Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
Detroit Lions · Cornerback (CB) · #2 · Starter
Born Jun 5, 2002 (age 24) · College: Missouri
Drafted 2024, round 2, 61st overall by DET at 22
Wind Behind the Flame
The Gemini Sun lives in the option. Quick processing, quick feet, quick mouth. He's best when the call can change at the line. Aries Moon. The inner engine runs hot and fast. He doesn't stew on a bad play, he answers it. Depending on the hour, his Sun and Moon could sit in an easy sextile. Comfortable in his own skin. A cool head with a hot core. He looks like he's just reading the field, but the competitive fire is doing the driving.
- Horse year: restless energy and a love of open space. Give him room to roam. Yang Water brings big-wave energy: powerful, restless, and always moving toward the goal.
- Life path 6: the caretaker. Responsible, protective, and quietly holding the room together.
- Between the lines: reads and instincts working together. He's rarely fooled.
▸ Full chart read
- His Mars is in Cancer, so the aggression is emotional and defensive. Threaten his team and he comes alive.
- Waning crescent birth: an old soul who sees the bigger picture.
- North Node in Gemini points him toward curiosity and flexibility.
- Cardinal-heavy chart. He leads, launches, and pushes the action.
- Mercury retrograde at birth. He's the guy who replays the conversation later and comes back with the better answer.
Placements
- Fire 20%
- Earth 0%
- Air 40%
- Water 40%
- Cardinal 60%
- Fixed 0%
- Mutable 40%
Aspects in the chart
- Sun sextile Moon (possible)
- Moon square Mars (possible)
The 2026 season
Saturn squares his Mars. Frustration builds when effort doesn't turn into results right away. The window opens Nov 19 and closes Jan 1, without hitting exact this season.
- Neptune square natal MarsApr 6, 2026 to Oct 18
- Saturn square natal MarsNov 19 to Jan 1
Transits use a 3° orb (5° for returns). Listed ones are in range at some point during the regular season; exact dates are within the season.