UCF football gets commit from Pace edge rusher Tylon Lee

Tylon Lee is entering his senior year with a verbal commitment.

Lee, a USA Today Top 100 recruit in the class of 2025 from Pace – slotting in at No. 38 overall – and the fourth-best edge-rusher in that Top 100 list, posted on social media on Friday that he has committed to the University of Central Florida.

Lee took an official visit to UCF at the end of May, and the Knights' coaching staff had the 6-foot-4, 245-pound edge rusher "high" on its recruiting priorities, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

"It's been great, building a relationship with UCF every day," Lee told the PNJ last week after a summer workout with Pace. Lee chose UCF over other high-interest offers such as Miami, Kansas, Ole Miss and Arkansas. Lee just visited Miami a couple weekends ago to close out his busy summer of official visits.

"100% COMMITTED!" Lee posted on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday afternoon.

Lee is a unanimous three-star recruit across several prospect ranking outlets. He recorded 61 tackles (29 solo, 32 assisted) during his junior season with the Patriots, who went 8-2 but were snubbed of a playoff spot after finishing sixth in Region 1. Lee also posted five sacks, trailing just teammate Jackson Ward, who is set to play at North Alabama in the fall.

In two seasons, Lee is now up to 149 tackles and 8.5 sacks.

Lee makes it five commitments to the Knights in the last three days. He joins the Desir twins – Darryll and Mandrell, who attend Miami Norland – as pass rushers committed to UCF over that three-day stretch.

This story will be updated.

Ben Grieco is a sports reporter for the Pensacola News Journal. He can be reached on X (@BenGriecoSports) and via email at BGrieco@gannett.com.