Defensive back, Missouri, 2020–23
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 188 lb
- Class (2023)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Duncanville, TX
- Born
- Jun 5, 2002
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. played defensive back at Missouri (2020–23). The Detroit Lions took Rakestraw in round 2, No. 61 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Missouri | 2 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Missouri | 2 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2022 | Missouri | 2 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2023 | Missouri | 2 | DB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′0″ | 188 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2023 Missouri 9 games, 35 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. South Dakota | W 35–10 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 23–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Kansas State | W 30–27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Vanderbilt | W 38–21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. LSU | L 39–49 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs. South Carolina | W 34–12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | at Georgia | L 21–30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Tennessee | W 36–7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Florida | W 33–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Missouri 12 games, 35 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 52–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | atKansas State | L 12–40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Abilene Christian | W 34–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Auburn | L 14–17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Georgia | L 22–26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | atFlorida | L 17–24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 22 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 17–14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 29 | atSouth Carolina | W 23–10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Kentucky | L 17–21 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | atTennessee | L 24–66 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | vs. New Mexico State | W 45–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Arkansas | W 29–27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Missouri 4 games, 13 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Central Michigan | W 34–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 11 | atKentucky | L 28–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | at Boston College | L 34–41 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs.Tennessee | L 24–62 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Missouri 9 games, 24 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs. Alabama | L 19–38 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | atTennessee | L 12–35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 10 | atLSU | W 45–41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 31 | atFlorida | L 17–41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 21 | atSouth Carolina | W 17–10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.Vanderbilt | W 41–0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs.Arkansas | W 50–48 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 12 | vs.Georgia | L 14–49 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | at Mississippi State | L 32–51 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2024 | Combine or pro day 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅜″ | |
| Weight | 183 lb | |
| Arm length | 32″ | |
| Hand size | 8½″ | |
| Wingspan | 75⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s | |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ | |
| Bench press | 13 reps | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.38 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 8 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Detroit Lions | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Detroit Lions | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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