For the third time in four days, the USF Bulls have received a transfer commitment, this time from a key position of need in former Jacksonville University offensive lineman Alec Valet, who announced his intention to transfer into the program on Friday.

Valet spent two seasons at JU before its football program suddenly shut down on Dec. 3 after the conclusion of the 2019 season. Although students that elected to stay at Jacksonville would be honored full tuition scholarships until graduation, Valet elected to hit the NCAA Transfer Portal the same day the news was officially announced.

His recruitment process took him around the country, receiving Power Five interest from Indiana that culminated in a February visit. Valet also visited Campbell, Robert Morris and Valparaiso before ultimately deciding on USF.

A 2018 graduate of Astronaut (Titusville, Fla.), he played an integral role of a unique option offense run that forced him to shift around and play several different positions on the War Eagles' offensive line. With Valet leading a senior-laden offensive line, Astronaut rushed for 2,640 yards and 27 touchdowns in 2018 and produced a 1,000-yard rusher in Gibran Williams. He committed to Jacksonville after receiving offers from Florida Tech, Mount Union, Warner University and Webber International.

The 6-foot-3, 275-pound lineman redshirted in 2018 and did not see action in 2019 with the Dolphins. He'll have three years of eligibility remaining and will be immediately eligible for the Bulls.

Valet will join an offensive line group that graduated two starters in 2019 in right guard Billy Atterbury and right tackle Marcus Norman. USF gave up the sixth-most sacks in the country and will bring in the Space Coast native to add depth (and competition) to the right side of the line.

He'll become the eighth transfer commitment the Bulls have received and the third over the past week, joining former Wofford defensive tackle Thad Mangum and former Michigan linebacker Devin Gil that have announced their intention to transfer into the program. Valet is the first offensive line transfer that USF has brought into the program, but the fourth transfer on the offensive side of the football, joining quarterbacks Noah Johnson (Alcorn State) and Cade Fortin (North Carolina) and running back Darrian Felix (Oregon).

USF also is set to bring in pair of high school offensive linemen recruits in Chamberlain's (Tampa, Fla.) Cesar Reyes and Mallard Creek's (Charlotte, N.C.) Uriah Greene, both of which who signed during the February signing period to the Class of 2020.

During the first and only spring practice the Bulls got to participate in, Michael Wiggs took snaps at right guard with the first team group, while Virginia Tech transfer Jarrett Hopple took reps at right tackle. Donovan Jennings, Demetris Harris and Brad Cecil, all juniors, have anchored down the left side of the line at tackle, guard and center, respectively.

Keep it locked to Bulls247 for a full interview with Valet, analysis and details on his transfer and what it means for the Bulls.