it was real nice. The people there were amazing, and they treated me like family, said davis, whos ranked by 247sports as the no. 1,407 overall prospect and no. 133 cornerback in the 2018 class. i liked the whole facility they had. And the new coaching staff, i love it. im going to do a little talking with my parents, but were pretty much leaning toward tennessee right now.
they had shown me interest awhile ago, but we never kept in touch, said davis, whos a teammate of three-star tight end glenn beal, a fellow tennessee target. and, all of a sudden, coach pruitt sat down and watched my film. He really loved it, and it just went on from there. they compared me to the honey badger, davis added, referring to former lsu cornerback tyrann mathieu of the nfls arizona cardinals. "i play with a chip on my shoulder since ive been underrated by whole career. (he) also said i play with passion and (i am) not afraid to hit anyone.
pruitt and the rest of tennessees new staff made a strong impression on davis, his parents and his younger brother during the visit. i loved him, davis said of pruitt. hes a nice guy, and he treated my family like family. davis said he also was blown away by the vols facilities. the stadium, that was amazing when i walked in, he said. the nutrition (program) and stuff they had there and all the stuff, the resources, it was amazing.
davis, a two-sport standout whos also planning to play baseball in college, said he has a theory on why he didnt get much attention from major-conference programs before the vols offer this week. the reason why is because i didnt go to any camps and because of baseball, he said. i play (two) sports, so it was kind of hard for me. But the films not going to lie. he said tennessees coaches already have talked with him about doing both football and baseball for the vols, and playing both sports is a definite part of his plan wherever he goes.
Davis said hes close with beal, whos considering texas a&m, tennessee, ole miss alabama, florida and lsu. The vols hosted beal on an official visit last month. i told him, if i come here, me and him are going to be roommates, davis said of beal. he said, ok, if i go there, thats fine with me.