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Top Individual Performances of 2019: Rankins feasts on dirty bird for Thanksgiving

Sheldon Rankins has been a steady presence on the New Orleans Saints defensive line since he was drafted in 2016. After a down first year where he struggled with injuries, Rankins started to shine in 2017 and was well into another great 2019 before getting sidelined with an ankle injury which ended his season after the Saints’ December loss to the 49ers.

Sheldon Rankins stats (incl. postseason)

The thing about analyzing defensive linemen, pass rushers more specifically, is that it’s not just enough to look at how many sacks a player has gotten.