No. 15 – Detroit Lions | |||||
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Position: | Cornerback | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | June 5, 2002||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||
Weight: | 191 lb (87 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas) | ||||
College: | Missouri (2020–2023) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2024 / round: 2 / pick: 61 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024 | |||||
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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.
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 . [1] He committed to University of Missouri to play college football. [2] [3]
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. [4] [5] He returned from the injury to start all 13 games in 2022, finishing the season with 35 tackles and one interception. [6] He returned to Missouri in 2023, finishing with 35 tackles, four passes defended and a forced fumble in nine games. [7] Following the season he declared for the 2024 NFL draft. [8]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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5 ft 11+3⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 8+1⁄2 in (0.22 m) | 4.51 s | 1.54 s | 2.59 s | 4.38 s | 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | 13 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [9] [10] |
Rakestraw was selected by the Detroit Lions with the 61st pick in the second round of the 2024 NFL draft. [11]
Duncanville High School is a secondary school located in Duncanville, Texas, United States, in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The school is a part of Duncanville Independent School District.
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