The following came from this Rivals article. Rivals took a look at NFL.com's top 100 player rankings, and they decided to see how each player was ranked coming out of high school. Vontae Davis was number 59.
Vontae Davis, Illinois
Washington (D.C.) Dunbar, 2006, three-star
The Skinny: Davis was the No. 33 cornerback nationally and the No. 1 recruit from D.C. in the Class of 2006. Davis, who committed to Illinois over Maryland, Michigan State and Virginia, has developed into one of the top cornerbacks in the NFL. He is coming off of his first Pro Bowl appearance in 2014 after totaling four interceptions and two forced fumbles.
Farrell's Take: I regret this one, because right around 2006 or so, recruiting started to blow up and there more and more camps and in-person evaluation opportunities and I saw Davis often. He was a bit stiff in the hips at times and was better in a straight line than changing directions, but as the younger brother of freakish Vernon Davis and being trained by some of the best defensive backs coaches and trainers in DC, I should have seen four-star and I didn't. - See more at: https://illinois.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1800030#.dpuf
Vontae Davis, Illinois
Washington (D.C.) Dunbar, 2006, three-star
Farrell's Take: I regret this one, because right around 2006 or so, recruiting started to blow up and there more and more camps and in-person evaluation opportunities and I saw Davis often. He was a bit stiff in the hips at times and was better in a straight line than changing directions, but as the younger brother of freakish Vernon Davis and being trained by some of the best defensive backs coaches and trainers in DC, I should have seen four-star and I didn't. - See more at: https://illinois.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1800030#.dpuf
