Editor's Note: This is the seventh piece of a 24-part series looking at Texas' 2016 signees. In these stories we will analyze the prospects or write interesting features about the newest Longhorns.

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Davion Curtis, Temple

Position: Wide Receiver

Height: 6-foot

Weight: 180

National Ranking: 784

State Ranking: 104

Position Ranking: 118

Davion Curtis could not believe it.

Charlie Strong and the Texas Longhorns had offered him a scholarship – the one offer he never thought would come. A Georgia commitment at the time, Curtis wasn’t exactly short on talent. But the possibility of a Texas offer seemed an unreachable reverie.

“I didn’t think I’d ever get to that point,” Curtis said. “It was just kind of a dream school.”

Curtis committed on the spot. Strong asked him again if he was sure – he was. A few days later Curtis went public with the commitment.

The shine from the offer didn’t go away after he selected Texas. Later in the 2016 cycle, Curtis sat with Strong on campus and said: “I’m going to Texas. I would have never thought I’d be going to Texas.”

“Sometimes we don’t realize the magnitude and just how important it is for some of these young men,” Strong said on National Signing Day. He was so proud of it.”

A gifted speedster at wide receiver, Curtis will take full advantage of his opportunity to play at Texas. Actually, he’ll wear a pair of Longhorn jerseys: one on the football field and one on the track.

Like playing at Texas, being a two-sport sport athlete is something Curtis had considered for a long time. Strong said Curtis would be able to do both sports when he committed to Texas, and Curtis plans to take advantage of the opportunity.

Curtis, who runs a 4.4 40-yard dash, competes in the 4x100, 4x200, 200-yard dash and long jump for Temple High School. While he doesn’t know which events he will run in college, he said playing both sports provides a benefit for him both on the field and track.

“Track wise and football wise, getting off the ball well and getting out of my stance are similar,” Curtis said. “The speed from the track helps me be explosive on the field. A lot of stuff from track goes to the football field.”

Running track and playing wide receiver is nothing new at Texas. Recently, Marquise Goodwin competed in track and field – even going to the Olympics – while starting at wide receiver, and this offseason freshman John Burt is competing in track and going through spring football.

Curtis said Burt gave him simple advice on how to handle the process.

“He just told me it is fun to do both sports, but challenging at the same time,” Curtis said. “He just told me to stay humble and work, and Coach Strong will work with my schedule to allow me to do both.”

Burt played immediately as a true freshman, and Curtis could do the same. A 6-foot, 180-pound wide receiver, Curtis enters Texas with an advantage over his fellow freshman – he already knows the offensive system.

Offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert served as the offensive coordinator at Temple High School when Curtis was in ninth grade. While Curtis never played for Gilbert, the system stayed in place, and he’s worked with it for three years now.

Curtis knows the signals, the plays and the scheme, which eliminates a huge learning curve.

“I’m pretty excited about the whole system, because I’m pretty used to it,” Curtis said. “I’ve been doing it for four years, so I could come in and make my mark on the field.”

The mark will come later, but the dream that carried him through childhood is very close to coming to fruition. Curtis will be on campus quite soon for the summer session, and, at that moment, he will really be going to Texas.

“It’s a dream come true, because I never thought I’d be in the position to play for UT,” Curtis said.

Check our previous signee spotlight pieces below

No. 1 — Collin Johnson

No. 2 — Zach Shackelford

No. 3 — Demarco Boyd

No. 4 — Shane Buechele

No. 5 — Peyton Aucoin

No. 6 — Tope Imade