The Edmonton Elks re-signed running back Justin Rankin to a one-year contract extension through the 2025 season on Saturday.
Justin Rankin is five foot ten and weighs 215 pounds. The 27-year-old from Oberlin, Ohio, signed with the Edmonton Elks on November 23, 2023. The Elks released Rankin on May 19, 2024. In 2024, Rankin played four games for the Frisco Fighters (IFL) with 33 carries for 162 yards, four touchdowns, and two catches for 15 yards.
He re-signed with the Edmonton Elks on July 21, 2024. Rankin had 98 carries for 765 yards (7.8 AVG), five touchdowns, 9 catches for 52 yards (5.8 AVG), and one touchdown in 11 games in 2024.
Rankin played for the Frisco Fighters (IFL) in 2022 with 153 carries for 740 yards, 27 touchdowns, 21 catches for 221 yards, four touchdowns, and five kick returns for 80 yards in 16 games. In 2021, Rankin played for the Bismarck Bucks (IFL) with 117 carries for 454 yards, 15 touchdowns, 43 catches for 306 yards, and eight touchdowns in 15 games.
In 2023, Rankin helped the Bay Area Panthers (IFL) win their first IFL Championship with 200 carries for 872 yards, 44 touchdowns, 25 catches for 253 yards, three touchdowns, and kick returns for 20 yards in 16 games.
Collegiately, Rankin played three seasons at Kent State (2016-18) with 348 carries for 1,575 yards, 10 touchdowns, 84 catches for 773 yards, four touchdowns, and 19 kick returns for 381 yards in 35 games for the Golden Flashes.
Then, Rankin transferred to Northwest Missouri State in 2019 with 191 carries for 1,050 yards, 13 touchdowns, 34 catches for 371 yards, four touchdowns, and one kick return for 12 yards in 14 games for the Bearcats.
