Lake City (Fla.) Columbia wide receiver Tray Tolliver visited UCF for the recent Hometown Hero event and came away with some pretty lofty praise from the coaching staff.
"The coaches said I play like their receiver, No. 4 (Ryan O'Keefe)," Tolliver said. "I'm just like him."
O'Keefe is coming off an electric season, making plays not only at receiver but out of the backfield and as a return specialist. He also threw a couple touchdowns.
Tolliver is a do-it-all player in the same mold. He caught 28 passes for 378 yards and two touchdowns, carried the ball 17 times for 106 and two scores, returned three punts for touchdowns, one more on a kickoff return and had a pick-six on defense.
He tore his ACL late in the season, but is expected to make a full recovery in time for his senior year.
UCF was the first FBS school to offer him last summer.
"I really like the coaches," Tolliver said. "They interacted with me a lot. I probably spent the most time with Coach (Kevin) Bolden. I like UCF because they treat everybody the same. Nobody is better than anybody else. My sister also goes here. If she picked it, I know it's a good school."
As for the Hometown Hero activities, Tolliver enjoyed the dodgeball competition.
"My team was undefeated," he said. "We won a championship."
His other offers include South Florida, Arizona, Cincinnati, South Carolina, Louisville, UMass, Missouri, West Virginia and Charlotte.
Tolliver, who also recently visited South Carolina and South Florida, said there's a lot to like about the Knights.
"I like the fact it's in Orlando," he said. "You can't get bored in Orlando. It's an adventure."
