,208
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