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Sheldon Rankins

IDL·Houston Texans·305 lb
Tier 4Round 1, pick 12 in 2016
Updated November 10, 2026
86.7
Model Score
Up from 78.5 last year
Trade value ·a 4th
2026 Cap Hit
$3.4M
APY
$8.5M/yr
Guaranteed at Signing
$12.0M
Years on Deal
2
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$7.1M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $7M total · range $4.4M to $9.7M a year · How it is built →

Comps5 deals
Grover StewartIND · signed 2024
1 yr · $13.0M/yr
65
William GholstonTB · signed 2022
1 yr · $4.5M/yr
60
DaQuan JonesBUF · signed 2022
2 yr · $7.0M/yr
64
Jordan PhillipsBUF · signed 2022
1 yr · $5.0M/yr
59
Tyson AlualuPIT · signed 2021
2 yr · $2.8M/yr
61

The score is how good each player rated at his position when he signed, out of 100.

YearCap HitBaseBonusDead $Cap Savings
2025$2.0M$0$0$0$0
2026$3.4M$1.5M$1.4M$12.0M$0
2027$9.4M$7.5M$1.4M$9.1M$300K
2028$4.2M$0$1.4M$4.2M$0
2029$1.4M$0$0$0$0
2030$1.4M$0$0$0$0

Cap Scenario What-if

Cap Savings
$0
Dead Money
$0

Release and Trade carry the same cap impact; a Post-June 1 designation spreads the dead money across two seasons.

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