For the second time in a matter of hours, Tennessee added an elite defensive lineman to its 2015 recruiting class Friday night.

Top247 defensive end Darrell Taylor of Hopewell (Va.) High School announced his commitment to Tennessee on Friday night.

This one came as a bit more of a surprise.

Top247 senior defensive end Darrell Taylor of Hopewell (Va.) High School announced Friday night that he has committed to Tennessee, choosing the Vols over Virginia Tech and Florida.

Taylor made his decision known at halftime of Hopewell's home game against Thomas Dale High School of Chester, Va.

The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Taylor gave Tennessee its 24th known commitment for the 2015 class and its second from a Top247 defensive lineman in a span of less than six hours. Five-star defensive tackle Shy Tuttle of North Davidson High School in Lexington, N.C., announced his commitment to the Vols on Friday afternoon.

Taylor became the fourth defensive end in Tennessee's class, joining four-star Andrew Butcher of Alpharetta (Ga.) High School, three-star Marques Ford of East Bay High School in Gibsonton, Fla., and three-star Dylan Jackson of Maryville (Tenn.) High School.

Taylor is ranked the nation's No. 210 overall prospect and No. 12 weakside defensive end in the 247Sports Composite for the 2015 class.

He holds scholarship offers from Virginia Tech, Florida, Michigan, Michigan State, Miami, Ohio State, Penn State, South Carolina and Virginia in addition to Tennessee.

Virginia Tech was viewed for months as the favorite to land Taylor leading up to his announcement. He's a cousin of Virgina Tech commitment Tabyus Taylor, a former Hopewell standout who's now at Atlanta Sports Academy.

But Tennessee moved toward the top of Darrell Taylor's list after hosting him in July for its second "Orange Carpet Day." He's being recruited for the Vols primarily by Zach Azzanni, Tennessee's wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator.

Taylor still is expected to visit at least a couple of other schools, including Virginia Tech, in the coming months.