'21 PA S Derrick Davis Jr. (Offer)

[BobbyMac]

S / RB
Monroeville, PA
Gateway HS

Measurements:
Height: 6-1
Weight: 185

Rankings:
247 Comp: .. NR
247: ............ 4* ..... #5 S ..... #61 OA ..... 90
Rivals: ......... NR.
ESPN: .......... NR

Offers:
Notre Dame .......... Offered 2-5-19
Baylor
BC
Cincy
Duke
GT
UK
MI
OSU
PSU
Pitt
Syracuse
Temple
Toledo
UVa
VT
WVU
Wiscy

Media Links:

Twitter = https://twitter.com/D_Dav1s

Hudl = https://w.hudl.com/profile/9467301/Derrick-Davis-jr

Highlights:

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[BobbyMac]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Blessed🙏🏽 to receive an OFFER from The University of Notre Dame ☘️ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoIrish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoIrish</a> <a href="https://t.co/QJVFbopJCG">pic.twitter.com/QJVFbopJCG</a></p>— Derrick Davis™🎬 (@D_Dav1s) <a href="https://twitter.com/D_Dav1s/status/1092977942702014467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[BobbyMac]

Visiting this weekend per 247 timeline.

Considered a heavy PSU lean at this time.

Had 2000 APY / 27 TD's on Offense in 13 games.

57 Tkl ... 13 TFL ... 4 Sks ... 3 Int on D.

 

[Luckylucci]

Visiting this weekend per 247 timeline.

Considered a heavy PSU lean at this time.

Had 2000 APY / 27 TD's on Offense in 13 games.

57 Tkl ... 13 TFL ... 4 Sks ... 3 Int on D.

Former Gateway coach Terry Smith is on staff at PSU as CB coach and Co-recruiting Coordinator. He's a PSU and Gateway alum himself. Big pull here for Derrick.

 

[GrangerIrish24]

Loy with the CB

 

[dad4aa]

Loy with the CB

I know Loy gets credit for having a CB put in for the longest time on a recruit that signs with ND. Does anyone know how many CBs he originally puts in for ND that end up somewhere else? It seems like every recruits thread has "Loy with the CB" somewhere.

 

[NDIrish88]

There is no way a kid out of Gateway is going to ND, especially since his old coach is now at PSU. Most of those kids don't want to be bothered by ND.

 

[BobbyMac]

Saw on a FB group that Matt Freeman predicted Davis to ND after talking to him at The Opening. I just checked but couldn't find the article on ISD. Did anyone else see this?

Very nice.

 

[beryirish]

Saw on a FB group that Matt Freeman predicted Davis to ND after talking to him at The Opening. I just checked but couldn't find the article on ISD. Did anyone else see this?

Very nice.

https://irishsportsdaily.com/s/9209/2021-s-derrick-davis-impressed-with-notre-dame-and-will-be-back

2021 S Derrick Davis Impressed With Notre Dame and Will Be Back

2021 Gateway (Pa.) safety Derrick Davis* was impressive at Sunday’s Opening regional in Ohio, but it wasn’t a surprise to those who had been following him.

The 6-foot, 176-pounder already holds offers from Baylor, Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia and Wisconsin to name just a few.

Davis was at Notre Dame last month and found out a lot about the school, which left him very impressed with the Irish program.

“I got a lot out of it,” stated Davis. “I was able to see the campus, the people and what the education was like at Notre Dame. I got to see what the coaches were like and all of them have been in the league. They want their players to get to the league, but they want you to graduate as well.”

Like every top recruit, the NFL is the goal for Davis and Notre Dame’s NFL success was attractive to him. However, the chance to graduate from Notre Dame hit home and turned out to be Davis’ most significant takeaway from the visit.

“For me, they all have one goal and that’s to get you to the NFL,” explained Davis. “What I liked about Notre Dame is they want you to graduate. For my family, that’s big. They want me to succeed at what I do, but they want me to finish school so I can do what I want to do after football. They care about after football.”

Defensive coordinator Clark Lea also made a positive impression on Davis during the visit.

“He was really cool,” said Davis. “He knows how to talk with the players and that’s one thing I liked about him. He’s really chill.”

During the visit, Davis also met with Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly, who had a powerful message about academics.

“What stuck out to me was Coach Kelly telling me they were No. 1 in graduating African-American players,” recalled Davis. “When he said that, it was like ‘Wow.’

“They had a list of other schools and I saw some schools who are recruiting me, but they weren’t graduating African-American players. He really told me the truth. They tell the truth at Notre Dame and I liked it.”

As for a return trip to South Bend, Davis will likely be at Notre Dame in June with his high school team.

“I think we’re going up this summer for a 7-on-7 event with my school,” stated Davis. “If not, I’ll probably go to a game.”

While Davis has a ton of offers, he isn’t close to narrowing things down at this point in his recruitment.

“It’s too soon right now,” said Davis. “I don’t have any favorites. I’m trying to let everything happen and finish school.”

 

[NDIrish88]

Saw on a FB group that Matt Freeman predicted Davis to ND after talking to him at The Opening. I just checked but couldn't find the article on ISD. Did anyone else see this?

Very nice.

Hard for me to beleive

 

[Luckylucci]

Saw on a FB group that Matt Freeman predicted Davis to ND after talking to him at The Opening. I just checked but couldn't find the article on ISD. Did anyone else see this?

Very nice.

Freeman posted an Intel update on a few guys that he recently predicted to ND and Derrick is one of them.

 

[rtrn2glory]

Yes, let's keep recruiting talent on the back end please!!

 

[BobbyMac]

Freeman posted an Intel update on a few guys that he recently predicted to ND and Derrick is one of them.

Thx LL. I searched Intel and found it.

I see he also still has McGregor predicted to go Irish. Nice!

 

[BobbyMac]

247 says Davis will be visiting again soon, When you ask? I don't know.

https://247sports.com/college/notre...ng-to-Notre-Dame-for-another-visit-132638291/

 

[BobbyMac]

Wiltfong with a Clemson CB.

 

[NewEnglandGuy]

Old name with some former ND heat and beat writer predictions at the beginning of his recruitment.

Davis cut Pitt and Georgia from his final five and is now down to Penn St, Ohio St, and LSU. Saturday he will commit at 5 pm in his hometown of Monroeville PA.

Penn State has always been viewed as the favorite. His high school head coach Terry Smith is current PSU assistant head coach and secondary coach. The last two weekends, he made trips to Columbus and Baton Rouge.