Knights pick up commitment from 3-star Tampa offensive lineman

UCF’s Bounce House Weekend is already paying big recruiting dividends after the Knights received a verbal commitment from 3-star offensive lineman Gavin Blanchard.

The 6-foot-3, 305-pound Blanchard, who transferred from Tampa Jesuit to Wiregrass Ranch High School, is the No. 59-ranked interior offensive lineman in the 2025 recruiting class, according to composite rankings by 247Sports, and the No. 114th-ranked player in the state.

Blanchard was among more than two dozen recruits who were officially visiting UCF this weekend as the program hosted its annual Bounce House Weekend.

1000000% COMMITTED Ready to get to work@CoachGusMalzahn @CoachHand @UCF_Football @TeamKamMartin @JerisMcIntyre @CoachHinshaw @CoachB_Blackmon @CoachGroneqb @UCF_Recruiting @UCFSports @ChrisBoyleDBNJ @DFaulk_23 @Rivals @CSAPrepStar @PrepstarFlorida @On3sports pic.twitter.com/oreqsHJsfl

— Gavin Blanchard5⃣1⃣ (@GavinBlanchard9) June 2, 2024

His pledge gives UCF 10 commitments for its 2025 recruiting class, which ranks No. 23 in the latest 247Sports composite rankings. Blanchard becomes the sixth player from the Sunshine State and the second offensive lineman in the class.

All verbal commitments are non-binding but can become official during the early signing period in December.

Matt Murschel can be reached at mmurschel@orlandosentinel.com