Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy outside linebacker/defensive end Bryce Brand has committed to Arizona.

"Just felt like the perfect fit from the facilities to the academic center to the coaching staff," Brand told 247Sports.

The Wildcats have the top-ranked class in the Pac 12 per 247Sports and the No. 11 class nationally.

Brand says Arizona plans to play him at MIKE backer and RUSH end.

"Coach Yates and Coach Rodriguez firmly believe I can be an every-down guy," Brandon said.

Brand is a Michigan native that played his junior year in California. He was with IMG this spring.

"We actually had several conversations, Bryce and I, what would be a great fit and we thought from the get go he'd end up somewhere in the Pac 12," IMG coach Kevin Wright said. "He's that hybrid guy that can rush the passer but athletic enough to drop back into coverage. He's a strong kid who can run and he's explosive."

Brand has played just about every position in the front seven in his career and has made a seamless transition to IMG, which has the most talented high school football roster in America.

"Of all our guys up front he was as consistent as anybody," Wright said. "We felt the Pac 12 and Arizona was a tremendous fit and Coach Rodriguez has made his living off guys like Bryce, having hybrid guys that can rush the passer and drop in coverage. In that league you have to have guys that can get after the passer but also bring multiple talents to the table. Bryce just has great versatility."