Anthony Roberson couldn't be more excited to have found his future home.

Last week the Richmond, Va., tight end committed to UCF while on a visit. A couple days later, the recent graduate and full NCAA qualifier received word he could enroll later this summer to be a member of the incoming Class of 2016.

It was a moment of relief for Roberson, who had initially planned on spending the fall at Fork Union Prep and reclassifying to the Class of 2017.

Despite possessing a prototypical tight end frame at 6-foot-5 with room to grow at 225 pounds, the Benedictine High School senior didn't have any major college offers when National Signing Day came around in February.

From a receiving standpoint, Roberson was often overlooked in the passing game as Benedictine had two college-bound wide receivers in Scott Bracey (Duke) and Donaven Tennyson (Vanderbilt). He also didn't come into his own as a tight end until this past year.

"I moved to tight end as a junior and it was kind of rough at first," Roberson said. "I didn't block very well my junior year. Then I hit the weight room and got stronger going into my senior season. I didn't get as many touches, but every time I got the ball thrown to me I caught it. I had 22 receptions and only dropped one ball."

Quite a few lower-level colleges offered, but Roberson was focused on trying to play at the highest level. Earlier this spring he sent a direct message over Twitter to UCF running backs coach Ryan Held to see if the Knights might have some interest. They did.

"Coach (Ryan) Held had an open DM so I hit him up," Roberson said. "I told him I was an underrated guy. I sent him a few videos of me working out and a highlight tape. He didn't get back until two weeks later, but since then we've been keeping in touch. Then Coach Erik (Chinander) came down to the school this spring and offered me.

"I think I had four FCS offers and maybe 16 Division II schools, but most of the bigger schools wanted to see more film. They wanted to see me put more weight. It was really special to me that UCF took the chance to offer. A lot of schools didn't take that chance. It means a lot. UCF won't regret it either."