Losing Their Shirt: WR Elliott Davis

Today we are beginning a series called “Losing Their Shirt” where I will look at the Redshirt Freshman on the NC State football roster.  Fans can be so focused on the stars they have returning, who they lost on their roster, and the incoming freshman recruiting class, that they forget entirely about the class of redshirt freshmen.  Allow me to help introduce you to the NC State redshirt freshmen.  The first player featured in “Losing Their Shirt” is Wide Receiver Elliott Davis.

Elliott Davis (6’1″/185lbs) was a 3-star (Scout) Cornerback recruit out of Quince Orchard High School (North Potomac, Maryland).  He chose NC State over offers from Clemson, Maryland, Old Dominion, Rutgers, Wake Forest, and others.  Davis played Cornerback and Wide Receiver in high school.  Some schools were recruiting him to play Wideout, others recruited him to play in their secondary, and others just wanted him to show up as an athlete and figure out the details later.  NC State recruited him as a Cornerback.

Prior to Spring Practice this year, the NC State coaches moved redshirt freshman Davis from Cornerback to Wide Receiver.  With the transfer of Bo Hines and Marquez Valdes-Scantling, the Wolfpack were looking very thin at Receiver.  Since Davis played Wide Receiver in high school and caught 7 touchdowns as a Senior, the move made perfect sense.

When the Spring Game Depth Chart was released, Davis was third string at Wide Receiver.  NC State head coach Dave Doeren said that Elliott Davis had been the biggest surprise at Wide Receiver during Spring practice.

“We moved Elliott Davis from DB to wide out, and he’s probably been the biggest surprise at the receiver group, just because he wasn’t out there last year. He’s an explosive athlete and learning from Coach McDonald how to play the position. He’s had some productive scrimmages. (TheWolfpacker)

Welcome to the field Elliott.