GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida has landed another commitment for the 2018 class, with a prospect who visited town this weekend making his pledge official.

Three-star defensive end Taylor Upshaw verbally committed to the Florida coaching staff a few weeks ago and went public with his decision on Twitter on Saturday.

"I already knew that they had everything I wanted: DI opportunity, coach (Chris) Rumph has produced a lot of NFL players, they have my major, construction management," Upshaw told 247Sports' Blake Alderman.

A 6-foot-5, 240-pound defensive end from Braden River in Bradenton, Upshaw offers Florida some flexibility and a prospect that could play multiple positions along the defensive line down the road.

"They want me to play defensive end, but then again they don't know how my body is going to change," Upshaw said. "So if I continue to get bigger then I will eventually be a defensive tackle, but I'm a defensive end right now."

Rumph was the key recruiter for Upshaw, an in-state prospect.

The Florida defensive line coach has plenty of history to sell, producing two NFL Draft picks in 2017, as well as several other quality players over the years. That appealed to Upshaw.

"I think coach Rumph did a great job," Upshaw said. "He knew I wanted to come here and he just welcomed me to the Gator family. Just (talked) how they're going to use me on defense. We're still building on it, still having a good time, just welcoming me to the family."

In particular, Upshaw likes the technique Rumph gets his linemen to play with.

"They get after it, they know how to use their hands very effectively on the D-line, and it shows," he said.

Now that's he's officially part of the 2018 class, Upshaw is just soaking it all in and enjoying the ride from nearby.

"It's two hours away," he said. "The coaching staff is amazing, the facilities are amazing and it's right here in my back yard."

Upshaw is rated as a three-star prospect by the 247Composite, an industry-generated recruiting ranking. He is rated as the No. 664 overall player nationally, the No. 25 strong-side defensive end in the country and the No. 105 overall player in the state of Florida.

247Sports reporter Blake Alderman contributed to this report.

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