The Florida Gators landed a commitment from Roswell (Ga.) four-star outside linebacker Tyron Hopper on Wednesday evening. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Hopper picked the Gators over offers from Miami, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Minnesota, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Tennessee, and others.

The Florida Gators extended an offer to Hopper at the beginning of February. Linebackers coach Christian Robinson spearheaded Hopper’s recruitment for the Gators. Hopper noted that Robinson was the one coach he felt was recruiting him the hardest and making him a big priority of all the schools that were recruiting him.

Hopper then visited the University of Florida earlier this month, noting he “loved” his time on campus. That trip to Gainesville came a day after he visited the Miami Hurricanes, who thought they were a factor in this recruitment prior to Hopper’s commitment.

The Gators see Hopper as a versatile piece to have on their defense.

"I would be playing the money position at Florida," Hopper told 247Sports. "I would be an every down linebacker in their defense. I'd be coming off the edge a lot and also dropping into coverage some. I believe I'd make a perfect fit.”

Hopper’s coach, Matt Kemper, believes speed is his pupil’s best asset.

“The ground that he can cover, he can run,” Kemper said of Hopper. “I coached in Florida for five years so I’m familiar with the type of athlete that is down there and how fast everybody is. I don’t know if Tyron’s combine numbers and all that equate with some of those top line guys coming out of Florida, but he plays very fast. When he turns it loose, I don’t know whether it’s worse run at or run away from him.”

Kemper also sees great upside and potential to Hopper’s play on the field once he gets to college.

“Once he gets into a big time program, if it’s Florida or whatever, when he’s on the training table or the weight room, he’s going to do some great things.”

The industry-generated 247Sports Composite currently ranks Hopper as the nation’s No. 332 overall prospect and the No. 22 outside linebacker in the 2019 class. However, after a strong showing at The Opening Regionals in Atlanta back in March, 247Sports moved Hopper up the rankings. 247Sports tabs Hopper as the nation’s No. 237 overall prospect and the No. 16 outside linebacker in the class.