By Keenan Cummings
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The recruiting dead period has been extended through June 30, but that hasn’t stopped West Virginia from adding another commitment to the fold in Jackson (Ohio) tight end Treylan Davis.
Davis, at 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds, became a priority of the coaching staff once the Mountaineers extended a scholarship offer during the early portion of the spring. The Ohio prospect was originally committed to Cincinnati, but the effort of inside wide receivers coach Travis Trickett led to him backing off that.
From there, WVU was considered the team to beat for his services, which ultimately led to the Rivals.com 3-star prospect picking the Big 12 program.
At his size, Davis is a mismatch at the position when combined with his speed and the physical element he brings to the table in the blocking department. While he kept a relatively low profile on the recruiting trail, schools took notice, with Tennessee, Arkansas, Michigan State and others also offering.
Ultimately, the comfort level with Trickett and the rest of the coaching staff, as well as the school itself, helped seal the deal for the talented tight end prospect.
Davis becomes the eighth total pledge for WVU coach Neal Brown in the 2021 class and the first in almost a month. He represents the second tight end to pick the Mountaineers in the current cycle, along with European tight end Victor Wikstrom.
Out of those eight commitments, Davis signifies the fourth from Ohio, as the Mountaineers have made a push back into the traditional recruiting grounds after little from the state in recent years.
The current recruiting dead period, which eliminates all campus and in-person visits, has certainly taken out some of the excitement of the process, but it certainly hasn’t slowed things down.
Now, with eight commitments, that is the most WVU has had at this point during the Rivals.com era, which began tracking recruiting numbers of major college athletic programs in 2002.
