The 2020 Texas class was hit with decommitments over the last few weeks. That trend extended to the 2021 class when Quaydarius Davis made a decision to decommit. The four-star Dallas Skyline wide receiver was the first commitment in the 2021 class and a key member of the Dallas to Austin movement.

Davis was won over when former assistant wide receiver coach Ra’Shaad Samples was on staff. Following his departure to SMU, Davis affirmed his commitment on several occasions but he was still looking to take visits and listening to other programs. The rise in prominence for SMU this season and their influence recruiting in Dallas had some effect into the situation.

Sources told Horns247 that Davis began to contemplate decommitting out of the blue over the weekend, and Davis tweeted that he made the decision after talking it over with his family.

Davis originally chose Texas over offers from Alabama, LSU, Florida, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Oregon, and Texas A&M. Davis was the third highest-ranked prospect among the 2021 Texas commits. Davis's decommitment drops the 2021 class to No. 4 nationally but the Longhorns retain the No. 1 spot in the Big 12.

This decommitment is the second for Davis after he previously defected from an early SMU commitment during the spring. Davis was primarily recruited by Texas wide receivers coach Drew Mehringer in addition to Samples who was on staff during the time of his commitment.

The Longhorns will now look to go in a few different directions moving forward. The 2021 class is still young, and the state is deep in talent at the slot receiver position. The Longhorns are currently pursuing prospects like four-star Aledo WR JoJo Earle, four-star The Woodlands wide receiver Teddy Knox, four-star Allen wide receiver Bryson Green and four-star Allen wide receiver Blaine Green.

Davis profiled to a few different positions on the Texas depth chart. Originally he appeared to be a pure "z" prospect who lines up to the field side and pushes defenses vertically. His fluidity and quickness in space appeared to be a strong fit at the "H" position in the slot. Davis was seen as a dynamic playmaker who could spread out the middle of the field and do damage from different parts of the formation just like Texas senior wide receiver Devin Duvernay.

At 6-feet, 193 pounds, Davis is ranked as the No. 19 wide receiver in the nation and No. 15 overall prospect in Texas, according to 247Sports Composite.

The 2021 Texas class consists of four-star Denton Ryan ATH Ja'Tavion Sanders, four-star Katy Tompkins quarterback Jalen Milroe, four-star Denton Ryan ATH Billy Bowman, four-star Katy Taylor offensive tackle Hayden Conner, four-star New Caney outside linebacker Derrick Harris Jr., three-star Lake Travis tight end Lake McRee, and three-star Everman ATH Juan Davis.