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Fireworks go off in the Swamp during the Florida Gators win over New Mexico State

The Florida Gators recruiting class of 2018 picked up its second commitment of the week on Thursday when tight end Kyle Pitts (6-5, 235, Warminster, PA. Archbishop Wood) announced his decision to Florida.

The tight end performed strongly out in the Opening but before he went to Oregon, he visited Gainesville with his mom.

Pitts wanted to meet the coaching staff in person and it was a successful visit according to the tight end.

“It was a good visit,” Pitts said. “I like all of those guys and the family atmosphere down there was great. It was important to meet everyone.

The Gators were looking for a tight end to be a threat in both the passing game and running game and that’s exactly what they found in Pitts.

Pitts has a reported forty time of 4.70 and showed off his ability to catch the ball while out in Oregon at the Opening.

Pitts is the first tight end to commit in the class and is the ninth member of the 2018 class.

Running backs coach JaJuan Seider and director of player personnel Drew Hughes both recruited Pitts hard and made the Gators the team to beat.

 

GatorCountry will have much more on Pitts commitment to Florida.

Andrew Spivey
Andrew always knew he wanted to be involved with sports in some capacity. He began by coaching high school football for six years before deciding to pursue a career in journalism. While coaching, he was a part of two state semifinal teams in the state of Alabama. Given his past coaching experience, he figured covering recruiting would be a perfect fit. He began his career as an intern for Rivals.com, covering University of Florida football recruiting. After interning with Rivals for six months, he joined the Gator Country family as a recruiting analyst. Andrew enjoys spending his free time on the golf course and watching his beloved Atlanta Braves. Follow him on Twitter at @AndrewSpiveyGC.