Ennis Rakestraw Jr.: DB · Missouri · #2.
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Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Fourth year in the Missouri secondary. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Kansas State — Week 3, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1.5 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
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-10vs South Dakota | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-19vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-27vs No. 15 Kansas State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 38-21@ Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 39-49vs No. 23 LSU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-12vs South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-30@ No. 1 Georgia | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 36-7vs No. 14 Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 33-31vs Florida | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 24 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Week 11 · 2023
W 36-7
vs Tennessee
5 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 4 solo tackles
Dominant 29-point win at home against Tennessee.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
11%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL35 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups.
4 seasons under Eli Drinkwitz — 28-21 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
43.8%
374 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
65.7
13 games
Team sack rate
6.3%
396 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Missouri, 107 tackles — drafted at #61 overall by the Detroit Lions.
A stat line in 34 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Eli Drinkwitz.
Next stop · NFL
Detroit LionsEntering 3rd NFL season
Detroit LionsEntering 3rd NFL season
