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Player Dossier
2015-2017Arizona
Dane Cruikshank
CB • 6'1" • 206 lbs • Chino Hills, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Dane Cruikshank shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a corner
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Arizona
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Arizona
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Player Story
Dane Cruikshank built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a cornerback from Chino Hills, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Dane Cruikshank's career was his defensive...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 152
- NFL Team
- Tennessee Titans
Dane Cruikshank, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Arizona. Dane Cruikshank shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 124
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 12
Quick Answers
Dane Cruikshank quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arizona · CB
- Career Tackles
- 124
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Arizona
- Top game
- Purdue
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 5 · Pick 15 · Tennessee Titans
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 64 tackles · CB 5th (top 2%) · Pac-12 34th (top 7%) · National 396th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Arizona | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arizona | 12 | 60 | 1.5 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 52.3 |
| 2017 Postseason | Arizona | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 63.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona | 13 | 56 | 4 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 63.8 |
Related Context
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Dane Cruikshank played CB for Arizona. Across 3 tracked seasons, Dane Cruikshank recorded 124 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Arizona.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Arizona paired 14 primary output with 32 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Purdue
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Arizona
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
32
Usage
8.9
Consistency
48.9
Best Game by takeover score
Purdue
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Purdue: 5. Northern Arizona: 0. Houston: 1. UTEP: 0.5. Utah: 0.5. Colorado: 0. UCLA: 2. California: 1.5. Washington State: 1. USC: 1. Oregon State: 0. Oregon: 1. Arizona State: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Purdue: 8 by 83.3. Northern Arizona: 2 by 8.3. Houston: 6 by 35. UTEP: 2 by 13.3. Utah: 5 by 25.8. Colorado: 5 by 20.8. UCLA: 6 by 45. California: 9 by 52.5. Washington State: 8 by 43.3. Oregon State: 3 by 12.5. Oregon: 6 by 35. Arizona State: 4 by 21.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.7 · Games = 7 · -0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 6 · +0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Purdue
Best efficiency game
83.3 vs Purdue
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | @ PurdueSplash game | L 35-38 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Arizona State | L 30-42 | 4 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | @ Oregon | L 28-48 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Oregon State | W 49-28 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/5 | @ USC | L 35-49 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sun 10/29 | vs Washington State | W 58-37 | 8 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | @ California | W 45-44 | 9 | 4 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | vs UCLASplash game | W 47-30 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Colorado | W 45-42 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Utah | L 24-30 | 5 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ UTEP | W 63-16 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Houston | L 16-19 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Northern Arizona | W 62-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Dane Cruikshank story
Dane Cruikshank built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a cornerback from Chino Hills, CA wearing No. 9, spending time with Arizona. The clearest part of Dane Cruikshank's career was his defensive production: 124 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 5 interceptions across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Arizona. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Dane Cruikshank's production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arizona.
The arc is straightforward: Dane Cruikshank moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Arizona
2015-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Arizona | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Arizona | 10.5 | 29.6 | 5.2 | 10.5 |
| 2017 Postseason | Arizona | 14 | 32 | 8.9 | 3.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Arizona | 14 | 32 | 8.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Purdue
Week 1 · L 35-38 · Postseason
Loss with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
94.4 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Stanford
Week 9 · L 10-34 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.1 takeover score.
#3
vs Washington
Week 4 · L 28-35 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
65.3 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.
#4
vs UCLA
Week 7 · W 47-30 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
61.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 61.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Oregon
Week 12 · L 28-48 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
51.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Arizona
14 primary output · 32 efficiency · 8.9 usage
63.8
#2
2017 Regular Season · Arizona
63.8
14 primary · 32 efficiency · 8.9 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Arizona
52.3
10.5 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 5.2 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
4
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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