{"id":862953,"date":"2026-04-10T07:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/862953\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T07:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T07:30:23","slug":"florida-lands-4-star-qb-davin-davidson-over-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/862953\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida lands 4-star QB Davin Davidson over Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Davin Davidson<\/a> didn\u2019t just pick a school when committing to Florida<\/a>. He picked a place that felt like home. <\/p>\n

The four-star quarterback out of Sarasota (Fla.) Cardinal Mooney<\/a>, ranked No. 132 in the Rivals Industry Rankings, pulled the trigger after a busy and fast-moving spring, giving the Gators a major win at the position.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one just felt different,\u201d Davidson told Rivals. \u201cIt started last year when I went to Florida four or five times. I liked it with the old staff too. Then every time I was around Florida, it felt natural. It felt like where I\u2019m supposed to be. The more I visited, the more it felt like home.\u201d<\/p>\n

After leading his team to a state title in December, Davidson\u2019s recruitment exploded.<\/p>\n

He entered the new year with just six offers. By the end of January, that number pushed close to 30. Despite the surge, Davidson stayed patient and worked through the process deliberately.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to go through it the right way,\u201d he said. \u201cGet out, see schools, talk to coaches and really understand everything. I didn\u2019t want to guess \u2014 I wanted to know.\u201d<\/p>\n

Florida made sure its message was clear early.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey showed me I was a priority \u2014 not just showed me, but told me,\u201d Davidson said. \u201cAt junior day, I got to see the new staff and players in person, and the energy stood out. Everybody looked like they wanted to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Davidson knows when he made the decision<\/p>\n

A return visit this spring ultimately sealed the decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cI went back in the spring, saw the scrimmage, talked to players and met with the coaches again,\u201d Davidson said. \u201cThat visit really solidified things.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the middle of that last visit on March 28, it hit me. After the first team period, I knew it was Florida. I knew that\u2019s where I wanted to be. <\/p>\n

\u201cGoing into that visit, it was probably 75-25, Florida. But by the time I left, I knew it was home. At that point, there was no doubt in my mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

The feeling he had built over time only grew stronger.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt felt like home from the start, and every time I went back, it felt more and more like home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Davidson is a firm believer in the Florida staff<\/p>\n

Georgia<\/a> and Miami<\/a> made strong pushes late in the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt got really tight with Georgia,\u201d Davidson said. \u201cMiami was up there, too, before they took another quarterback.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, Florida never lost its grip.<\/p>\n

Multiple things separated the Gators from the Bulldogs in the end. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest thing for me was the culture and the history,\u201d Davidson said. \u201cIt\u2019s second to none. No matter the year or who is playing, Florida is always going to have that.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also believes in the direction of the program under Jon Sumrall<\/a> and his staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really believe in Coach Sumrall and what he\u2019s building,\u201d Davidson said. \u201cHe wins. He\u2019s a great coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach Faulkner is a genius. He adapts to his quarterback, and that excites me. I know I\u2019m going to be developed there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Winning \u2014 and long-term development \u2014 factored heavily into the decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to win a lot of games,\u201d he said. \u201cI have no doubt about that. And at the end of the day, I want to get to the NFL. If you play at Florida, you\u2019re going to be in that conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Davidson sees a program on the rise.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see Florida changing things quickly,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s SEC football, so nothing is easy, but it\u2019s about the players buying in, taking pride in the school and going hard every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Davin Davidson is locked in with Florida<\/p>\n

With his decision made, Davidson has shut things down.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy recruitment is over,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m only taking one official visit, and that\u2019s to Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no wavering.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not one of those guys who is going to keep looking around,\u201d Davidson said. \u201cI\u2019m a loyal guy, and my loyalty is to Florida. My commitment to Florida is 100 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Davin Davidson didn\u2019t just pick a school when committing to Florida. He picked a place that felt like…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":862954,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2026],"tags":[48230,114619,7699,7],"class_list":{"0":"post-862953","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-cardinal-mooney-cougars-sarasota","9":"tag-davin-davidson-27-cardinal-mooney","10":"tag-fl","11":"tag-football"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116379243313946253","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=862953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/862953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/862954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=862953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=862953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=862953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}