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Sheldon Rankins
DT · Louisville · age 22.1 · 6'1" · 299 lb
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Generated August 6, 2026
Draftanomics pick
#18
1st Round
Bust probability
20%
Low risk
Actual NFL pick
#12
NOR
Consensus rank
#11
20 sources
Why this projection
+1.0 ≈ pushed pick ~25 spots earlier; −1.0 ≈ ~25 spots later
| Boards ranking him top-100 | +0.07 |
| Pre-draft consensus | +0.06 |
| charting total career snaps | -0.04 |
| charting run def grade career avg | +0.03 |
| Boards ranking him top-50 | +0.03 |
| Age at draft | +0.02 |
| Rank within his position class | +0.01 |
| charting dline grade snap weighted | +0.01 |
Pre-draft consensus (21 sources)
ESPN Scouts Inc.#12
Athlon Sports#17
Big Blue View#25
Bleacher Report (Matt Miller)#48
Bleacher Report (Michelle Bruton)#6
Cheesehead Tv (Cody Bauer)#9
Draftwire (Jon Ledyard)#7
Ebony Bird (Chris Schisler)#25
Fanspeak (Steve Shoup)#14
Fox Sports (Joel Klatt)#15
Gang Green Nation (Matthew Mauro)#22
Mile High Report (Christopher Hart)#34
NFL Com (Daniel Jeremiah)#26
Pro Football Focus#8
Realgm (Jeff Risdon)#7
SB Nation (Dan Kadar)#15
NFL outcomes (so far)
Seasons
2
Avg snap share
99%