Throughout the Memorial Day weekend, the Colorado football staff was busy.
Former Wyoming cornerback Tyrecus Davis and former UCLA offensive lineman Walker Andersen both joined the herd last weekend.
Davis, listed at 5-foot-10, 188 pounds by Wyoming, was a 12-game starter for the Cowboys last season. He was rated by Pro Football Focus as the second-highest graded defensive back on the team while playing the most snaps (781) of anyone on the defense.
In 2024, Davis recorded 42 tackles, one interception and eight pass breakups. He also blocked a kick and forced a fumble.
Davis played in nine games with five starts in 2023 and was Wyoming’s top-rated cornerback on PFF. He finished with 27 tackles, one interception and seven pass breakups.
Prior to his two seasons in Laramie, Wyo., Davis played at Navarro (Texas) Community College for three years. That included the 2020 season, which was canceled due to COVID.
During his time at Navarro, he played in 26 games, posting 80 tackles, five interceptions and 13 pass breakups. He had one interception return for a touchdown. In 2022, he earned second-team All-Southwest Junior College Football Conference honors. He also returned punts and kickoffs that year.
Although Davis has played four full seasons, he is taking advantage of a new NCAA rule that has granted all players from the 2024 season that played at least one year in JUCO one more year of eligibility.
Davis is the fourth transfer addition of the offseason to the cornerback room, joining Teon Parks (Illinois State), Makari Vickers (Oklahoma) and Noah King (Kansas State).
The cornerback room also includes returning starters Preston Hodge and DJ McKinney, as well as returning backups Ivan Yates and RJ Johnson.
Andersen, meanwhile, joins the Buffs after one season at UCLA. He did not see any game action while redshirting in 2024.
Listed at 6-5, 290, Andersen starred at El Dorado (Calif) High School before going to UCLA.
The addition of Andersen brings some depth to the offensive line. He is the 15th scholarship lineman for the Buffs, and is the eighth who has been added via the transfer portal.
Andersen is also one of the youngest Buffs on the line. Of the 15 on scholarship, eight are seniors and two are sophomores. Andersen is one of two redshirt freshmen (along with Yahya Attia), and the group includes two true freshmen.
With the weekend additions, CU is unofficially at 75 scholarship players and 100 overall.
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