Dane Cruikshank: CB · Arizona · #9.
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Dane Cruikshank
Jams receivers off their route at the line. Second year in the Arizona secondary. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against California — Week 8, 2017.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
64 tackles. 5 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-24vs Northern Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 16-19vs Houston | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-16@ UTEP | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-30vs No. 23 Utah | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-42@ Colorado | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 47-30vs UCLA | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-44@ California | 9 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 58-37vs No. 15 Washington State | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | L 35-49@ No. 17 USC | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-28vs Oregon State | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 28-48@ Oregon | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 30-42@ Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 35-38vs Purdue | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 3 | |
| Total | 64 | 49 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
64tackles this season64 tackles · 5 for loss · 1 sack · 5 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
2 seasons under Rich Rodriguez, all run-heavy offenses — 10-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rich Rodriguez
Pass share
32.6%
295 pass / 609 run
Plays / game
69.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
322 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
64 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Arizona, 124 tackles — drafted at #152 overall by the Tennessee Titans.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under Rich Rodriguez.
Next stop · NFL
Tennessee TitansEntering 9th NFL season
Tennessee TitansEntering 9th NFL season
