GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- History of developing quarterbacks? Hard to ignore Dan Mullen's.

So hard that three-star 2021 quarterback prospect Carlos Del Rio knew he had to do whatever it took to convince Mullen that he was the quarterback the Gators needed to take in his recruiting class. So Del Rio camped at Friday Night Lights and wowed the coaching staff.

Shortly after the camp, he got the green light to commit and did so immediately.

"Everything went great. I think I performed great," Del Rio told 247Sports. "Coach Brian (Johnson) really liked my performance out there at the camp. I just tried to show coach everything that I can do and that I'm the guy for this school."

Florida already has its 2020 gunslinger locked up in rapidly rising senior-to-be Anthony Richardson. Now the Gators can rest easy knowing they've got another high-caliber quarterback waiting in the wings.

Del Rio ranks as the No. 273 overall prospect in the early 2021 rankings according to the industry generated 247Sports Composite. Florida's staff liked what they saw enough at Friday Night Lights to accept his commitment.

"They were just telling me that I was doing great," Del Rio said. "They wanted me to go back-to-back with throws, but there was a lot of quarterbacks out there so I had to share reps."

Del Rio's developed a nice comfort level with the program and everyone in it in the last several months.

"I come down a lot, I have family down here, (I've been) staying in contact with coach Mullen and coach Brian Johnson," he said. "So it's a lot of connection."

He also liked that there wasn't anything phony about Florida's coaching staff. Coming into the weekend, it wasn't clear if UF would be ready to take Del Rio's pledge. After a strong performance, Del Rio knew he might not have to wait long. He told reporters afterward he wanted to get his commitment out of the way as soon as possible.

A few minutes later, he had pledged to the staff and program he had set his eyes on from the start.

"The coaches keep everything real," Del Rio said of UF. "They're not going to tell you what you want to hear, they're going to tell you what you need to hear. And that's what I like about Florida."

As far as how he fits, Del Rio checks in at about 6 foot 3, 201 pounds. He's listed as a pro style quarterback and probably isn't quite the runner that some of Florida's other takes at the position -- Emory Jones, Jalon Jones and Anthony Richardson -- have been since Mullen arrived.

But Mullen has worked with plenty of quarterbacks with slightly different skill sets before. Del Rio's convinced he's got the right school, the right scheme and the right coaches.

"The offense is my style," he said. "I'm a passing quarterback, but if I need to use my legs I most definitely can. That's their type of offense. Coach Mullen being a quarterback coach, he's going to process you as being a pocket passer but if you need to be a dual-threat then you can."

247Sports reporter Thomas Goldkamp contributed to this report.