Davante Davis Commits to Texas: Longhorns Land 4-Star Cornerback

While the Big 12's top teams have been cleaning up the past few days on the field, Texas continues to get the job done on the recruiting trail.

The Longhorns secured the commitment of cornerback Davante Davis on Thursday, as the 4-star prospect announced via Twitter his collegiate future:

Davis, from Miami, is rated by 247Sports as the No. 295 player in the Class of 2015, including the 26th-best cornerback in the country. He chose Texas over Florida State but also had offers from the likes of Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Miami (Florida) and Ohio State.

One of a group of prospects known as the "Florida Five," according to Mike Roach of HornSports.com, Davis is the second of five Florida-bred players who visited Texas in November during the weekend the Longhorns beat West Virginia. Linebacker Cecil Cherry, a 3-star recruit from that group, committed to Texas on Dec. 15.

The other members—tight end Devonaire Clarington, athlete Tim Irvin and wide receiver Gilbert Johnson—remain uncommitted, though Clarington and Irvin are scheduled to announce their pledges during Saturday's U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio.

At 6'3" and 200 pounds, Davis figures to be a great addition to a secondary in need of big bodies who can match up with the Big 12's many talented wide receivers. The Longhorns are graduating cornerbacks Quandre Diggs and Mykkele Thompson from a team that went 6-7 and lost to Arkansas in the Texas Bowl on Monday.

Davis is the third defensive back among Texas' 23 commitments, along with 4-star safety DeShon Elliott (Rockwall, Texas) and 3-star safety Jamile Johnson (Dallas), and the seventh player it has signed or received a pledge from since mid-December. The centerpiece of that recent haul was 5-star linebacker Malik Jefferson, the top-rated player in Texas and the No. 14 overall prospect in the 2015 class.

Texas moved up to 13th in 247Sports' composite rankings with the addition, jumping ahead of UCLA.

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