Arthur Hill (Mich.) shooting guard Eric Davis picked Texas on Tuesday, giving the Longhorns the No. 41 player and No. 10 shooting guard in the 247Sports Composite.

Eric Davis is Texas' first commitment of the 2015 hoops class

So what are the Longhorns getting in Davis, according to 247Sports recruiting analyst Jerry Meyer?

“They’re getting a guy who really knows how to score,” Meyer said. “He’s a very good scorer off the dribble, a solid-to-good catch-and-shoot guy. He can get hot that’s for sure. He’s what I call an ‘all three levels’ scorer. He can finish at the rim and hit shots behind the arc, but what makes him the most special is his ability to score from the mid-range.”

Video: Davis in Action.

From a defensive perspective, Meyer said he liked Davis’s instincts.

“He really has a feel for getting into passing lanes with his long arms,” Meyer said.

But while Davis is a top recruit, he’s still a notch below some of the top shooting guards in the class like Malik Newman and Allonzo Trier. Meyer said Davis was a tick below those players as an athlete.

“He is if you’re talking about athleticism in terms of strength and explosiveness,” Meyer said. “He needs to develop his body some more, and he’s more of a glider and less of an explosive athlete, if that makes sense.

“Overall, he’s one of those guys, he’s a bottom top-50 guy, but a very good one,” Meyer said. “He has a little versatility. He probably sees himself as a point guard, and he can play some point guard, but with his scoring ability, his best fit is at shooting guard. But that means he’s a great guy to have, someone who can give you more ball-handling from that shooting guard position.”

Matt Scott, recruiting analyst with 247Sports site The Shiver, has compared Davis to a former Texas nemesis and undersized shooting guard, Oklahoma’s Hollis Price at the same age. And while Price spent four years at Oklahoma, Meyer noted that one of Davis’s primary benefits is that he’s a multi-year player, someone who could be in school for 3-4 years.

“I do think that’s accurate, and honestly, that’s kind of what gives him a lot more value as a recruit than what his ranking is," Meyer said. “As his body develops, as he matures, gets stronger, he’ll be as good as anyone.”

