Derrion Rakestraw: S · Tulane · #13.
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Derrion Rakestraw
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The five seasons span two programs and five head coaches: Mike MacIntyre, Kurt Roper, Mel Tucker, Karl Dorrell and Willie Fritz. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against SMU — Week 8, 2021.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
32 tackles. 0 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 35-40@ No. 2 Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 69-20vs Morgan State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-61@ No. 17 Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-28vs UAB | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 29-52@ East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 22-40vs Houston | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 26-55@ No. 21 SMU | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 10-14@ UCF | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 13-20vs Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 45-14vs South Florida | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-33@ Memphis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 24 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Week 2 · 2021
W 69-20
vs Morgan State
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 49-point win at home against Morgan State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
32tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFL32 tackles · 2 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Pass share
43.4%
382 pass / 499 run
Plays / game
73.4
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
402 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #470 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Colorado and Tulane, 141 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 40 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike MacIntyre, Mel Tucker, Karl Dorrell and Willie Fritz.
