In a new series that CUSportsNation.com will be running over the next couple of weeks, we'll be going through the top offensive and defensive players in 2018 according to Pro Football Focus' analytics. We started with the defensive, and Derrion Rakestraw continues the list at No. 9
Note: Players needed to have seen 250 snaps in order to be on this list... 16 Buff defenders played 250+ snaps
2018 STATS
19 tackles
1 tackle for loss
2 pass break ups
1 interception
TOP GAME OF THE SEASON
In looking at games in which Rakestraw saw meaningful snaps, his highest single game Pro Football Focus grade of the season came against Washington State with a grade of 68.9. He saw 94 snaps in that contest (an incredibly high number for a single game), recorded two tackles and one pass break up. The Cougars threw at Rakestraw five times and completed three of those passes for 59 yards.
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OUTLOOK ON RAKESTRAW
Rakestraw filled in for Evan Worthington for the Oregon State, Arizona, Washington State, and Utah games. Other than those four games, Rakestraw played mainly just on special teams. But with Worthington exhausting his eligibility, Rakestraw has a great opportunity to grab hold of a starting safety spot. Rakestraw will enter his redshirt junior season in 2019.
