PULLMAN – Jimmy Rogers isn’t done recruiting out of the transfer portal.
Washington State’s head coach earned two more commitments on Thursday, one from SMU transfer cornerback AJ Davis and one from New Mexico State transfer defensive end Buddha Peleti. A source confirmed Davis’ commitment to the Spokesman-Review, while Peleti announced his decision.
Those two additions, paired with fellow New Mexico State transfer defensive tackle Malaki Ta’ase’s commitment on Tuesday, makes four new Cougars to join the program this spring. They join Idaho offensive lineman transfer Sone Falealo, who shared his decision on Monday.
247 Sports was the first to report Davis’ decision.
Davis played 91 snaps across three seasons at SMU, where he totaled 12 tackles and three pass breakups, one per year. A rising junior from Dallas, Davis’ third year of action last fall ended early, when he left a win over Pittsburgh with a head/neck injury in Week 10. After appearing in 10 games, many on special teams, he never returned that season.
Davis was a three-star prospect out of high school, earning an offer from the Jake Dickert-led WSU coaching staff. His other offers included Baylor, Colorado, Virginia, Nevada, Liberty, Utah State, Tennessee State and Kansas, to which he committed. He decommitted a few months later, signing instead with hometown SMU.
Davis is joining what is already a loaded WSU secondary corps. South Dakota State transfer Colby Humphrey will likely man one of the Cougars’ starting cornerback spots, while the other might go to returner Jamorri Colson or Cal Poly transfer Kai Rapolla, the latter of whom missed a large chunk of spring practices with an injury.
Combined with the Cougars’ depth at the safety spots, where South Dakota State veteran transfers Tucker Large, Matt Durance and…
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