Ennis Rakestraw Jr.

2021 SEC Academic Honor Roll

2020-21 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2023 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in nine games on the season, starting eight, as a primary option at the cornerback position ... racked up 35 tackles, matching his single-season high, accompanied by 1.5 tackles for loss ... tallied four pass break ups on the campaign ... matched a career-high mark of nine tackles against Kansas State (Sept. 16) ... racked up five tackles in the season opener against South Dakota (Aug 31.) and a victory over Tennessee (Nov. 11) ... forced his lone fumble on the year in a three tackle performance against LSU (Oct. 7).

2022 (Redshirt Sophomore): Coming off a season riddled with injury, the redshirt sophomore started at cornerback in all 13 games this season … finished the regular season with 35 total tackles, 4.5 tackles-for-loss, and forced two fumbles … his 12 pass-breakups is second on the team and 25th in the nation … made his first career INT against Abilene Christian (9/17) … made three tackles and a tackle for loss at Auburn (9/24) … had two tackles, a pass breakup and recovered a fumble against Georgia (10/1) … had five tackles, two pass breakups, and forced a fumble at Florida (10/8) … recorded three tackles, two TFL’s and two pass-breakups against Vanderbilt (10/22) … made four tackles, a TFL and forced a fumble at South Carolina (10/29) … had three tackles and two pass-breakups at Tennessee (11/12).

2021 (Sophomore): Made four appearances, including one start, before suffering a season-ending injury … made 13 tackles in four games, 10 solo … had a pair of pass breakups and a QB hurry.

2020 (Freshman): Started all 10 games at cornerback … made 24 tackles, 2.0 TFL, 1.0 sack and a team-best six passes broken up … posted a career-high seven tackles at Mississippi State (12/19) … had four tackles and his first career sack at South Carolina (11/21) … career-high three passes broken up at No. 10/9 Florida (10/31) … first career TFL vs. No. 17/16 LSU (10/10) … made three tackles at No. 21/20 Tennessee (10/3) … first true freshman on defense to start for Mizzou in a season-opener since 2017 (Jordan Ulmer).

High School: Three-star defensive back prospect by all the major recruiting services … led his team to back-to-back state championship game appearances … helped Duncanville to the 6A Division I State Championship game after defeating Southlake Carroll, 49-35, on Dec. 7, 2019 … helped Duncanville amass a 15-1 record with the only loss coming in the state championship game … Duncanville’s defense allowed just 8.0 points per game during his senior season, a unit of which he was a leader in the secondary … did not allow a touchdown all season.