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Dane Cruikshank drafted by Tennessee Titans, other UA players sign as free agents in NFL Draft

This past weekend, the 2018 NFL Draft took place in Dallas, Texas, where 256 college athletes were selected to play professional football and hundreds more sign undrafted with NFL teams.

Dane Cruikshank

The latest (and only) Arizona Wildcat to hear his name called in the NFL Draft was defensive back Dane Cruikshank. Tennessee traded up in round five on Saturday afternoon to select Cruikshank with the 152nd overall pick. The Titans felt strongly enough about the Arizona defensive back that they were willing to ditch their final two selections in exchange for Baltimore’s fifth round pick.

After a strong showing at the NFL scouting combine, and an impressive week of practice at the East-West Shrine Game, Cruikshank rose in mock drafts and drew praise from NFL scouts.