{"id":4228,"date":"2026-06-14T20:11:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T20:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=4228"},"modified":"2026-06-14T20:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T20:11:23","slug":"ucf-football-adds-verbal-commitments-from-rb-edge-rusher-to-2027-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=4228","title":{"rendered":"UCF football adds verbal commitments from RB, edge rusher to 2027 class"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>UCF football landed a pair of commitments for its 2027 recruiting class on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=4226\">Cura\u00e7ao makes history in loss to Germany at the World Cup in Houston, in photos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Atlantic High School running back Omari St. Fort announced on social media his commitment to the Knights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to thank my coaches and everybody who supported me with that being said I\u2019m home,\u201d St. Fort posted on X.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot, 180-pound Delray Beach native is a two-year varsity starter, rushing for 798 yards on 111 carries with eight touchdowns in 21 games for the Eagles, according to MaxPreps. He also had 19 catches for 124 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>St. Fort had nearly 20 offers from various schools such as UConn, USF and East Carolina before pledging to the Knights.<\/p>\n<p>His commitment comes two weeks after an official visit to campus.<\/p>\n<p>Knights247Sports was the first to report that Vero Beach edge rusher Dontallis Render also committed to UCF on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=4225\">Tiny Curacao faces giant Germany to open Sunday\u2019s World Cup action, in photos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 6-4, 240-pound Render is a two-year varsity starter, totaling 29 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack in 19 games for the Fighting Indians.<\/p>\n<p> <!--Ad-Slot: outstream_video--><\/p>\n<p>He had eight offers from schools such as Boston College, Syracuse, UConn and USF.<\/p>\n<p>Render\u2019s decision comes on the heels of his official visit this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>St. Fort and Render are the sixth and seventh high school prospects to verbally commit to UCF this cycle, joining edge rusher Noah Robinson, receiver Jamal Robinson Jr., tight end Tanner Ehmen, safety Kash Kolbow and receiver Kaneilius Purdy.<\/p>\n<p>UCF\u2019s 2027 class currently ranks 76th according to 247Sports\u2019 composite rankings and 16th overall in the Big 12.<\/p>\n<p> <!--Ad-Slot: cube_article--><\/p>\n<p>All verbal commitments are non-binding but can become official during the early signing period in December.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=4223\">The NBA offseason begins, with lots of eyes on Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James and more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Matt Murschel can be reached at mmurschel@orlandosentinel.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Atlantic High running back Omari St. Fort and Vero Beach High edge rusher Dontallis Render are the latest high school prospects to commit to the Knights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-sports","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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