On Wednesday, February 3rd, high school athletes around the country committed to playing their respective sports at colleges and universities on National Signing Day. Two Eleanor Roosevelt High School football stars solidified that next step in their lives. Seniors Teyon Davis  and RJ Rountree respectively signed to Central Virginia College and Concord University respectively on National Signing Day.

Davis, who has been playing varsity football at Roosevelt since his sophomore year, has a diverse skill set that has allowed him to play as quarterback, wide receiver, and defensive back throughout his high school career. He said Central Virginia State “called me two days” before signing day and laid their offer out on the table, according to Davis. ”He called me and said he watched my Hudl” and “that I’m a big playmaker and that I have big playmaking ability.”

When asked about Central Virginia, Davis said one of the things really drew him to the school was how “the program is very family oriented.” Davis said that the admissions officer who called him “sounded very happy for me and that he wanted [him] to go big places.”

However, Davis will only be attending Central Virginia for one semester. “Central Virginia is a college to help me get to where I really wanna go, so I choose to go to Central Virginia to help me get to Concord University,” where Davis will then be reunited with his best friend, RJ, and they will once again be playing together.

To Davis, this was more than just a life changing opportunity, it was also a huge stress relief. “For the past three months since football season was over, I was just worrying about stressing which college I was going to, and now I’m in it,” he explained.  

RJ Rountree, a shutdown defensive back and wide receiver, chose to sign to and extend his playing career at Concord University in West Virginia  He has played varsity football during all four years of highschool, including his last two years at Roosevelt where he became one of the team’s leading players.

When asked how it felt to be going to play football at the collegiate level, Rountree said “it feels like a good opportunity because not many people get the opportunity to play at the college level.”

Rountree and Davis are only the first group of Roosevelt athletes to commit to play a sport in college this year. According to Rountree, some of his “teammates will be looking to be signed soon.” The upcoming signings will highlight the talented group of athletes in the class of 2016 as they continue on as student-athletes.