BOULDER — It has taken a couple of years, but Colorado junior Derrion Rakestraw is finally feeling fully comfortable as a defensive back.
Rakestraw, from Woodstock, Ga., was recruited to Colorado as a wide receiver, a position he played his first year in Boulder as a true freshman in 2016. But in fall camp of 2017, he moved to defensive back, where he began relearning a position he hadn't played since high school.
Rakestraw made a couple brief appearances on defense in 2017 as a redshirt freshman, then gained more experience last year, playing in seven games with two starts, totaling 262 plays.