What does Jeremy Pruitt think of walkon defensive back Aaron Davis?
This: “He’s got size. He can run. He plays the ball well. He’s extremely smart. He pays attention to detail. He’s got toughness. He’s a good competitor,” Pruitt said this week.
In other words, Georgia’s defensive coordinator believes Davis to be a pretty good ball player. It was for that reason that the 6-foot-1, 189-pound redshirt freshman from Locus Grove spent a majority of the time in spring practice working with the No. 1 defense at boundary cornerback. And it’s for that reason that Davis is getting a look at safety as well.
Wherever he ends up, there appears to be good chance that Davis will be on the field somewhere for the Bulldogs this fall.
“He’s a guy that come August 30th he could be in that starting lineup,” said senior Damian Swann, who definitely will be at the field corner position. “He has all the ability. He can play with anybody out there. And he has the knowledge. He’s learned the system well. When it comes to Aaron Davis, I think it’s going to be up to him to lose the job. And I see him competing the whole camp.”
As soon as you had Davis penciled in at boundary corner, Pruitt came out with his eraser. The Bulldogs’ new secondary coach had Davis working in the safeties group the first two days of preseason camp.
But Pruitt has cautioned many times not to read too much into the lineup during practice and he has yet to release an official depth chart.
“We’ve shuffled some guys around,” Pruitt said. “The big thing is we’re trying to teach them in concepts so they can learn more than one spot. And I think a lot of our guys can do that.”
Davis would seem qualified from an aptitude standpoint. He’s majoring in biological science, graduated summa cum laude from Luella High and was an AP scholar.
Also getting a look at safety are former corner Reggie Wilkerson and freshman signees Shaq Jones and Dominick Sanders. Senior Corey Moore and sophomore Quincy Mauger are currently working with the first-string defense.
