Florida defensive end commits to U of L

The University of Louisville football team picked up a recruiting commitment Sunday morning from three-star Port Charlotte, Fla., defensive end Kordell Slater, who took an official visit to U of L this weekend.

The decision is no surprise. The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Slater withdrew a six-month-old pledge to South Florida earlier this week, then immediately scheduled a trip to U of L with plans to make a final college commitment by the end of the week.

Slater is graduating high school this month and expects to enroll at U of L in January, which would make him eligible to participate in spring drills. He is the Cards' 23rd commitment in the 2016 class. He was one of at least 11 official visitors on campus this weekend.

He is rated the No. 81 weakside defensive end nationally by 247Sports.com, and that site, Rivals.com and ESPN.com rate him three stars. Scout.com rates him two-stars.

Slater also has scholarship offers from Virginia, Indiana and Iowa State and many non-power conference schools.