Cayden Baker verbally committed to North Carolina on Sunday before ending his visit to the school, he told Inside Carolina.

"I would like to start out by thanking God for giving me the ability to play the game I love," Baker announced. "Next, I'd like to thank every coach that extended me an opportunity to play for them at their school, but after a lot of prayers, talking with my parents, and talking to Coach [Sammy] Sirriani and Coach [Don] Weekly, I have decided what's best for me is to continue my education and football career at the University of North Carolina."

Baker, a 6-foot-6, 260-pound offensive tackle from Fort Myers (Fla.) High, chose UNC over scholarship offers from Indiana, Michigan, and Pittsburgh.

According to the 247Sports Composite, Baker is a three-star prospect and the nation's No. 99 offensive tackle.

"The whole package is there because you throw in the gene pool, his ability to run, the character of the kid, the smarts of the kid, and he hasn't even tapped his ability," Fort Myers head coach Sammy Sirianni said. "He runs a sub-5.0 at 6-7, 280. His basketball ability actually translates into football because of his ability to move and change direction. He has a great motor.

"He hasn't even tapped into his potential. When he came to us, he weighed 253; so he put on 25 good pounds. His strength levels are now coming up to being competitive to kids at his level. He amazes me every day.

"And he's a pure, legitimate offensive tackle. He's a guy who could play in today's game and protect the edge. His kick step move is special."

Sirianni credits much of Baker's aforementioned potential to the genes he's inherited from his father, Robbie, who Sirianni coached in high school and went on to play at Florida State.

"The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree very often," Sirianni said. "But, he's bigger than his dad; his dad was 6-5ish and one of our greatest players in the history of our school. Cayden has every bit the upside [of his dad, but] his dad was more polished at this time."

Baker is the third offensive lineman -- and the 25th overall recruit -- to commit to UNC in the 2020 class. He joins a commitment list that already included O-linemen Malik McGowan and Trey Zimmerman.

UNC ranks No. 18 in the 247Sports Team Recruiting Rankings.