Florida State pledge, Five-Star RB Kam Davis "in the process" of shutting down recruitment
Five-Star Running Back Kam Davis is one of the top rising seniors in the country. He possesses unique talent between the lines but also has shown to be a special person off of the field. Davis has been committed to Florida State for over two years, joining the Tribe in 2021 back when the program was coming off a 3-6 campaign.
With his commitment quickly growing close to the age of a toddler, Davis believes the longtime pledge is a representation of his high character.
"To me, it means a lot. I was here when the team was only winning two to three games. For me to see the outcome of this year and last year season, it shows a lot of character to myself," Davis said to NoleGameday's Dustin Lewis. "I didn't really care how the team performs, what negative flaws the team has. When I come to a school, I look for energy, genuine love, and a want for me to be here. I'm not just looking at what the team does on the field because at the college level, every team is elite and every team has elite guys so I just want to be a part of a program that I know can help me build myself."
Last month, Davis declared that he was planning to take visits to other programs, including locking in an official visit to Colorado. After attending the Seminole Legacy recruiting event alongside his family, The Georgia native has changed his tune and instead has some good news for Florida State fans.
"Right now, I'm honestly in the process of shutting it down," Davis said. "I'm kind of locked in on what I want to do."
The Georgia native spent some time considering his options over the past couple of weeks. He's decided that it's too late for other schools to have a shot at swaying his longtime pledge.
"I wouldn't say just this weekend itself. Just talking to other coaches and going to see other things, I think it's something that is too late," Davis said. "I've been locked in for two years so that would be kind of strange to just come out of the blue and say I want to go somewhere else. With me being locked in as long as I've been and the coaches being so genuine, I think I'm going to stay."
To say the least, Florida State's coaching staff was happy to hear the news. They've been believing in Davis over the last couple of years.
"The coaches are just happy to have me and know that they'll have a chance to coach me up and be myself around them," Davis said.
The visit began on Friday evening when Davis arrived to watch Florida State's first practice of the spring that was in full pads. He noticed the rise in the level of competition early on.
"It's something very different. The program is changing a lot. The guys on the field, they're competing a lot more than what they did when we were losing," Davis said. "For the players to know that we have a great team and we have what it takes to be a top-5 team in the country, it's something that's very eye-catching. To go out and see practice yesterday, it opened me up for my high school career to let me know that I need to work a little harder at what I do."
With it being a legacy weekend, multiple former players returned to Tallahassee to be honored and spent time around the recruits. Davis was able to talk to former running back Jashaun Corbin, who is now with the New York Giants.
"It was a great experience. I got a chance to talk to some guys like Jashaun Corbin. Getting a chance to talk to them, it was very great. Knowing that they made it to the biggest level in football and in the community."
The conversations didn't revolve around just football. Corbin and the other former players were also able to give him a unique perspective on life.
"It's special to me, getting to talk to them. They gave me some great points, just about life itself, they talked about that a lot," Davis said. "It wasn't just about football, it was about giving back to the people that gave in to you, to make sure that they're happy in the same way that they made you happy when you were going through the process.
On Saturday, Davis and other recruits that were on campus attended a ceremony for former star Jermaine Johnson outside of the Moore Athletic Center. Johnson had a brick unveiled in his honor for being named an All-American in 2021.
"For him to talk about coach Norvell the way that he did, it shows that coach Norvell is a great guy. He's all about getting guys to the next level and building them into young men and greater men than when they came in," Davis said. "To know that he's putting more into the guys and athletes themselves, it shows a lot about him. Just the energy he brings every day never changes. He has a very genuine personality."
Florida State's 2024 class holds nine verbal commitments and is the No. 4 recruiting class in the country according to 247Sports. Davis feels like the Seminoles are in a good position for at least one recruit. He's in constant contact with four-star quarterback Luke Kromenhoek to pursue some of the top players in the country.
"That's my biggest thing. There are some guys that I think would fit in great with the 24 class that we're building," Davis said. "With me and Luke being able to maintain the class and being two of the first commits in the class, it's put a lot of, I wouldn't say a lot weight but it puts a lot of responsibility on us to make sure that we're talking to guys and giving them points that they might not know about Florida State."
Davis is planning to return to Florida State for the spring game.
The 5-foot-10, 200-pound running back is regarded as the No. 27 overall prospect, the No. 2 RB, and the No. 6 prospect in the state of Georgia in the 2024 class according to 247Sports.
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