Gateway freshman Derrick Davis adds Michigan football offer

By: Chris Harlan
Wednesday, April 4, 2018 | 4:15 PM

GTR-GatewayPT07-111917 — Christopher Horner | Tribune-Review, Gateway's Derrick Davis scores past Penn-Trafford's Will Mayr and Matt Wilkie during the third quarter of the WPIAL Class 5A championship game Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, at Heinz Field.

Gateway freshman Derrick Davis has almost three years to pick a college, but his number of options keeps growing.

Davis on Wednesday announced a football scholarship offer from Michigan, his third from a Big Ten team, joining Penn State and Ohio State. The 6-foot, 175-pound defensive back has quickly become the WPIAL’s top recruit in the 2021 class. He also lists offers from Pitt, West Virginia, Baylor, Cincinnati, Kentucky and Temple.

Davis made 97 total tackles (46 solo) last season when Gateway finished as the WPIAL champion and PIAA runner-up in Class 5A. He also had nine pass defenses, two interceptions and 51⁄2 sacks.

As a receiver and running back, he totalled 919 yards from scrimmage and 10 touchdowns.

Blessed to receive My First Offer from the University of Michigan #GoBlue 〽️ #GoWolverines pic.twitter.com/nwOEIrQySq

— Derrick Davis™🎬 (@D_Dav1s) April 4, 2018

Blessed to receive my first SEC offer from The University of Kentucky #WeAreUK #seeblue #GetUp 🔵⚪️ @coachwil_412 pic.twitter.com/sgW3SfW6fw

— Derrick Davis™🎬 (@D_Dav1s) February 28, 2018

Blessed to receive an offer from Baylor University #SicEm 🐻 #Bear Claw pic.twitter.com/KPgsBsErBC

— Derrick Davis™🎬 (@D_Dav1s) February 20, 2018

Extremely excited and thankful to receive an offer from THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY #Buckeyes 🌰 ⚪️🔴@OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/RqZIL1EZvV

— Derrick Davis™🎬 (@D_Dav1s) February 20, 2018

Extremely Honored to receive an off From Temple University!!! #GoOwls #TempleTUFF 🦉➿🔴⚫️ pic.twitter.com/G3zJ0QmnTY

— Derrick Davis™🎬 (@D_Dav1s) January 18, 2018

Very honored and blessed to receive an offer from West Virginia University #GoMountaineers #HailWV💛💙 @coach_horsepwr pic.twitter.com/M695ojJjeF

— Derrick Davis™🎬 (@D_Dav1s) December 14, 2017

Blessed to receive an offer from Penn State University #WeAre Penn State ⚪️🔵🦁 pic.twitter.com/g53rkq7iLG

— Derrick Davis™🎬 (@D_Dav1s) December 13, 2017

Blessed to receive my first official offer from The University of Pittsburgh. #H2P🔷🔶 pic.twitter.com/1K87oZDSML

— Derrick Davis™🎬 (@D_Dav1s) November 13, 2017

Chris Harlan is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach him at charlan@tribweb.com or via Twitter @CHarlan_Trib.

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