Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
BOULDER — Patience pays. So does a refusal to give up on yourself.
Colorado Buffaloes junior safety Derrion Rakestraw is living proof.
Rakestraw arrived in Boulder in 2016 as a wide receiver out of Woodstock, Ga. He redshirted his first year, then after spending the ensuing spring at wideout, found himself being moved to cornerback in fall 2017. He played two games at the position that season, then in spring 2018, he was moved again, this time to safety.
Three years, three positions.
"It wasn't easy," he admitted.