Octavius Brothers announced Thursday evening that he has decommited from head coach Josh Heupel and the UCF Knights.

"I want to thank UCF, Coach Heupel, Coach (Jeff) Lebby, and Coach (Randy) Shannon for allowing me to commit to their university," Brothers wrote in his announcement via Twitter.

Brothers is the first recruit to decommit in Class of 2019, which now ranks 54th in the country.

The decommitment comes at an interesting time in the season as the Knights enter the weekend ranked 10th in Associated Press Poll.

Brothers wrote in his announcement that after speaking with his family and coaches that he's decommited and has reopened his recruitment.

Recently, the Rockledge linebacker received offers from the University of North Carolina and Syracuse.

The three star linebacker is currently ranked 124th in the country at his position according to 247Sports Composite.