Detroit Lions second-round pick Ennis Rakestraw Jr. was in the “starting” lineup as the team broke for their first 11-on-11 drills of rookie minicamp, but he may not have been where you would have expected him. For most of the first day of minicamp, he was lined up as the nickel—a position Rakestraw is more than comfortable with.
“That’s how I played my freshman year as a starter,” Rakestraw said. “I started at nickel and I started at corner, so to me, that’s just my home.”
The Lions are going to have a lot of competition at the outsider cornerback position this year, and Rakestraw figures to be part of that, too.