| Austin Davis |
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 | Class: Freshman
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 | Hometown: Normal, Ill.
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 | High School: Normal Community
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 | Height / Weight: 6-1 / 195
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 | Position: DB
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 | Experience: HS
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Two-star ranking by both Rivals.com and Scout.com.
Normal Community HS: Three-year starter ... named all-state by Rivals.com as a senior ... named to the Bloomington Pantagraph's 2007 All-Area Team ... received honorable mention all-state honors from the Champaign News-Gazette ... posted 77 tackles, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries as a senior ... as a part-time offensive player, totaled 400 yards rushing with 10 touchdowns, while averaging 6.6 yards per carry his senior season ... as a junior, collected 61 tackles, including 21 solo stops, and three interceptions ... as a sophomore, rushed for 1,162 yards on 237 attempts ... the Ironmen compiled a 38-3 varsity record during his three seasons as a starter, including winning the 2006 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 6A State Championship ... coached by Hud Venerable ... also lettered in track and field.
Data: Born Oct. 6, 1989, in Normal, Ill. ... son of Josh Davis and Amanda Nagy ... major is undecided ... Illinois State alumnae in his family include a pair of grandmothers and an aunt ... also recruited by Wyoming, Iowa, Michigan State, Minnesota, Purdue, Ball State, Northern Illinois and Eastern Illinois ... former prep teammate of fellow ISU signees Alex Buck and Billy Dickson and current Redbirds Michael Cross, Jake Detmers and Marcus King.