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BYU has picked up another football commitment from the class of 2015, this time a running back from Las Vegas. Elias Miller, a 6-1, 190-pound back from Las Vegas High School, announced on Twitter and Facebook that he committed to BYU coaches on Wednesday night. According to the Las Vegas Sun, Miller had offers from UNLV and Weber State and was receiving interest from several other schools in the West such as Oregon State, California and Nevada. Miller took his official campus visit to BYU the weekend of Sept. 20 when the Cougars defeated Virginia 41-33. He also participated in a BYU football camp last June. The prospect reportedly runs a 4.4-second 40-yard dash. He has rushed for 289 yards and two TDs in four games and has also caught three touchdown passes. He had 14 total touchdowns last season. Miller, who is not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is the brother of one of the top basketball prospects in the country, Ray Smith. Smith has committed to play basketball for Arizona. Here's the updated list of BYU's 12 commitments from the 2015 class: Will Sedgwick, 6-1, 220 LB from Laguna Hills, Calif. (Laguna Hills High School) Dayan Lake, 5-11, 185 CB from Layton, Utah (Northridge High School) Mike Tafua, 6-3, 210 DE from Honolulu, HI (Kamehameha High School) Devin Kaufusi, 6-5, 200 DE from Provo, UT (Timpview High School) David Lui, 6-3, 305, OL from Pittsburgh, Calif. (Pittsburgh High School) Khari Vanderbilt, 6-2, 185 safety from San Jose, Calif. (San Jose City College) Riley Burt, 6-2, 195 DB from Brigham City, Utah (Box Elder High School) Kody Wilstead, 6-5, 215 QB from St. George, Utah (Pine View High School) Akile Davis, 6-2, 188 WR from DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto High School) Tevita Mounga, 6-2, 290 DT from Murrieta, Calif. (Vista Murrieta High School) Jeremiah Ieremia, 6-1, 230 LB from Hurricane, Utah (Hurricane High School) Elias Miller, 6-1, 190 RB from Las Vegas, Nevada (Las Vegas High School)