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After announcing an impressive list of transfer signings last week, the Troy Trojans landed another big signing out of the transfer portal this week in former South Carolina defensive end Elijah Davis.

Davis confirmed to The Messenger that he has signed with Troy and the 6-foot-3-inch, 256-pound South Carolina native will come to Troy with one year of eligibility left. Davis is a former JUCO All-American, as well.

Davis played high school football at Wagener-Salley High School and was Region 3A Defensive Player fo the Year as a senior along with earning All-State honors. He was also a Border Bowl All-Star and earned All-Aiken Standard honors as the No. 9-ranked prospect in South Carolina by 247Sports.

While Davis had a number of Division 1 offers out of high school, he signed with East Mississippi Community College instead. He tallied 25 tackles, 4.5 tackles-for-loss, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery as a true freshman in 2021.

As a sophomore, Davis earned All-Region and All-MACCC honors with 35 tackles, 3.5 tackles-for-loss and three sacks. He played alongside current Troy linebacker Steven Cattledge and tight end Ethan Conner at EMCC. Davis was ranked as the top JUCO defensive lineman in the country and No. 4 overall JUCO prospect by 247Sports.

Davis signed with South Carolina in 2023 and had six tackles and one quarterback hurry with one start. In 2024, Davis played in one game for South Carolina but redshirted the season. He will come to Troy with one year of eligibility left. He has experience playing both defensive tackle and defensive end.

The full list of Troy’s transfers so far this offseason are below.

Troy University Transfer Portal Signings and Commitments

-Jamontez Woods, RB, West Florida (Sr.)

-Deairich Jackson Jr., DE, Coffeyville Community College (Jr.)

-Jaquez White, CB, Washburn (Jr.)

-Steven Sannienola, S, Vanderbilt (So.)

-Patrick Screws Jr., OT, Georgia Tech (So.)

-Tray Taylor, WR, Coastal Carolina (Sr.)

-David Daniel-Sisavanh, S, Georgia (Sr.)

-Kristian Tate, WR, Delaware State (So.)

-Kaleno Levine, CB, Missouri State (Sr.)

-Vysen Lang, OG/C, Tennessee (So.)

-Garner Langlo, OG, Appalachian State (Sr.)

-Taleeq Robbins, DE, Houston (Jr.)

-Elijah Davis, DE, South Carolina (Sr.)