Santa Cruz native and Santa Cruz High School graduate Ashtyn Davis is packing his bags and moving to New York. The New York Jets selected the Cal safety and Santa Cruz native with the No. 68 overall pick Friday night. One of the countries top walk-ons, Davis was a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy in 2019.He joins another Central Coast native in New York. Palma graduate David Fales also plays for the team. Davis was a zero-star recruit at Santa Cruz High School, and only when he started running track did college programs take notice, according to NBC Sports Bay Area's Dalton Johnson. “I’d say my senior year of high school was the first year I took track seriously,” Davis told Johnson. “I had no football offers, and I wanted to get somewhere to continue playing football, and I was slowly realizing that track might be the only way that was gonna get done, so that’s when I started to take it serious in my senior year of high school and was fortunate enough to make it to the state meet.”He later received offers to run track at Cal Poly, UCSB, Washington and UC Berkeley. He would accept the UCB offer. It wasn’t until his third year on campus that Davis actually suited up for a football game. He redshirted as a walk-on in 2015 and played in 12 games in his freshman year, starting the final three at cornerback.Over his junior and senior seasons, Davis totaled 108 tackles, six interceptions, nine passes defensed, three fumble recoveries and forced a fumble.NBC Bay Area contributed to this report.

Santa Cruz native and Santa Cruz High School graduate Ashtyn Davis is packing his bags and moving to New York.

The New York Jets selected the Cal safety and Santa Cruz native with the No. 68 overall pick Friday night.


One of the countries top walk-ons, Davis was a finalist for the Burlsworth Trophy in 2019.

He joins another Central Coast native in New York. Palma graduate David Fales also plays for the team.

Davis was a zero-star recruit at Santa Cruz High School, and only when he started running track did college programs take notice, according to NBC Sports Bay Area's Dalton Johnson.

“I’d say my senior year of high school was the first year I took track seriously,” Davis told Johnson. “I had no football offers, and I wanted to get somewhere to continue playing football, and I was slowly realizing that track might be the only way that was gonna get done, so that’s when I started to take it serious in my senior year of high school and was fortunate enough to make it to the state meet.”

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Congratulations to Ashtyn Davis! The Santa Cruz High graduate, safety from @UCBerkeley, selected by the @nyjets in the 3rd round of the NFL Draft pic.twitter.com/1LW9tQw4Cq — Drea Blackwell (@KSBWDrea) April 25, 2020

He later received offers to run track at Cal Poly, UCSB, Washington and UC Berkeley. He would accept the UCB offer.

It wasn’t until his third year on campus that Davis actually suited up for a football game. He redshirted as a walk-on in 2015 and played in 12 games in his freshman year, starting the final three at cornerback.

Over his junior and senior seasons, Davis totaled 108 tackles, six interceptions, nine passes defensed, three fumble recoveries and forced a fumble.

NBC Bay Area contributed to this report.