Carlton Davis commits to Ohio State: Buckeyes land 3-Star Safety

When Urban Meyer was turning the Florida Gators back into a national powerhouse, perhaps no country in the school recruited as well as the Gators and being in the talent rich state of Florida obviously helped.

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Now that he is entering his third season with the Ohio State Buckeyes, Meyer has helped the Buckeyes become more of a power in Florida. The Buckeyes had a commitment from 4-Star safety Ben Edwards out of Trinity Christian High School in Jacksonville, but he flipped his commitment to the Auburn Tigers (and has since decommitted from the Tigers).

The Buckeyes found a replacement for Edwards in their 2015 recruiting class on Monday evening when 3-Star safety Carlton Davis gave his pledge to the Buckeyes.

Davis announced the commitment on the radio through South Florida High School Sports.

The 6’1, 182-pound Davis is from Miami and attends Norland High School. He is ranked as the country’s 58th-best cornerback prospect, the 97th-best overall prospect in the state of Florida and the 745th-best overall prospect in the class of 2015 according to 24/7 Sports’ composite rankings.

Davis visited the Florida Gators, Florida State Seminoles and Miami Hurricanes in June but after attending the Buckeyes’ camp in July, he was sold. Davis  holds offers from the Gaotrs, Hurricanes, Alabama Crimson Tide, Clemson Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs and Notre Dame Fighting Irish, among many others.

Davis becomes the Buckeyes’ 15th commitment in the class of 2015. Their class ranks 15th nationally and second in the Big 10 (Penn State Nittany Lions).