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Four-star defensive lineman Elijah Davis<\/b> announced his commitment to the South Carolina Gamecocks football team on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Davis was the recipient of Shane Beamer’s second #WelcomeHome tweet this past Thursday night. A 2021 graduate of Wagener Salley (SC) High School, Davis just wrapped up his second season at East Mississippi CC.<\/p>\n

According to the 247Sports Composite, Davis is the No. 3-ranked JUCO prospect in the class of 2023. Tennessee South Carolina’s primary challenger.<\/p>\n

Several SEC schools offered, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and Mississippi State.<\/p>\n

Defensive line coach Jimmy Lindsey<\/b> and tight ends coach Jody Wright<\/b> both significant played roles in recruiting him for the Gamecocks. Coach Shane Beamer<\/b> was also involved.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like (Beamer) a lot, he’s cool,\u201d Davis said, following his official visit in October. \u201cYou can tell he’s a family guy. That’s a thing that I like. Keeping the coaches connected to the players, that’s something I really look at.\u201d<\/p>\n

That weekend, Lindsey had a simple message for Davis.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were saying they need a guy like me, to come in, plug and play (since) Zach Pickens<\/b> is leaving,\u201d Davis said.<\/p>\n

In 11 games as a sophomore at East Mississippi, Davis had 35 tackles, including 3.5 for loss with three sacks. As a freshman, he finished with 25 tackles, including 2.5 for loss over 10 games.<\/p>\n

Davis listed offers from Campbell, Chattanooga, East Carolina, Georgia State, Kansas, North Texas, South Carolina, West Virginia and Western Kentucky coming out of high school. Because he wasn’t a full-qualifier, he went the junior college route.<\/p>\n

At the time, Davis was the No. 93-ranked defensive lineman in the country. He was 10th among all class of 2021 prospects from the state of South Carolina.<\/p>\n

Davis joins Xzavier McLeod<\/b> (Canden, SC) and Zavion Hardy<\/b> (Macon, Ga.) as the third defensive tackle commitment for South Carolina’s 2023 recruiting class. The Gamecocks also list commitments from defensive ends Desmond Umeozul<\/b> (Upper Marlboro, Md.) and Monteque Rhames<\/b> (Manning, SC).<\/p>\n

Wednesday is the first day of the Early Signing Period for the 2023 recruiting cycle. Stay tuned to TheBigSpur for more South Carolina Gamecocks football recruiting coverage. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n