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Gophers football team lands Minneapolis North's Tyler Johnson

The Gophers 2016 football recruiting class landed another Minnesota player Sunday afternoon.

Minneapolis North quarterback Tyler Johnson, who is ranked as the state's No. 2 player, announced on Twitter he has committed to the University of Minnesota.

"Thank you to all the colleges that recruited me," he tweeted from the account @T_muhneyy10. "But I'm ... excited to announce my commitment to the University of Minnesota to further my education and football career. #BrickByBrick."

Johnson is listed at 6 feet, 2 inches and 179 pounds..

The three-star recruit also had offers from Iowa, Wisconsin, Iowa State and North Dakota State.