On Tuesday, ESPN’s Pete Thamel first reported that Florida State running back Kam Davis would enter the transfer portal when it opened in January. Davis spent two years with the program after committing
to Mike Norvell in February of 2021. The running back is the second Seminole on Tuesday to be reported to enter the transfer portal in January, alongside DB Ja’Bril Rawls. Florida State’s running backs coach, David Johnson, left Norvell’s staff in December to take the same position at Arkansas.
As mentioned, Davis always wanted to be a Seminole, and his pledge to the program never wavered during his high school recruitment, but ultimately, he never found his footing in Tallahassee due to his own poor play and a lack of opportunity from the coaching staff. Last season, in his only game with double-digit carries, Davis lost a fumble against Duke and, on the same play, went down with an injury that cost him a chunk of the year. This past offseason, Florida State signed Ousmane Kromah, a highly-touted freshman, and brought in Gavin Sawchuk as a transfer to the running back room. Davis, while dealing with injury and a crowded depth chart, received only eight carries in 2025.
Since Florida State has already taken down Davis’ 2025 player page, along with Ja’Bril Rawls, below is 247Sports’ Andrew Ivins’ scouting report on the running back:
A high school quarterback that will play running back in college. Owns a rocked-up, college-ready frame as he’s over 205 pounds. Ability to string cuts together and find green grass is by far his biggest strength as junior tape is full of clips where he slips out of a sack and then makes two, three, or even four defenders miss in the open field. Naturally low center of gravity (has measured right around 5-foot-10) also makes it hard for would-be tacklers to get him on the ground as he has displayed good contact balance over the course of his prep career. Hasn’t had the opportunity to catch many passes on Friday nights, but has shown on the offseason camp and 7v7 circuit that he can create separation as a route runner and serve as more than just a fourth or fifth option in the passing game. Overall, should be viewed as the type of ball carrier that can carve out a role in a two or three-man rotation and produce at the Power Five level with his quick feet, power and vision. Likely will need some time to master all the small things that come with being a running back on Saturdays (like pass protection), but best football is likely still ahead of him even though he’s already pretty physically developed.
