Recruiting: WR flips from Central Florida, chooses IU

A wide receiver who was headed to Central Florida changed his mind and committed to Indiana University.

Philip Benker, 6-2, 195, of Jacksonville, Fla., on Monday became the Hoosiers' fourth commitment in three days. He visited IU's campus over the weekend.

Benker increased Indiana's list of commitments to seven, tied for last in the Big Ten with Purdue and Illinois. None of the Hoosiers' commitments is from the state of Indiana.

Three of the IU recruits are from Ohio, two from Florida and one each from Alabama and Georgia.

As a junior, Benker caught 59 passes for 1,061 yard and 11 touchdowns for Sandalwood High School. The only other offensive player in the Hoosiers' 2016 recruiting class so far is quarterback Peyton Ramsey.

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