BREAKING 2011 RECRUITING: DAN BUCKNER

by joenewby4040 on Jan 22, 2010 4:43 PM PST in Recruiting

The Wildcats picked up a huge transfer today by getting Dan Buckner from The University of Texas. As a transfer, Buckner will have to sit out the 2010 season and will have two eligible years at Arizona. As an avid Longhorn fan, I had Dan Buckner on my list of top receivers to look for in 2009. He produced well for the Longhorns pulling in 45 passes for 442 yards and 4 TD's. Buckner is a huge receiver at 6'4" and 215 lbs. He is not really going to threaten the long ball but is an unbelievable target over the middle and even when guarded, it's tough to keep the ball out of his hands with his enormous frame. Great addition for the Cats. I can't tell you how excited I am for this guy to hit the field in 2011.

What the story doesn't tell you about Buckner is that he was released from the Longhorns after an arrest on Wednesday, January 13, 2010. Not a big deal, but the second time that Mack Brown had to discipline him in one month. Let's hope Stoops can keep him in check.

(6'4" WR? Yes please.)

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This is a good get.

Let’s hope he works out.

by Aussierat on Jan 22, 2010 7:38 PM PST reply actions

Dan Buckner

Buckner is a good player. The talent is there. He played the flex receiver position early in the season and was good, but as teams started defending him better he couldn’t figure out how to break contact. It seemed like once he established himself early in the season, he started taking things for granted and didn’t work as hard.

I hope for his sake he puts the kind of problems that got him kicked off the Longhorns team behind him. He seems like a great kid who’s always smiling. He does seem to wear his emotions on his sleeve though.

by dkrandmack on Jan 29, 2010 2:46 PM PST reply actions