100 in 100: Danario Alexander (69 of 100)

by Drew Kerr on Mar 21, 2010 2:00 PM PDT in 100 in 100 (2010)

Danario Alexander was the best wide receiver to play in the Big 12 last season. He was double covered much of the second half of the season and still managed to get 113 Receptions for 1,781 Yards. With his height (6'5"), the smaller defensive backs he faced had mounds of trouble in covering him. Alexander may not have all the same sort of hype surrounding him as a Dez Bryant or a Golden Tate, but he could end up panning out as the best receiver in this draft.

The Tigers wide receiver in 2006 played in all 13 games. He didn't pile up a ton of stats but he presented something else that teams would have to game plan for; and even more so the following year. His Junior year, the numbers dropped off a bit but he still presented a threat on the field.

The main reason Alexander's stock isn't as high as some of the others is because he did only have the one outstanding year in the four years he was with The Tigers. I feel that some team is going to be very happy with the selection though.

Below we'll look at some of Alexanders accomplishments.

Here are some video highlights of Alexander and his career at Missouri.

CAREER STATS:

Stats Overview	Receiving					Rushing					Fumbles
YEAR	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LST
2006	15	251	16.7	74	1	2	12	6.0	14	0	0	0
2007	37	417	11.3	48	2	6	31	5.2	19	0	0	0
2008	26	329	12.7	39	5	2	6	3.0	3	0	0	0
2009	113	1781	15.8	84	14	1	10	10.0	10	0	0	0

2009 Regular Season Game Log			Receiving					Rushing					Fumbles
DATE	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LST
9/5	@Illinois	W 37-9	10	132	13.2	31	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
9/12	Bowling Green	W 27-20	7	56	8.0	22	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
9/19	Furman	W 52-12	3	46	15.3	17	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
9/25	@Nevada	W 31-21	9	170	18.9	74	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
10/8	Nebraska	L 27-12	6	43	7.2	11	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
10/17	@Oklahoma State	L 33-17	9	180	20.0	50	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
10/24	Texas	L 41-7	6	74	12.3	24	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
10/31	@Colorado	W 36-17	8	123	15.4	73	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
11/7	Baylor	L 40-32	13	214	16.5	84	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
11/14	@Kansas State	W 38-12	10	200	20.0	80	3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
11/21	Iowa State	W 34-24	11	173	15.7	63	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
11/28	@Kansas	W 41-39	15	233	15.5	68	1	1	10	10.0	10	0	0	0

2009 Postseason Game Log

Receiving

Rushing

Fumbles

BOWL

OPP

RESULT

REC

YDS

AVG

LNG

ATT

YDS

AVG

LNG

FUM

LST

TEXAS BOWL

Navy

L 35-13

137

22.8

0.0

SUMMARY AND PROJECTION:

As mentioned above, Alexander could be this years sleeper. He has the potential to end up as a Randy Moss type of player. With his last season as the last thing scouts and others remember, it's possible that he may go higher than projected. But for practical purpose, I will keep him slotted in the most likely position he could end up being selected. Alexander is 6'5" and weighs roughly 215 LBS.

Possibilities -- Round 3: Picks 65-95, Round 4: Picks 96-127.

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How

did he do at the combine?

by mensa on Mar 21, 2010 2:06 PM PDT reply actions

He didn't participate

had surgery on his left knee about 2 weeks before the combine

Member of the legendary David Carr thread, 6 March 2010

by smileyman on Mar 21, 2010 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions

haven't heard his name mentioned in some time...

"If I were to walk down a dark alley in a bad part of town, I'd want Ray Brown with me. And if I were to have a nice dinner at a fine restaurant, I'd want Ray Brown with me." The Late Great McKittrick

by Tre9er on Apr 19, 2010 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions

That michigan st. maryland game

had one of the best finishes of this first week of games ,Now could someone tell me how tall is alexander?

by jayjonna415 on Mar 21, 2010 2:25 PM PDT reply actions

6' 5"

Read the article before asking…

Here's hoping 2010 is the end of our drought.

by FearTheTree on Mar 21, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Calm down dude did i offend you by asking that qustion don't get your panties in a bundle

you act like you wrote it.

by jayjonna415 on Mar 21, 2010 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions

Well it was written at least twice in the article....

by jonesin25 on Mar 21, 2010 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions

no need to jump on him

by David Fucillo on Mar 21, 2010 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions

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i know this has absouletly nothing 2 do with this topic and if you want to e-mail me some of the info hit me up

by jayjonna415 on Mar 21, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I just emailed you

I’m not really sure what kind of information you’re looking for, so go ahead and email me.

by David Fucillo on Mar 21, 2010 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions

I tried 2 e-mail and ask you this because i know has nothing 2 do with this topic but your e-mail wouldn't go thru

by jayjonna415 on Mar 21, 2010 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions

maybe its because

email requires proper english, and complete sentences?

by pwarren85 on Mar 21, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

Why don't you e (bleep) did i spell that right

or should i say it again and is youre name fooch keep your punk (bleep) comments 2 yourself.Because you and i know if you were in person you wouldn’t be poppin off at the mouth because i would slap the (bleep) out of you like the ho you are bet i spelled that right can you comprehend on that .

by jayjonna415 on Mar 21, 2010 6:29 PM PDT up reply actions

just ignore people that want to goad you into something.

by David Fucillo on Mar 21, 2010 9:22 PM PDT up reply actions

Like a the famous pimp '' bishop don waun '' once said and i say 2 you '' a ( bleep needs 2 stay in a ( bleeps ) place ''

by jayjonna415 on Mar 21, 2010 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Well you are probably right about him acknowledging you in real life, but it’s more likely because he thought you were speaking a foreign language. As in, he would just ignore you if he heard you speak.

by jonesin25 on Mar 21, 2010 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Wait...

You mean Bishop Don Juan?? Really, you can’t even get your trash talking right?

Why buy the cow, when you get the sex for free?

by return2greatness on Mar 21, 2010 10:41 PM PDT up reply actions

that's unnecessary

If you really have a problem with him, just don’t reply to his comments.

by David Fucillo on Mar 21, 2010 9:21 PM PDT up reply actions

He has the potential to end up as a Randy Moss type of player.

Yeah, except he can’t run routes to save his life.

Here's hoping 2010 is the end of our drought.

by FearTheTree on Mar 21, 2010 2:26 PM PDT reply actions

Mizzou is not know 4 having tall recievers or polished recievers either

maclin wasn’t that good at running routes either there WO are usually short and fast .

by jayjonna415 on Mar 21, 2010 2:28 PM PDT reply actions

I'd rather have Stephen Williams

If I were GM, I'd be looking at making the defense a top 5 defense.

by rlott#42 on Mar 21, 2010 4:17 PM PDT reply actions

teams don’t care about sats in college that much. They know he only had 1 good year because he was behind Maclin. The reason he is rank so low is because his route running is bad, and thats the #1 aspect of wide receiver play that translates to the NFL.

by hellaninersfan on Mar 21, 2010 6:03 PM PDT reply actions

I dont think so. He’s a playmaker and I wouldn’t mind if he ended up a Niner

Too many freaks, not enough circuses.

by Drew Kerr on Mar 21, 2010 6:19 PM PDT up reply actions

Nor would I

A 6 foot 5 guy we can send over the middle? I’m interested if he falls low enough

"God tells me he can get me out of this mess, but he's pretty sure you're fucked."-Braveheart

by Camraman926 on Mar 21, 2010 7:58 PM PDT up reply actions

Like lott said, I’d take Stephen Williams also. Either, or, would be nice.

Too many freaks, not enough circuses.

by Drew Kerr on Mar 21, 2010 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Route running can be coached though.

Look at Maclin, he wasn’t a very good route runner at Mizzou and he’s doing pretty well at PHI.

What we've got here is a failure to communicate.

by SportsChicken on Mar 21, 2010 11:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Can I resurrect this thread?

I haven’t heard Alexander’s name mentioned much at all in the past month. Is he still projected 3rd round? I saw someone’s mock on here having him in the 5th or later!

I wouldn’t mind another camp body if he’s a later round pick…heck, the guy is 6’5" tall. We don’t have a wide receiver over 6’2" to my knowledge…well, Ziegler is 6’3" but he’s got to make the roster this year.

by Tre9er on Apr 19, 2010 1:37 PM PDT reply actions