‘Inconsistent’ may be the best way to describe senior cornerback Davante Davis’ tenure with the Texas Longhorns, but that may be set to change entering his final season on the Forty Acres.
Davis arrived in Austin as a four-star prospect and wasted little time living up to that billing, at least initially. Under the guidance of Chris Vaughn, Davis appeared in all 12 games in 2015, including five consecutive starts to cap his debut campaign, in which he led the Longhorns with nine passes defended. However, after Vaughn and Texas parted ways amidst his alleged role in a scandal surrounding Ole Miss, Davis struggled with assignments under defensive backs coach Clay Jennings and found himself benched after starting the first four games of the 2016 season.