Miami (Fla.) Booker T. Washington Top247 receiver Tyquan Thornton will play his college football at Baylor.

The four-star receiver had been a verbal to Florida since July.

However it was Baylor that was the first program to push for the 6-foot-3, 170-pound Thornton and get the recruiting process rolling. Matt Rhule and his staff were the first Power Five program to offer back in March and he was committed shortly after. Georgia, Florida, Miami and Tennessee were among the schools to offer in the spring and the Sunshine State speedster reopend the process.

Florida committed Thornton, but Baylor hung in there.

They were rewarded Saturday night.

Thornton adds to the fastest recruiting class in the country. He has 10.5 speed in the 100-meter dash and is pledge No. 22 for the Bears in 2018.

Other sub 11-second guys in Baylor's class includes (the nation's fastest high school senior) Kalon Barnes (10.34 to win the Adidas Dream 100), Craig Williams (10.45), Jackson Gleeson (10.75) and JT Woods (10.64).

BJ Hanspard and Joshua Fleeks are two others in the fold that have been clocked 4.5 electronic in the 40-yard dash. Safety Christian Morgan is the Nike Football Rating Champ from this past year which included his laser-timed 4.56 40-yard dash.

Baylor moved to No. 25 in the 247Sports recruiting rankings with the verbal from Thornton. That's good for No. 5 in the Big 12.