Dan Buenning

Positives...Has a big frame with a thick chest, wide hips and thighs and firm overall body mass with a frame that can carry additional bulk...Compliant sort that loves to be physical on the field and served as team captain...Competes until the whistle and is a natural knee bender with very good lateral agility...Has the leg drive to clear the rush lanes and shows good hand placement to mirror...Alert picking up stunts and blitzes, getting good position to sustain...Works well in concert with the center on combo blocks and shows a quick kick slide in his pass set...Has enough quickness and movement to get out in front on short pulls...While not as quick on double moves, he does show the lateral agility to pull to the outside...Has outstanding toughness and a competitive nature...Shows good playing strength and adequate explosion off the snap...Uses his hands to get decent placement, but is more effective when he uses his punch to jolt...His lateral moves allow him to pick up the blitz and stunts in pass protection...More of a plodder for the running game, but has the leg drive to work for position...Better on the short pull to the front side than when working as a trap blocker off tackle...In the run game, he is a good technician who comes off the ball well with some quickness to position and play with good leverage and hand usage...Generally effective when angle blocking and walling off, as he does a good job staying with his blocks...Shows the athletic ability and feet to adjust in space to pick up his blocks...In the passing game, he has good set quickness and the ability to slide in a small area, as he is effective to lock on and mirror. Negatives...Lacks consistent pop and is not a good trap blocker...Has just an adequate anchor and will give up ground vs. the bull rush...Loses some quickness on the move, but compensates by taking good blocking angles...Strong, but needs to generate more power behind his hand punch...Will over-extend and lose balance when he gets too anxious coming off the snap...Struggles with the double move, as he bends more at the waist than with his knees...Needs to show better hand extension to sustain and control...When pulling from the back side, he will get caught in traffic and this prevents him from getting to the point of attack, as he pulls too flat and gets swallowed ...Needs to do a better job of extending his arms on the move, as defenders slip off some of his blocks when working in space....When he operates away from the line of scrimmage, he gets too narrow in his base and loses his balance.

howie fuimaono-one solo tackle.

Penn State...Delivered seven knockdowns...Took down defensive tackle Scott Paxson to spring John Stocco for a 5-yard touchdown run on a bootleg in the first quarter as the Badgers totaled 280 yards...Head to Head Competition-Jay Alford-DT-No tackles.

north carolina...retreated in the backfield to chop block defensive tackle donti coats on jim sorgi's 17-yard scoring strike to darrin charles, finishing with eleven knockdowns as the badgers accounted for 402 yards.

Purdue...Introduced linebacker Landon Johnson to the ground with a cut block on Anthony Davis' 28-yard scoring scamper in the first quarter as the offense totaled 293 yards.

northwestern...ran over strong-man defensive tackle luis castillo as anthony davis followed dan into the end zone for a 7-yard second quarter touchdown run as the team collected 208 yards rushing...head to head competition-luis castillo-dt-five tackles (3 solos), stop for minus 2 yards.

Minnesota...Registered nine knockdowns, bringing down nose guard Anthony Montgomery to help Stocco escape the defensive lineman's grasp and then throw a 17-yard touchdown to Jonathon Orr on a 66-yard, 12-play first quarter drive as the team exploded for 525 yards...Head to Head Competition-Mark Losli-DE-Three tackles.

illinois...added eight knockdowns...cut blocked linebacker matt sinclair up field to spring anthony davis for a 31-yard scoring scamper on a fourth-&-3 play in the fourth quarter than finished a 9-play, 70-yard drive as the offense accounted for 258 yards on the ground...head to head competition-ryan matha-dt-five tackles, two stops for minus 5 yards.

Ohio State...Shoved linebacker A.J. Hawk out of the way on Stocco's third-&-goal 8-yard touchdown pass to Darrin Charles to cap a 78-yard, 7-play drive in the second quarter as Wisconsin gained 344 yards...Head to Head Competition-David Patterson-One solo tackle, stop for a 2-yard loss.

central florida...produced seven knockdown in the first half as the offense generated 400 yards...took down linebacker james cook on a first-&-goal 8-yard touchdown run by anthony davis in the first quarter that capped a 9-play, 52-yard drive...also picked up the blitz, leveling strong safety as qb john stocco rolled left to find owen daniels with a 52-yard scoring strike in the fourth quarter...head to head competition-keith shologan-dt-no tackles.

Nevada-Las Vegas...Even though the offense struggled to gain 262 yards, Dan took down linebacker Adam Seward on Stocco's third-&-goal 5-yard scoring toss to Darrin Charles that concluded an 82-yard, 16-play drive in the fourth quarter...Head to Head Competition-

west virginia...made eight knockdowns in the season opener, taking down linebacker grant wiley on jim sorgi's 20-yard touchdown toss to lee evans that sparked as 14-point fourth quarter rally in a 24-17 decision.

Akron...Followed with ten knockdowns...Cleared a rush lane used by tailback Anthony Davis for a 10-yard touchdown run and helped the team total 591 yards.

2000: Underwent right shoulder surgery in mid-October. 2002: Missed August camp while battling mononucleosis...Missed the West Virginia game (9/04) with right shoulder soreness.

CAMPUS: 5.35 in the 40-yard dash

425-pound bench press

615-pound squat

375-pound power clean

4.62 20-yard shuttle

7.9 three-cone drill

4.62 20-yard shuttle

30.5-inch vertical jump

Right-handed

Wears contacts

29/42 Wonderlic score. COMBINE: 5.34 in the 40-yard dash

3.14 20-yard dash

1.94 10-yard dash

4.59 20-yard shuttle

7.9 three-cone drill

28-inch vertical jump

9'3" broad jump

Bench pressed 225 pounds 29 times

33 ¼-inch arm length

9 ¼-inch hands

32 Wonderlic score.

Attended Bay Port (Green Bay, Wisc.) High School, playing football for coach Jim Benick

USA Today All-American honorable mention

Named to the Super Prep and Prep Star All-Region squads and was a WFCA first-team All-State on both offense and defense as a senior

First-team All-State pick by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Associated Press on defense and was chosen to play in Wisconsin Shrine Game

Earned Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors after registering fifteen stops behind the line of scrimmage as a senior. BACK TO TOP PROFILE GAME ANALYSIS PLAYER NEWS Expanded & Classic Player Profiles Are OFFICIAL NFL RECORDS by Scout Dave Te' Thomas, NFLScouting, NFLDraftScout.com © Copyright - The Sports Xchange , My Sports Daily . All Rights Reserved Home | Contact Us | About Us | Privacy Policy