Colorado University Athletics
Derrion Rakestraw
DERRION RAKESTRAW
WR GÇó 6-2 GÇó 175 GÇó Woodstock, Ga. GÇó Sequoyah
HIGH SCHOOLGÇöHe earned honorable mention All-State honors as a senior, when he was also named first-team All-County in being named its athlete of the year; he was also a first-team All-County performer as a sophomore and junior and earned SequoyahGÇÖs varsity receiver award three times (sophomore through senior seasons). He caught 42 passes for 659 yards and six touchdowns his senior year, averaging 15.7 yards per catch with two 100-plus yard games; on defense, he was in on 25 tackles (20 solo) with five interceptions. He also averaged 21.7 yards on 13 kickoff returns, and 7.8 on five punt returns. As a junior, he caught 51 passes for 659 yards (12.9 per) and four touchdowns, while racking up 42 tackles (36 solo) with four interceptions playing cornerback. Top games as a senior: in a 41-10 win over River Ridge, he caught eight passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns; in a 24-3 win over Cass, he had seven receptions for 108 yards and a score. He also had two 100-plus yard games as a junior: he caught six balls for 136 yards and two TDs in a 27-0 win over River Ridge, and had a career-high nine receptions for 132 yards with a touchdown and seven tackles in a 31-28 loss to Creekview. Under coach James Teter, Sequoyah was 4-6 his senior year, 6-6 his junior season and 8-3 his sophomore year. He also lettered twice in basketball (power forward, did not play as a senior) and will likely letter for a fourth time in track (jumps) this spring; he is the school record holder in the high jump (6-4) and the long jump (23-9) and is a three-time state qualifier in those events (long jump twice).
ACADEMICSGÇöHe is interested in Business (Marketing) as his major at Colorado. He owns a 3.1 grade point average in high school.
PERSONALGÇöHe was born March 4, 1998 in Fremont, Calif. His hobbies include playing most sports, spending time with friends, shopping for new gear and playing video games (Xbox in particular). His grandfather (Howard Burford) played college basketball at Gonzaga and was drafted by the NBA Portland Trailblazers; and three cousins played college football: Terrance Mitchell (Oregon, currently a cornerback with the Dallas Cowboys), Brian Thomas (Fresno State) and Kalvin Robinson (who will be a senior defensive lineman this fall at Western Kentucky). (Last name is pronounced rake-straw.)
