Miami has landed a commitment from one of the state’s top wide receivers.

Neptune Beach Fletcher Top100 wideout Jeremiah Payton gave a verbal pledge to Mark Richt and the Hurricanes on Tuesday.

Payton, who is ranked by 247Sports as the nation’s No. 4 wide receiver prospect this cycle, was in Coral Gables this past weekend for an unofficial visit.

"I love Miami," Payton told InsideTheU. "I had a great visit over the weekend and just felt like it was the right time to make a commitment. I'm really excited. What really stood out to me about the school was the relationship I have with the coaches and the new dorms they are building along with the new indoor practice facility. I talked a lot about it with Coach Richt on Saturday, but I just wasn't ready to commit. No I am."

UM tight ends coach Todd Hartley will get credit for the commitment as he continues to lock up Duval County for UM, but wide receivers coach Ron Dugans was just as involved in the recruitment as he visited Jacksonville three times last month.

"They both did just enough to get me to commit. Coach Hartley talked to me everyday. Coach Dugans talked to me everyday. Then when they could see me they came and saw me every week.

As for Payton, he’s a lengthy wideout with plenty of upside. The junior spent much of last season playing quarterback got Fletcher, but was able to flash his potential during limited snaps on the outside. He dominated the Pylon 7-on-7 tournament last month and earned ‘Alpha Dog’ honors from a group of 247Sports writers.

"They think I can dominate. I know going I'm going to have to compete once I get out there, but I'm going to try and ball wherever they put me at."

Payton also held early offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Auburn and Tennessee. He said that he plans to still visit other schools and top through the recruiting process.

"I'm locked in [with Miami] but I'm going to visit some other places and make sure that I'm crossing my i's and dotting my t's as they would say."

Payton (6-3, 180) becomes commit No. 11 for the Hurricanes in a class that's now pegged as the nation's No. 1 class on the 247Sports industry-generated composite. He plans to take three online classes this summer in order to enroll early next January.