Ennis Rakestraw

Detroit Lions, Cornerback
Age: 23y-9m-0d (Jun 05, 2002)
Exp: 2 Years
Country: US
College: Missouri
Drafted: Round 2 (#61 overall), 2024
Agent(s): Jonathan Perzley (Athletes First)
2026 Cap Hit

$1,768,567

2026 Cash

$1,384,522

Career Earnings

$3,429,131

2024-2027 Rookie (CURRENT)

Ennis Rakestraw signed a 4 year, $6,484,746 contract with the Detroit Lions, including $1,536,180 signing bonus, $3,420,941 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,621,187. In 2026, Rakestraw will earn a base salary of $1,284,522 and a workout bonus of $100,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,768,567 and a dead cap value of $768,090.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $6,484,746
Average Salary:
$1,621,187
Signing Bonus:
$1,536,180
GTD at Sign:
$3,420,941
Total GTD:
$3,420,941
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
MANAGE CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative Dead Cap Annual
2024 22 $1,179,045 0.46% $2,331,180 $2,331,180 $3,420,941
2025 23 $1,481,996 0.53% $1,097,951 $3,429,131 $2,250,086
2026 24 $1,768,567 0.58% $1,384,522 $4,813,653 $768,090
2027 25 $2,063,328 0.65% $1,679,283 $6,492,936 $384,045
2028 26
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Proration Workout Bonus Cap Hit Cap % League Dead Cap
2024 22 $795,000 $384,045 - $1,179,045 0.46% $3,420,941
2025 23 $1,089,761 $384,045 $8,190 $1,481,996 0.53% $2,250,086
2026 24 $1,284,522 $384,045 $100,000 $1,768,567 0.58% $768,090
2027 25 $1,579,283 $384,045 $100,000 $2,063,328 0.65% $384,045
2028 26
UFA
Year Age Base P5 Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining
2024 22 $795,000 $1,536,180 - $2,331,180 $2,331,180 $6,492,936
2025 23 $1,089,761 - $8,190 $1,097,951 $3,429,131 $4,161,756
2026 24 $1,284,522 - $100,000 $1,384,522 $4,813,653 $3,063,805
2027 25 $1,579,283 - $100,000 $1,679,283 $6,492,936 $1,679,283
Contract Notes
  • $3.42M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary + 2025 salary)
Source: NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
Seasons

2 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$3,429,131

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2024 22
Injured
$2,331,180
$2,331,180
2025 23
Injured
$1,097,951
$3,429,131
Total      
$3,429,131
$3,429,131
2026 24
Active
$1,384,522
2027 25
Active
$1,679,283
Total
$6,492,936

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $1,884,761 $1,536,180 - - $8,190 - $3,429,131
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Workout Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2024
22
$795,000
$1,536,180
$2,331,180
$2,331,180
2025
23
$1,089,761
$8,190
$1,097,951
$3,429,131
Total
$1,884,761
$1,536,180
$8,190
$3,429,131
$3,429,131
2026
24
$1,284,522
$100,000
$1,384,522
2027
25
$1,579,283
$100,000
$1,679,283
Total
$4,748,566
$1,536,180
$208,190
$6,492,936

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Roster Restructure Option Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $1,884,761 $1,536,180 - - $8,190 - $3,429,131

Injuries

Year Weeks Reason
2025 DET 1 - 18 Shoulder
2024 DET 12 - 18 Hamstring
  • May 10, 2024 Signed a 4 year $6.48 million contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Apr 26, 2024 Drafted by Detroit (DET): Round 2 (#61 overall)
Year Team GP GS Snaps Snaps% Sack Tackles Total Tackles Solo Tackles Assisted FFum Int
2024 DET 8 0 46 4.02 0 6 4 2 0 0
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