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Movement: FlatConfidence: WatchBased on: season profile
Sheldon Rankins rates 52/100 because the model is pricing current roster status plus available season production for Houston Texans. The call weighs production, role, momentum, availability, and ceiling; strongest inputs: TACKLING, PASS RUSH, PLAYMAKING. Rafters value call is Hold with the movement label flat today. The caveat: role security keeps the call capped, no daily lift yet.
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2025 · Defense
2025 · Defense
| GP | SOLO | TOT | SACK | INT | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 15 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Snapshot
Defense · 2016–2025
| GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | 282 | 171 | 111 | 33.5 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 3 | 34 | 50 |
Scoring · 2023
| GP | RET | TD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Season by Season
Defense
| Season | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | AST | SACK | FF | FR | YDS | INT | AVG | TD | LNG | PD | STF | STFYDS | KB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | New Orleans Saints | 9 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | New Orleans Saints | 16 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | New Orleans Saints | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | New Orleans Saints | 12 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | New York Jets | 16 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | New York Jets | 15 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | Houston Texans | 15 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Houston Texans | 17 | 35 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
Scoring
| Season | Team | GP | PASS | RUSH | REC | RET | TD | 2PT | PAT | FG | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Houston Texans | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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