sheldon rankins

Advocate staff photo by SCOTT THRELKELD By Nick Underhill | The Advocate Sheldon Rankins and Tyeler Davison are expecting another critical meeting when they watch this week’s film with New Orleans Saints defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen. The Saints allowed the Philadelphia Eagles to wear...

(AP Photo/Jim Mone) By Nick Underhill | The Advocate It looked like his spin move was going to be the most deadly weapon in Sheldon Rankins' arsenal. He ripped it out with some frequency earlier in the season, finding success almost every single time he reached for it. It was deadly, but...

By Austin Gayle | ProFootballFocus Former Louisville standout Sheldon Rankins earned a 92.6 run-defense grade across his final two years (2014-15) with the Cardinals, ranking third among all defensive interiors with 300-plus run-defense snaps in the two-year span. And while his high-end play...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Nope, no way, this was just not going to do — Sheldon Rankins is a disruptor, a difference maker, and his sophomore season with the New Orleans Saints was spent doing not enough...

By Nick Underhill | The Advocate The move has always been there for Sheldon Rankins. It was a product of necessity back when he first found it. As a bigger guy on the basketball court, other players would set their feet and draw charges against him when Rankins drove the lane. So, one day, he...

By Nick Underhill | The Advocate Sheldon Rankins believes that it is his fault when he doesn’t win a repetition. It doesn’t matter who is lined up against him. If he is doing the things he is supposed to do, the Saints defensive tackle feels like he should win every rush. “I definitely feel...

By Larry Holder - NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Defensive prowess continues to be the theme for the New Orleans Saints during training camp with the trend extending into the team’s sixth practice session. The team practiced indoors with helmets, shells and shorts Wednesday (Aug. 1) after three...

By Nick Underhill | The Advocate Notable observations from New Orleans Saints training camp, Day 5 from The Advocate's Nick Underhill: Dress code: Pads Attendance: WR Brandon Coleman, TE Michael Hoomanawanui, WR Travin Dural, S Kamrin Moore and C Cameron Tom did not practice. Dural (broken...

By Nick Underhill | The Advocate Attendance: Wide receiver Brandon Coleman and tight end Michael Hoomanawanui were the only players who did not practice. Center Cameron Tom (shoulder) and wide receiver Travin Dural (broken humerus, according to sources) left the session early. Some veteran...

By Larry Holder - NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Sheldon Rankins speaks openly about how dissatisfied he’s been with his play from 2017. The New Orleans Saints defensive tackle spent much of his downtime this offseason working to improve his game. The Saints are seemingly pushing Rankins to...

By John Sigler | Saintswire Breakout Guy: Sheldon Rankins. In year one, Rankins was slow to find pressures but luckily turned most of them into sacks. In year two, he struggled to finish but was a frequent visitor into opposing backfields. Now we’re in year three, and it’s time for him to put...

By Larry Holder - NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune observations from Saints training camp The Saints' first-round pick is a work in progress Rookie defensive end Marcus Davenport is going through the typical rookie growing pains early on. The first-round pick from Texas-San Antonio beat Terron...