Archbishop Wood's Kyle Pitts commits to Florida

Another Archbishop Wood product will be heading south for college football. Senior tight end Kyle Pitts committed to Florida on Thursday, announcing his decision on Twitter.

Pitts, who stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 235 pounds, is the No. 253 overall recruit in the 2018 class, No. 9 in Pennsylvania, and No. 11 at tight end, according to 247sports.com's composite rankings. After Pitts made his last visit to Florida on June 10, most experts predicted he would commit there. He becomes the ninth recruit in the Gators' 2018 class, and the first tight end.

"He can run. He can catch. He's very athletic," Wood coach Steve Devlin said. "He's got great balance for a big kid."

Pitts transferred before last season from Abington to Wood, where he also plays defensive end. With Pitts and Mark Webb, now a freshman at Georgia, Wood rolled to the PIAA Class 5A state championship last fall, routing Harrisburg in the final, 37-10. The Vikings will open this season Aug. 25 against Oxbridge (Fla.) Academy at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex in Kissimmee, Fla.

Pitts chose Florida over Georgia, where he could have joined Webb, a four-star wide receiver in the 2017 class. Running back D'Andre Swift, from St. Joseph's Prep, is also in Georgia's 2017 class, which ranks third in the country. But Devlin always had a feeling Pitts would choose Florida. In doing so, Pitts will start at the same school as Colin Thompson, a 2012 Wood graduate who first attended Florida before transferring to Temple following a series of injuries.

"[Pitts] did what was best for him and how he felt comfortable," Devlin said, "and what he felt depth chart-wise was going to be the best place to play."