Millsaps College Athletics

Sophomore Season (2024): Started in all nine games for the Majors during the 2024 season ... Finished third on the team with 59 tackles while accumulating 33 solo tackles and 26 assists ... Rankins dominated his sophomore campaign with four tackles for loss for 19 yards, six quarterback hurries, and one sack for eight yards ... Leader on the team he finished second among the Majors with 26 assisted tackles while also adding one forced fumble and two pass breakups ... He recorded a season-high 12 total tackles (eight solo) against Bridgewater College on Sept. 21 and posted a season-high 13 tackles at Southwestern University on Oct. 19 while also recording season highs of eight assisted tackles, 11 TFL yards (two tackles for loss), and eight sack yards on one sack with a forced fumble, on Oct. 26, he added a season-high of three quarterback hurries against Hendrix College.

Freshman Season (2023): Appeared in six games while making one start for the Majors during his freshman campaign ... Rankins finished the season with 15 total tackles and 11 Solo tackles with a 5.0 tackles for loss ... On Nov.4 Rankins tallied four tackles against Southwestern and a sack against Hendrix on November 23.

Prior to Millsaps: Lettered in football at Germantown High School.

Personal:  Rankins did a Tuskegee Airmen Experiment under Millsaps College ... Meridian Freedom Project ... Plans to continue his education at UMMC for pre-nursing after graduation ... Son of James and Melani Rankins.