At 6'5" he has a 46-inch vertical jump. Teammates call him a freak of nature, but Danario Alexander not only gets raves because of his play, but also because he's even on the field.

It makes players panic, coaches cringe, and trainers feel terror. Limping off the field is a scenario Danario Alexander knows too well.

"I want to say one night I cried for about two hours. I used to ask why things would happen," Danario Alexander said.

"Two torn ACL's in a college career. That's crazy. Who can comeback from that?" running back Derrick Washington said.

Alexander is who. His Missouri career is like a roller coaster ride, but he never got off.

"I came back and started playing again and got hurt again. It's been a bumpy road, but I had to stay positive about the whole situation," Alexander said.

A situation where every time he steps onto the field Alexander shows he's no average athlete. A broken wrist, a torn ACL, and then two more surgeries on the same knee.

"I think you always root for Danario. Just how he keeps fighting through so many things and all those surgeries he's had," receiver Wes Kemp said.

"I also think about being in the training room with Rex Sharp and his people. All the long days of working out and trying to get healthy," said Alexander.

When the cheers went silent Alexander could have walked away. Instead he's back running this season.

"I never thought about quitting. It was tough knowing I have to come back and worried about getting injured again, but I never thought about quitting," Alexander said.

In spite of the injuries, Alexander's accomplishments are impressive. Ask about his best highlight and you get a different answer every time.

"The biggest one was probably that Nebraska catch over the middle, and he took it to the house. I was like this guy is ready," Kemp said.

"The KU game, 2007. We were number one in the country and he was Chase's go-to guy in that game," linebacker Sean Weatherspoon said.

"I would have to say that catch in the Nebraska game last year. That was just so nasty. He was between two people and he just went up and caught it," said Washington.

Alexander's desire has a hint of inspire. His teammates chose him as a captain this season.

"Everybody doesn't love the game and love to compete like that. Everybody doesn't have that will to keep fighting back," said Weatherspoon.

"I want it to have a great ending. Happily ever after. Hopefully that happens," said Alexander.

Alexander is the only Missouri wide receiver in history with more than 250 yards receiving in each of his four seasons. Only tight ends Martin Rucker and Chase Coffman have done it before.

This season Danario has 20 catches for two touchdowns and 1,231 yards in his Missouri career.