Anthony Davis '13 WR / DB (Commit, walk-on ?)

I believe this tweet is from Brice Marich, who I never heard and have no idea how credible he is, a staff writer for BadgerNation on Scout.com. I write "believe" because only Brice is listed on the Twitter bio, but there's a Brice Marich who writes for the Wisconsin Scout site.

Davis is a 2013 player, so we're probably talking about some sort of walk on deal.

The following is from ESPNBoston last September (http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/high-school/post/_/id/18735/recruiting-no...).

On the rise: Anthony Davis is the rarest of the rare. He's a Division I football recruit from the state of Vermont.

Davis wasn't born and bred in the Green Mountain State, but he is spending a post-graduate year at Vermont Academy in Saxons River. After an injury-plagued senior season, he's hoping a year of prep school will increase his college options.

"He was heavily recruited as a junior, but did not play at all last year because he was injured, " Vermont Academy coach Mike Atkins said. "Recruiting fell off, so he needed another year for that reason, and, academically, to prepare for college."

Davis, a wide receiver/defensive back, has offers from Bryant and Elon, but Atkins said several Division I schools are showing interest.

"I just called Penn State [Friday] morning because they inquired about him," Atkins said. "Athletically, he could be at that level, but he's not there yet. He fancies himself as a wide receiver, but I think he's a better defensive back. He's athletic enough where he could make a mistake and still recover from it.

"He will try out for the basketball team, which has five for six Division I-level kids, some who have already committed – that's the kind of athlete he is."

Here's a read from Rivals.com regarding a potential UConn offer from last August: http://connecticut.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1397320.

Here's his highlight video, which lists him at 6-3, 200-lbs.

More highlights are available on his Hudl: http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2111863/anthony-davis.

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Welcome! (if its true)

Side note I know Vermont isn't a football state compared to other but good lord that competition is brutal. A good laugh is at that 41 second mark on the attempted blind side block on his interception return. Either way welcome to Hokie Nation

UVA: Jefferson's biggest mistake

@pbowman6

According to his Rivals

According to his Rivals profile, Davis has offers from Georgia Tech, Wake, Colorado, Washington, Colorado, Indiana and a bunch of FCS schools, including ODU. 247 has pretty much the same offer list.

If true, one would think Tech has offered a scholarship, unless he just really loved VT (who wouldn't?).

Also, is it just me, or does my man look like Michael Irvin? Hopefully Davis is a playmaker, too.

BEAT BAMA

I'm pretty sure that his twitter used to say that he committed to Virginia Tech on July 11, 1994 (his birthday) - so I guess he was a life long VT fan.

Looks like someone was raised right. Parent of the century nominees right there.