2025 EDGE Tylon Lee commits to UCF Knights

Milton (Fla.) Pace three-star EDGE Tylon Lee has committed to UCF, he announced on Friday.

He chose the in-state Knights while also holding 14 other Power Four offers. The likes of Miami, Ole Miss, Florida, Mississippi State and South Carolina previously had Lee on campus for a visit.

Lee is the No. 428 overall prospect and No. 38 EDGE in the 2025 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He’s also the No. 59 player in Florida.

The 6-foot-5, 210-pounder took an official visit to Orlando on the weekend of May 31. He becomes commitment No. 5 for the Knights this month alone and the 16th pledge overall for Gus Malzahn and Co.

UCF pushing for Top-25 recruiting class

As UCF continues to battle for the top-ranked recruiting class in the Big 12, the Knights now own the No. 26 class in the nation, according to the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings.

Boynton Beach (Fla.) Palm Beach Central four-star wide receiver Waden Charles highlights the early July additions to the class alongside Lee. Charles, a one-time Miami commit, is the No. 352 overall prospect and No. 53 wideout in the 2025 cycle. He joins his Palm Beach Central teammate and fellow UCF pledge, four-star safety Tony Williams.

“I like that school a lot, cause they have a great coaching staff, a lot of young players that come in and make an instant impact,” Charles told On3’s Phillip Dukes in May. “The stuff that they’ve done in the receiving room last year, the receivers they have in the draft, so I feel like if I ever go there I’ll be able to do the same thing, even better.”

Thomasville (Ga.) Thomas County Central four-star safety Kendarius Reddick remains at the top of the class as On3’s No. 76 overall prospect and No. 6 safety. Kissimmee (Fla.) Osceola four-star running back Taevion Swint remains a top-20 RB recruit.

Other top commits in the class include Tampa Bay Tech three-star cornerback Rukeem Stroud, Miami Norland three-star EDGE Darryll Desir, Tampa Bay Tech three-star WR Santonyo Isaac, Cincinnati Anderson three-star tight end Caden Piening and Covington (Ga.) Newton three-star defensive lineman Ryshawn Perry.