Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse's search for a Class of 2016 quarterback remains fruitless as J. M. Tate (Cantonment, Fla.) High School junior Sawyer Smith announced his verbal commitment to Central Florida via Twitter on Tuesday night.

Tonight I made the decision to fully commit to UCF! I'm excited to be a knight!! Go knights!! #goldenknight #pumped pic.twitter.com/LfHDrKmgwW — Sawyer Smith (@smittyyy22) June 3, 2015

The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Sawyer joins top target Anthony Brown (Boston College), Jamie Newman (Wake Forest), Sonny Abramson (Virginia), Jake Zembiec (Penn State), Jarrett Guarantano (Tennessee) and Dwayne Haskins (Maryland) as signal callers who have committed elsewhere this cycle.

The Orange still has offers out to two uncommitted quarterbacks in local Jamesville-DeWitt High School product Jack Brotzki, whose father, Bob Brotzki, serves as SU's director of player development, as well as Saline (Mich.) High School's Josh Jackson.

Another option could be Milton (Alpharetta, Ga.) High School junior and SMU commit David Moore. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound Moore is rated the 24th-best dual-threat quarterback in his class by 247Sports.com's composite rankings.

He received an offer from SU on May 12 and shared a family tie to the school while announcing the news on Twitter.

I have received my 20th offer from my Fathers undergrad Alma Mater, Syracuse University ! #GoOrange #ACC #Cuse16 pic.twitter.com/yDOEFwKdV6 — David Moore (@David_Moore5) May 12, 2015

Saint Raphael (Pawtucket, R.I.) Academy quarterback Jarrett Collins is visiting Syracuse this weekend, according to QBHitList.com. The 6-foot, 170-pound Collins does not have a profile on any of the major recruiting services or any known offers.

The Orange is expected to take one or two quarterbacks in this cycle.

Heading into the fall, SU returns redshirt senior Terrel Hunt, sophomore AJ Long, redshirt sophomore Austin Wilson and preferred walk-on sophomore Zack Mahoney. Syracuse is also expected to add Class of 2015 signees Eric Dungey and Kenterius Womack in early July.

All verbal commitments are non-binding until the player signs a national letter of intent in February.

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