When Jake Davis was announced as singing with Sporting Kansas City II in June, he became another representative in the Sporting KC player pathway. Davis moved from Michigan to play for the Sporting KC Academy in 2017. He played a few games with the Swope Park Rangers (now SKC II) on an Academy contract.
The talented midfielder impressed enough to earn a contract in 2020 and would be eligible to be a Homegrown player for the first team if they chose to promote. Fellow Academy player Felipe Hernadez followed that path as well. Moving to Kansas City, playing in the Academy, playing with Swope Park as an Academy player, then on a full contract and is now with Sporting Kansas City as one of their Homegrowns.