Tacario Davis
{{Short description|American football player (born 2004)}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}
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{{Infobox college football player
| name = Tacario Davis
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| school = Washington Huskies
| pastschools =
- Arizona (2022–2024)
- Washington (2025–present)
| currentnumber = 8
| position = Cornerback
| class = Senior
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| highschool = Millikan (Long Beach)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|8|17}}
| birth_place = Long Beach, California, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 190
| highlights =
- Second-team All-Pac-12 (2023)
- Second-team All-Big 12 (2024)
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Tacario Davis (born August 17, 2004) is an American football cornerback for the Washington Huskies. He has also played for the Arizona Wildcats.
Early life
Davis was born on August 17, 2004, in Long Beach, California.{{cite web|url=https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Tacario-Davis-CB-Arizona|title=Tacario Davis Cornerback Arizona|website=nfldraftbuzz.com|access-date=June 25, 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4726127/tacario-davis|publisher=ESPN|title=Tacario Davis}} He attended Millikan High School in Long Beach where he played both defensive back and wide receiver, totaling 74 tackles along with 26 receptions for 463 yards in his high school career.{{Cite web|url=https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/football/roster/tacario-davis/16469|publisher=Arizona Wildcats|title=Tacario Davis}} In his final year, he was a first-team All-Moore League selection and a team captain.{{Cite news|url=https://www.presstelegram.com/2021/12/15/football-signing-day-millikan-cb-tacario-davis-signs-with-arizona/|newspaper=Press-Telegram|title=Football Signing Day: Millikan CB Tacario Davis signs with Arizona |author=Davis, John W.|date=December 15, 2021}} He was ranked a three-star recruit by 247Sports.{{cite web |title=Tacario Davis |url=https://247sports.com/player/tacario-davis-46110503/high-school-258979/ |website=247Sports |access-date=23 June 2024}} He committed to play college football for the Arizona Wildcats over the Kansas Jayhawks and Arizona State Sun Devils.
College career
Davis appeared in five games for the Wildcats as a true freshman in 2022.{{Cite news|url=https://tucson.com/sports/college/football/wildcats/arizona-cornerback-tacario-davis-still-with-wildcats-as-spring-football-practices-get-closer/article_2a3f806c-d35e-11ee-ac11-5bbba91166cb.html|newspaper=Arizona Daily Star|title=Arizona cornerback Tacario Davis still with Wildcats as spring football practices get closer|date=February 24, 2024|author=Spears, Justin|url-access=subscription}} He posted seven total tackles. He "emerged as one of the top cornerbacks nationally" in the 2023 season, playing 13 games, 11 as a starter, while totaling 25 tackles, an interception, and leading the Pac-12 Conference in both pass breakups (15) and passes defended (16).{{Cite news|url=https://tucson.com/sports/college/football/wildcats/arizona-star-tacario-davis-just-scratching-the-surface-as-elite-cornerback/article_a376e4e6-ecab-11ee-aa0f-4f1af6cea4c7.html|newspaper=Arizona Daily Star|url-access=subscription|title=Arizona star Tacario Davis 'just scratching the surface' as elite cornerback|date=March 29, 2024|author=Spears, Justin}}{{Cite news|url=https://uwhuskieswire.usatoday.com/2024/02/07/washington-huskies-tacario-davis-john-richardson-jedd-fisch/|newspaper=USA Today|title=The Washington Huskies are eyeing an elite talent in Tacario Davis|date=February 7, 2024|author=Glassmire, Ben}} He was named a second-team All-Pac 12 selection by the Associated Press (AP).
Davis entered the NCAA transfer portal after the 2023 season but ultimately returned to Arizona in 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/transfer-portal/news/arizona-cornerback-db-tacario-davis-officially-enters-transfer-portal-with-do-not-contact-designation/|website=On3.com|title=Arizona cornerback Tacario Davis officially enters transfer portal with Do Not Contact designation|date=January 23, 2024|author=Rudolph, Justin}}
However, on December 11, 2024, Davis announced that he would officially enter the transfer portal{{cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/news/arizona-cornerback-tacario-davis-enters-ncaa-transfer-portal/|title=Arizona cornerback Tacario Davis enters NCAA transfer portal|website=On3.com|first=Thomas|last=Goldkamp|date=December 11, 2024|access-date=December 11, 2024}} and in January announced his commitment to Washington, reuniting with head coach Jedd Fisch{{cite web|url=https://www.on3.com/news/arizona-transfer-cb-tacario-davis-commits-washington-portal/|title=Arizona transfer CB Tacario Davis commits to Washington|website=On3.com|first=Nick|last=Schultz|date=January 7, 2025|access-date=April 27, 2025}}.
References
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External links
- {{Twitter|TacarioD}}
- [https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/football/roster/tacario-davis/16469 Arizona Wildcats bio]
- [https://gohuskies.com/sports/football/roster/tacario-davis/16836 Washington Huskies bio]
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Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Players of American football from Long Beach, California
Category:Millikan High School alumni