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Aaron Davis' story for those who do not know or have forgotten...
Posted on 9/1/14 at 8:49 am
Posted on 9/1/14 at 8:49 am
Tough luck story. Tons of talent, just had unfortunate injuries in HS.....
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Back in the fall of 2010, as a sophomore cornerback/wide receiver at Luella High School in Locust Grove, he was drawing interest from major-college recruiters. Georgia was among a number of SEC and ACC schools that sent coaches to visit him. But in Luella’s 2011 spring game, he tore the ACL in his left knee, leading to surgery that sidelined him for all of his junior season. And then he reinjured the same knee, necessitating a second ACL surgery, costing him almost all of his senior season. He made it back onto the field just in time to play wide receiver in the last game of the season, the last game of his high school career. He caught 11 passes for 149 yards and two touchdowns in that game, by the way.
But by then, the major-college recruiters were long gone, and Davis had little interest in pursuing opportunities to play at the Division II or III level.
“I felt like if I was being recruited to be SEC/ACC (before the injuries), I didn’t really want to cut myself short,” Davis said. “I felt like I should step up to the challenge and walk on to a school. … I thought I might as well go to a place I want to be.”
So Davis contacted Georgia, which he said had “always been my favorite college,” and was told he could join the Bulldogs as a “preferred” walk-on.
This post was edited on 9/1/14 at 8:51 am
Posted on 9/1/14 at 9:39 am to dallasga6
Gotta like him. hard worker to work through those injuries. You also have to wonder what his ceiling could be considering he was being recruited heavily as a sophomore. We might have found a 4* or 5* recruit that was unoffered. Too good to be true?
Posted on 9/1/14 at 9:52 am to dallasga6
Thanks for sharing this dallas. Sounds like this kid could a diamond in the rough. One thing for sure, that was one hellava athletic INT he made Sat.
Posted on 9/1/14 at 10:58 am to davesdawgs
He already has as many INTs as Tray Mathews did last year. He looks like a solid football player.
Posted on 9/1/14 at 11:19 am to dallasga6
Great story. And that INT he had against Clemson showed great instincts and flypaper hands.
Can't wait to see him take one to the house.
Can't wait to see him take one to the house.
Posted on 9/1/14 at 4:20 pm to GoldenDawg
He got shot through a cannon on to make that int, and hell of a catch. I love the drive that he has too, you can't never have enough of it. When is the earliest he could be put on scholarship? B/c it needs to happen!
Posted on 9/1/14 at 4:21 pm to dawgsjw
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When is the earliest he could be put on scholarship? B/c it needs to happen!
No doubt that is in the works.
Posted on 9/1/14 at 6:47 pm to GoldenDawg
That catch was bigtime... He was in position and made a great move on the ball. I loved that play on so many levels.
Posted on 9/1/14 at 7:43 pm to dallasga6
I have a cousin that taught him at Luella and shes raves about how good of a person he his. Glad that he is getting his chance.
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