TE Hayden Bradley is down to five schools with his commitment date approaching

Buford (Ga.) tight end Hayden Bradley has set a commitment date for April 27 at 2pm ET and he will commit to Florida, Michigan, Ole Miss, Penn State or South Carolina.

“These five schools made this list because of the relationship I have built with each school and the amount of love these schools have shown,” Bradley told On3. “Each school also is very tight end friendly and each school’s offense prioritizes the tight end position.”

Bradley visited each of his finalists this spring, along with Georgia, Georgia Tech, Miami and Texas A&M.

The 6-foot-5, 215-pound three-star once thought he would take is recruitment into the summer and take some official visits before making his decision, but he has seen enough.

“This has been a very cool process and a great journey, but the reason I will be picking this school is because of the relationship I have built with the staff and the way this offense uses the tight end,” Bradley added. “This school has always been a dream school of mine and I will never forget the day I was offered by this school and the day I made my decision to commit to them.”

Around three dozen schools have offered Bradley. He checks in as the No. 43 tight end this cycle.

Bradley discusses Michigan and South Carolina

Michigan: “It was awesome,” Bradley told The Wolverine. “It was definitely more than I expected, for sure. Great town, great culture, great tradition. It was awesome being down there. I got to watch two of their practices. Watching how the tight ends rotate and how they utilize the tight ends was awesome.

“The tight end room is huge over there, for sure. They have Colston (Loveland), (Marlin) Klein. They definitely have a good squad. Coach Casula is definitely locked in with those guys. He has a good relationship with them. They’re balling out on the field every practice. Every practice I watched, they were getting the ball a lot.”

South Carolina: “The environment here is elite,” Bradley told GamecockCentral.com. “Very good people here and an awesome fan base. The coaching staff is elite and their message to me was that am I top priority and would made an immediate impact.”