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PlayerSheldon Rankins · IDL, Houston Texans, Model Score 86.7Be the Texans GM

Sheldon Rankins

Houston Texans
Pos IDL
Updated September 25, 2026
2026 Cap Hit
$3.4M
APY
$8.5M/yr
Total Guaranteed
$50.3M
Years on Deal
5
Signed
2026
Est. Value
$7.7M/yr

Estimate: 1 yrs, $8M total · range $5.0M to $11.4M a year · How it is built →

Comps5 deals
Grover StewartIND · signed 2024
1 yr · $13.0M/yr
64
Lawrence GuyNE · signed 2021
4 yr · $2.9M/yr
69
Michael BrockersLAR · signed 2020
3 yr · $8.0M/yr
68
DaQuan JonesBUF · signed 2022
2 yr · $7.0M/yr
63
Malik JacksonCLE · signed 2021
1 yr · $3.8M/yr
67

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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