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9 Dane Cruikshank

  • Position Corner/Safety
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 206
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Chino Hills, Calif.
  • High School Ayala HS

Biography

2017: One of four season team captains as voted by teammates at end of regular season … Named a game captain by coaches against NAU (Sept. 2), Colorado (Oct. 7) and USC (Nov. 4) … Seamlessly made the switch from cornerback to UA’s “spur” safety, where he started all 13 games and provided a steady presence in both the run game and pass coverage … Ranked fifth on the team with 75 total tackles, including 5.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks … Tied for second on team with three interceptions, while ranking third with five pass break ups … Strong performance against Purdue in the Foster Farms Bowl (Dec. 27) where he totaled eight tackles, one sack and broke up three passes … Collected four tackles, including 0.5 for loss, against Arizona State (Nov. 25) … Had a 64-yard interception return and six total tackles at Oregon (Nov. 18) … Collected four tackles, including a half-sack, in senior night victory over Oregon State (Nov. 11) … Set a season high with 10 tackles, including six solo stops, along with an interception at USC (Nov. 4) … Regsistered eight tackles, including seven solo, along with a pass break up in upset of No. 15 Washington State (Oct. 28) … Totaled nine tackles and a pass breakup in overtime win at California (Oct. 21) … Collected six solo stops, a tackle for loss and an interception in Family Weekend victory over UCLA (Oct. 14) … Combined for five tackles in road win at Colorado (Oct. 7) … Totaled five tackles, including 0.5 for loss, against Utah (Sept. 22) … Assisted on two tackles, including one for loss, in road win at UTEP (Sept. 15) … Chipped in six solo stops, one tackle for loss and forced a fumble against Houston (Sept. 9) … Opened season with two solo tackles in victory over NAU (Sept. 2).

2016: Started all 12 games as UA’s boundary corner … Tied for the team lead with a pair of interceptions, while finishing fourth in total tackles (60) and second in pass breakups (7) … Registered 1.5 tackles for loss … Totaled eight solo tackles in his UA debut against BYU in the Cactus Kickoff Classic in Glendale, Ariz. (Sept. 3) … Tallied three stops and broke up a pass in home victory over Grambling State (Sept. 10) … Collected four tackles, including a half-tackle for loss, to go with first career interception against No. 9 Washington (Sept. 24) … Recorded one tackle along with a season-high two pass breakups at UCLA (Oct. 1) … Had six solo stops at Utah (Oct. 8) and eight more unassisted tackles against USC (Oct. 15) with a pass breakup in each contest … Registered seven solo tackles, intercepted a pass and broke up another in Homecoming game against Stanford (Oct. 29) … Totaled nine tackles in consecutive games against Colorado (Nov. 12) and at Oregon State (Nov. 19) … Collected three tackles, including one for loss, in Territorial Cup victory over Arizona State (Nov. 25).

2015: Redshirted.

Before Arizona: Played at Citrus College for head coach Ron Ponciano during the 2013 and 2014 seasons … Ranked top 100 among JUCO prospects … First-team all-state in 2014 … Played high school football at Ayala … PrepStar All-West Region.

Personal: Son of Dana Cruikshank and Beverley Jackson...Majoring in general studies.

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2015Junior

    Cornerback
    6'1" 191 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2016Redshirt Junior

    Cornerback
    6'1" 204 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2017Redshirt Senior

    Corner/Safety
    6'1" 206 lbs
    9
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