#2

Ennis Rakestraw Jr.

DB · Missouri · Jr. · #2

Detroit — drafted 2024, Rd 2, Pick 29, #61 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Ennis Rakestraw Jr.

DB · Missouri · Jr · #2

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Missouri
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
R2 · #61
Detroit · 2024

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DetroitEntering 3rd NFL season

#61Rd 2 · Pick 29
DetroitEntering 3rd NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Missouri6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Missouri6-7HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2023Missouri11-2HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Missouri35241.50.04----
2022Missouri35274.50.0121--
2021Missouri13100.00.02----
Career83616.00.0181--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2023

W 38–21

at Vanderbilt

3 TOT  ·  3 SOLO  ·  1 TFL

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

S

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Andru Phillips’s 2022 season.

Kentucky · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 6
#2

Donald Clay

SMU · 2020

81%
#3

Jalyn Armour-Davis

Alabama · 2021

NFL Rd 4
79%
#4

Jacquez Warren

Miami (OH) · 2021

76%
#5

Tao Johnson

Utah · 2023

75%

Matches Andru on

Height
TFL rate
PD rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Khamari Terrell's senior season at Texas State (2025).

Texas State · 2025

#2

Caelen Carson

Wake Forest · 2023

NFL Rd 5
80%
#3
79%
#4

Andru Phillips

Kentucky · 2023

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 6
78%
#5

Syeed Gibbs

Kansas · 2025

76%

Matches Khamari on

Weight
Tackle volume
PD rate