Ennis Rakestraw Jr.

Cornerback, Detroit Lions · #2.

Player facts

Team: Detroit Lions
Position: Cornerback
Number: 2
Born: Jun 5, 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace: Dallas, TX, USA
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 192 lbs
College: Missouri
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Career	14	8	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0	0	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ ARI	W 45-21	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ CAR	L 32-26	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs NYJ	W 31-24	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0

Last 3 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Ennis Rakestraw Jr. (born June 5, 2002) is an American professional football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Missouri Tigers. Rakestraw was selected by the Lions in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ennis Rakestraw Jr., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Rakestraw Jr. was born in Dallas, Texas, and attended Duncanville High School in Duncanville, Texas. As a senior in 2019, he was named the SportsDayHS Defensive Player of the Year by the Dallas Morning News. He committed to University of Missouri to play college football.

College career

As a freshman at Missouri in 2020, Rakestraw started all 10 games and had 24 tackles and one sack. As a sophomore in 2021, he played in four games before suffering a torn ACL which ended his season. He returned from the injury to start all 13 games in 2022, finishing the season with 35 tackles and one interception. He returned to Missouri in 2023, finishing with 35 tackles, four passes defended and a forced fumble in nine games. Following the season he declared for the 2024 NFL draft.

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