UTEP Athletics announced the official signing of Arlington-Sam Houston running back Peytton Pickett who visited UTEP this past weekend.
Pickett, 5'10, 195, rushed for 1,610 yards, and 17 total touchdowns during the 2015 season. Pickett ran for a career-high 269 yards and scored three touchdowns against Fort Worth Paschal. He also rushed for a career-best four scores to open the 2015 season against Manor High School.
He held offers from Kansas, New Mexico, SMU and had scheduled visits to Utah State and Nevada but will now enroll at UTEP for the upcoming spring semester and participate in spring drills.