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Detroit Lions cornerback Ennis Rakestraw Jr. (15) during an NFL preseason game against the New York Giants on Aug. 8, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey (Jeff Nguyen/Detroit Lions via AP)

Ennis Rakestraw Jr.

CB

#15

Experience: 2 years

Height: 5-11

Age: 22

Weight: 191 lbs

College: Missouri

2024 SEASON

  • Solo
    4
  • SCK
    0
  • FF
    0
  • INT
    --
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Recent Games

WK OPP RESULT TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
1 Rams W 26 - 20 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 Buccaneers L 16 - 20
3 @Cardinals W 20 - 13
4 Seahawks W 42 - 29
6 @Cowboys W 47 - 9 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
7 @Vikings W 31 - 29
8 Titans W 52 - 14 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
9 @Packers W 24 - 14 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
10 @Texans W 26 - 23
11 Jaguars W 52 - 6

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON TEAM G GS TKL AST COMBINED SOLO SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2024 Detroit Lions 8 0 4 2 6 4 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 8 0 4 2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Selected by the Lions in the second round (61st overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Missouri.
  • Became the highest-selected player Detroit has drafted out of Missouri.

COLLEGE

  • Played four seasons at Missouri (2020-2023) where he produced a total of 107 tackles (79 solo), 24 pass defenses, 8.0 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, and one interception.
  • 2023: Appeared in nine games (eight starts), recording 35 total tackles (24 solo), four pass defenses, 1.5 tackles for loss and one forced fumble.
  • 2022: Started in all 13 games, recording 35 total tackles (27 solo), 12 pass defenses, 4.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, and one interception.
  • 2021: Appeared in four games (one start) before suffering a season-ending injury, registering 13 total tackles (10 solo), and two pass defenses.
  • 2020: Started in all 10 games, posting 24 total tackles (18 solo), six pass defenses, 2.0 tackles for loss, and 1.0 sack.

PERSONAL

  • Played at Duncanville (Texas) High School where he helped lead his team to back-to-back championship game appearances, winning the 6A Division 1 State Championship in 2019.
  • Named the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year by the Dallas Morning News.
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