#13

Derrion Rakestraw

Senior safety for Tulane. 2021: 1 interception, 32 tackles.

S · Tulane · Sr. · #13

6′2″ · 200 lb · Woodstock, GA

CFB Index 20 · #470 of 509 safetiesMedium confidenceTulane 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 1480 nationally · Signed with Colorado

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 safety for Tulane. 2021: 1 interception, 32 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Colorado in 2016.
Transferred from Colorado to Tulane in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Tulane, 141 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2016

Signed with Colorado3-star out of Sequoyah

202111 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1480 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

1 coach

2017–2021

Willie Fritz

Tulane

Played his entire career under Willie Fritz.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Colorado5-7HC: Mike MacIntyre · Run-leaning

2018Colorado5-7HC: Kurt Roper · Balanced

2019Colorado5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2020Colorado4-2HC: Karl Dorrell · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2021Tulane2-10HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

20Below cohort / limited sample #470 of 509?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#873 / 2743 · 67th pct

Tackles#1279 / 2743 · 52nd pct

Tackles for loss#1411 / 2743 · 44th pct

2.0

Interceptions#320 / 824 · 31st pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Will Hall

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

20 · #470 of 509 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #470 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Tulane	32	24	2.0	--	1	--
2020	Colorado	36	25	1.5	1	--	--
2019	Colorado	43	36	3.0	4	3	--
2018	Colorado	24	18	1.0	2	--	--
2017	Colorado	6	5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		141	108	7.5	7	4	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 69–20

vs Morgan State

1 TFL · 2 SOLO · 2 TOT

Dominant 49-point win at home against Morgan State.

With J. Ibieta — 166 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 82.0 · 57 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · J. Jackson — 3 rec · 21 yds · 1 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 35-40@ Oklahoma	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 2	W 69-20vs Morgan State	2	2	1.0	1
Wk 3	L 21-61@ Ole Miss	4	3	0.0	—
Wk 4	L 21-28vs UAB	3	2	0.0	—
Wk 5	L 29-52@ East Carolina	1	0	0.0	—
Wk 6	L 22-40vs Houston	5	2	0.0	—
Wk 8	L 26-55@ SMU	6	5	0.0	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 10	L 10-14@ UCF	5	4	1.0	—
Wk 11	L 13-20vs Tulsa	1	1	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 45-14vs South Florida	2	2	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 28-33@ Memphis	2	2	0.0	—
Total		32	24	2.0	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology