Louisville senior defensive end Sheldon Rankins has earned, and has accepted, an invitation to play in the 2016 Senior Bowl.
.@UofLFootball DL Sheldon Rankins has accepted an invitation to the 2016 Reese’s Senior Bowl! #SeniorBowl pic.twitter.com/8dGsHQj7Mk
— Reese's Senior Bowl (@seniorbowl) November 17, 2015
Rankins' invite will result in the third straight year where a Cardinal defender has participated in the prestigious game. Lorenzo Mauldin turned heads at the game in 2015, as did Marcus Smith the year before. Both players wound up improving their draft stock significantly.