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Bryson Beirne 7<br />
Quarterback<br />
Graduate, 6-3, 235 - Honolulu, Hawaii (Mid-Pacific)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: 2L… Well-trained quarterback who could be<br />
No. 2 in 2011… Shared Offensive Team MVP honor<br />
with Foles and Scott… Posted 221.44 PER in two<br />
games played… Five-for-five for 30 yards and a TD<br />
against Citadel… Saw action in five games in 2009 to<br />
earn letter... Contended for top backup role in 2008…<br />
Mop-up duty in games against Idaho and Washington…<br />
Rushed one time for four yards against the Huskies…<br />
Travel roster QB during redshirt freshman year in<br />
2007… was UA’s only quarterback signee in class <strong>of</strong><br />
2007… Was in Tucson for a visit during spring ball ‘07<br />
to get early knowledge <strong>of</strong> the spread <strong>of</strong>fense… Member<br />
<strong>of</strong> Student-Athlete Advisory Council in 2009-10… Career: 11 Games played, 5-5-<br />
33-0-1…<br />
High School: Mid-Pacific Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2007… Participant in<br />
combine and camping circuit and ’06 appearance at UA summer camp helped<br />
him draw <strong>of</strong>fer… Pacific Islands Athletic Alliance notable for class <strong>of</strong> ‘07… All-<br />
West by PrepStar… 100 completions in 214 attempts for 1,166 yards and seven<br />
TDs… Three-year career <strong>of</strong> more than 3,000 yards passing and 19 scores…<br />
Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee for 2006, citing athletics, scholarship<br />
and citizenship… EA Sports Quarterbacker Tracker Top 100… Also three-year<br />
basketball regular for the Wolfpack… All-ILH honorable mention in football in<br />
2006 and basketball…Three-year starter, but missed his junior year after a knee<br />
injury in the second game…<br />
Personal: Academic degree in family studies and human development, starting<br />
MBA program in fall… Date <strong>of</strong> birth: Oct. 9, 1989… Pronunciation: BURN-ee…<br />
Eric Bender-Ramsay 69<br />
Offensive Line<br />
Sophomore, 6-6, 325 - Carson, Calif. (Narbonne)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: SQ… Expected to contend for role at guard or<br />
tackle on right side… Earned team’s Scout Team most<br />
valuable player award for <strong>of</strong>fense while redshirting<br />
2009… A recruiting bonus for UA was signing Bender-<br />
Ramsay to a letter <strong>of</strong> intent a few weeks after signing<br />
date in ‘09…<br />
High School: Narbonne High School, Harbor City,<br />
Calif., 2008… Highly regarded player for coach Manual<br />
Douglas, but did not sign in February 2008… First-team<br />
All-City by Los Angeles Times writers in 2007…<br />
Personal: Academic major is sociology… Date <strong>of</strong> birth<br />
May 28, 1990…<br />
Trace Biskin 72<br />
Offensive Guard<br />
Junior, 6-5, 295 - Westlake Village, Calif. (Oaks Christian)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: SQ… Expected to battle for starting guard role<br />
in 2011… Worked right side in spring… Appeared in<br />
Washington State game in 2009… Worked both sides<br />
in spring ’09… Redshirted in 2008… Earned coaches’<br />
scout team player <strong>of</strong> the week honors twice on <strong>of</strong>fense,<br />
during UCLA week and during preparations for the Las<br />
Vegas Bowl game against BYU in 2008… Played both<br />
tackle and guard first year…<br />
High School: Oaks Christian High School, Westlake<br />
Village, Calif., 2008… First-team Division III All-State<br />
honors by Maxpreps.com… Oakland Tribune<br />
preseason ‘Cream <strong>of</strong> the Crop’ for area prep stars…<br />
PrepStar All-West… Also played on the defensive tackle prior to his senior year<br />
at Oaks Christian for coach Bill Redell... Part <strong>of</strong> 15-0 state Division III titlists as<br />
junior... Team had 46-game winning streak entering 2007… participated in UA<br />
summer camp in 2007…. Played basketball at OCHS…<br />
Personal: Academic major is political science… Recruited by former UA coach<br />
Joe Robinson… Date <strong>of</strong> birth Dec. 3, 1989…<br />
John Bonano 18<br />
Kicker<br />
Senior, 6-0, 195 - Salinas, Calif. (Palma)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: 2L… Took over kick<strong>of</strong>f duty six games into<br />
2009 and started last 20 games in the role… 69 kick<strong>of</strong>fs<br />
in 2010, average to Could get work on field goals in<br />
2011… Kicking earned him UA special teams player <strong>of</strong><br />
the week honor against UCLA… 40 kick<strong>of</strong>fs to average<br />
depth at 4-yard line, with seven touchbacks… Helped<br />
UA squad hold opponents to average <strong>of</strong> 21.4 yards per<br />
return and typical starting position at 26-yard line…<br />
Kicked a PAT against Washington State and should<br />
contend for placements role in 2010… Honorable<br />
2011 <strong>Arizona</strong> Football<br />
19 - arizonawildcats.com<br />
mention Pac-10 All-Academic honors… Career: 21 games played, 20 starts as<br />
kick<strong>of</strong>f specialist…<br />
High School: Palma High School, Salinas, Calif., 2007…<br />
Personal: Academic major is pre-physiology... First-team Academic All-Pac-10 in<br />
2010… Date <strong>of</strong> birth Nov. 29, 1989…<br />
Lyle Brown 32<br />
Cornerback<br />
Senior, 5-10, 180 - Castle Rock, Colo. (Glendale CC)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: 2L…Should contend for a role on special<br />
teams and at cornerback in 2011… Played in nine<br />
games in 2010, with one tackle… Scout team player <strong>of</strong><br />
week in both Stanford and WSU weeks… Lettered in<br />
2009 on special teams and as spot player… Appeared<br />
in all 13 games, with four tackles… Season-high two<br />
hits at Oregon State… Arrived as walk-on and earned<br />
scholarship after solid fall camp… Career: 22 games, 5<br />
tackles…<br />
Junior College: Glendale, Ariz. Community College…<br />
Played one year in 2008 on solid 8-2 club that finished<br />
regular season ranked No. 8 by NJCAA… Earned<br />
second-team All-ACCAC...<br />
High School: Douglas County High School, Castle Rock, Colo., 2007… Signed<br />
with Montana out <strong>of</strong> school but opted for junior college… Earned second-team<br />
5A All-Continental League honors as a senior…<br />
Personal: Academic major is public management and safety... Date <strong>of</strong> birth Feb.<br />
28, 1989…<br />
Dan Buckner 15<br />
Receiver<br />
Junior, 6-4, 220 - Allen, Texas (Allen)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: RS… Expected to make an impact on the<br />
outside receiving corps in 2011… Transfer from<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Texas who enrolled in January 2010 and<br />
redshirted 2010… Two-time scout team player <strong>of</strong> the<br />
week for Toledo and Stanford preparations… Team<br />
Offensive Scout MVP for the year… Showed in spring<br />
2011 that he’ll be a factor…<br />
College: <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Texas letterman 2008-09…<br />
Appeared in 25 games at UT, catching 49 passes for<br />
529 yards and six touchdowns in his career… Seven<br />
starts in 2009, with 44 grabs for 445 yards and four<br />
scores… Played in 12 games as true freshman in 2008,<br />
catching five passes or 84 yards and two scores… Enrolled at UT in January<br />
’08… Member <strong>of</strong> UT's <strong>Athletics</strong> Director's Honor Roll in spring 2009… Career<br />
high three times: 6-86 receiving and a career-long 36-yard TD at Wyoming,<br />
matched high with 6-75 and a TD vs. Texas Tech, and 6-71 vs. UTEP with<br />
career-best two TDs…<br />
High School: Allen, Texas, High School, 2008… First-team 5A all-state selection<br />
by The Associated Press and the Texas Sports Writers Association as a senior ...<br />
First-team All-District 9-5A and all-area ... Started in the 2008 U.S. Army All-<br />
America Bowl and tallied three catches for 28 yards, including a nine-yard TD ...<br />
First-team member <strong>of</strong> Dave Campbell's Super Team ... Three-year letterman and<br />
starter at wide receiver who helped his team to a 23-3 record over his last two<br />
seasons ... Posted 2,511 yards on 146 receptions (17.2 ypc) and 33 TDs during<br />
his career ... Helped lead the Allen Eagles to a 10-1 record and a secondstraight<br />
district title by pulling in 53 receptions for 1,012 yards (19.1 ypc) and 17<br />
TDs as a senior… .First-team all-district 9-5A and all-area honors as a junior ...<br />
had 72 catches for 1,154 yards (16.0 ypc) and 13 TDs, while helping his team to<br />
the district championship and a 13-2 season ... Second-team all-district as a<br />
sophomore ... recorded 21 receptions for 345 yards (16.4 ypc) and three TDs ...<br />
also participated in basketball as a freshman and sophomore…<br />
Personal: Academic major is sociology... Born in Plano, Texas… Date <strong>of</strong> birth<br />
May 31, 1990…<br />
Kylan Butler 23<br />
Running Back<br />
Sophomore, 5-8, 180 - Antioch, Calif. (De La Salle)<br />
<strong>Arizona</strong>: SQ… Expected to contribute rotation play in<br />
2011… Appeared in Citadel game in 2010, with three<br />
carries for 14 yards… Three-time scout team player <strong>of</strong><br />
the week during prep for Oregon State game, as Quizz<br />
stand-in, and also during Stanford and Oregon weeks…<br />
Redshirted 2009 season…<br />
High School: De La Salle High School, Concord, Calif.,<br />
2009… Comes from hugely successful prep program…<br />
Starred for 12-2 Spartans club rated the top squad in<br />
Bay Area for coach Bob Ladouceur, playing in CIF<br />
Division I State title game… Contra Costa Times All-<br />
East Bay League… Bay Area News Group-East Bay<br />
All-Area second-team honors… PrepStar All-West…<br />
Rushed for 1,286 yards and 15 TDs on 157 carries… Season-high 196 yards on<br />
nine carries in North Coast Section title game, Concord’s 17th consecutive NCS<br />
championship… 13-0 for 2007 CIF Division 1 State Championships - NCS Class
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