Florida received some terrific news from the recruiting trail Friday morning.

Fred Hansard, a 4-star defensive tackle prospect from The Hun School of Princeton (N.J.), announced his commitment to the Gators by releasing a Bleacher Report video on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/Fred_Hansard56/status/769172775365971968

Hansard is the team’s 15th commitment for the Class of 2017, which is currently the No. 7 recruiting class in the SEC, and the third defensive tackle prospect to commit to the Gators.

The 6-foot-3, 324-pound defender is rated the No. 11 defensive tackle prospect for 2017 and the No. 4 overall prospect from the state of New Jersey.