Davi Belfort Season 2023

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Selected Virginia Tech ahead of:  Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Iowa State, Louisville, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, Michigan State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Pitt, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M
 
From Belfort’s Head Coach Adam Ratkevich:  “Davi is literally elite intellectually. His mental preparation in his football IQ is on a very, very high level. He’s the son of a world champion and he’s been around some of the best athletes in various sports his entire life.”
 
High School:  Three-time team captain … Named All-City, All-Conference and All-Region three times … Selected to the All-State team as a senior …  Accounted for 3,115 total yards and 34 touchdowns, with a 67 percent completion rate as a senior  … As a junior at Miami’s Gulliver Prep he completed 66 percent of his passes, accounting for 2,358 yards of offense and 16 total touchdowns despite playing only seven games … Started as a freshman at West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman where he posted an 8-4 record … Completed 59 percent of his passes for 2,016 yards with 22 TDs ... Ran for 230 yards and six more scores … Participated in the FBU Freshman All-American Bowl … Selected to the Under Armour All-American Bowl … Rated as a four-star quarterback by ESPN and Rivals; three-star quarterback by 247Sports, On3 … Ranked as the nation’s No. 298 overall recruit by ESPN … Ranked as the nation’s No. 7 dual-threat quarterback by Rivals; No. 9 by ESPN … Ranked as the nation’s No. 73 overall quarterback by 247Sports; No. 101 by On3 … Ranked as the No. 38 overall recruit from Florida by ESPN; No. 45 by Rivals; No. 159 by 247Sports; No. 190 by On3.
 
Personal:  Born Feb. 6, 2005, in São Paulo, Brazil … Son to Vitor and Joana Prado Belfort … Father, Vitor, is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer … Has two younger sisters: Vitoria and Kyara … Grandfather played professional volleyball and as a member of the Brazilian national team … Interested in studying business at Virginia Tech … Aspires to play in the NFL and become a business owner … Driven by becoming the first Brazilian-born quarterback to reach the highest levels of the game … Cites watching movies with family, playing basketball and socializing with family and friends as his primary hobbies.