2017 Football Roster
Roster
Aca'Cedric Ware
- Position:
- Tailback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- DeSoto, TX
- High School:
- Cedar Hill
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CAREER: He has run for 680 yards on 139 carries (4.9 avg) with 4 TDs, caught 10 passes for 91 yards (9.1 avg) and made a tackle in his career. He has appeared in 34 games in his career.
2018: Ware, USC’s most experienced tailback, will battle for the starting job as a senior in 2018.
2017: Ware saw playing time at tailback and on special teams as a junior in 2017. Overall in 2017 while appearing in all 14 games, he ran for 247 yards on 49 carries (5.0 avg) with 1 TD and caught 6 passes for 62 yards (10.3 avg).
He had a 3-yard run and 4-yard catch against Western Michigan and 18 yards on 3 tries against Stanford. He had 20 yards on 8 carries and had a 3-yard reception at California. He had 28 yards on 6 carries plus a 37-yard reception against Oregon State, 4 yards on 2 tries versus Utah, 8 yards on 3 tries and also had a catch for minus 3 yards at Notre Dame and 22 yards on 6 attempts and also caught an 8-yard pass at Arizona State. He had 122 yards on 14 carries (8.7 average) with a career-long 42-yard TD against Arizona. He had 7 yards on 2 tries at Colorado, a 6-yard run against UCLA and 9 yards on 3 carries against Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl.
2016: Ware saw key playing time at tailback and played on special teams as a sophomore in 2016. Overall in 2016 while appearing in 11 games (all but Oregon and Washington), he ran for 397 yards on 78 carries (5.1 avg) with 2 TDs, caught 4 passes for 29 yards (7.3 avg) and made a tackle. He missed the Oregon and Washington games with a sprained ankle.
He ran for 22 yards on 6 tries against Alabama, 57 yards on 11 carries (with a short TD) along with a 2-yard catch and a tackle against Utah State, 20 yards on 5 carries along with a 6-yard catch at Utah, 9 yards on 8 tries against Arizona State and 25 yards on 8 rushes against Colorado. He had a game-high and career-best 103 yards on 12 carries (with a 21-yard TD) at Arizona, then had a personal best for the second straight game as he had 130 yards on 20 carries against California. He had 23 yards on 6 carries and he had a 1-yard reception at UCLA, then he gained 8 yards on 2 rushes against Notre Dame. He caught a 20-yard pass against Penn State.
2015: Ware served as a backup tailback as a first-year freshman in 2015. Overall in 2015 while appearing in 9 games (all but California, Arizona, Colorado, UCLA and Wisconsin), he has 36 yards on 12 carries (3.0 avg) with 1 TD. He ran for 28 yards on 6 carries with a 6-yard score against Arkansas State, 14 yards on 4 tries against Idaho and minus 6 yards on 2 carries at Arizona State.
HIGH SCHOOL: He made 2014 Prep Star All-Midlands Region, All-State Class 6A second team and All-District 8-6A MVP as a senior running back at Cedar Hill (Tex.) High. He ran for 2,440 yards on 291 carries (8.4 avg) with 34 TDs in 2014. Cedar Hill won the State 6A-II championship in 2014.
He ran for 1,289 yards on 139 carries (9.3 avg) with 11 TDs as a junior in 2013. Cedar Hill won the State 5A-II championship in 2013.
He also sprinted for Cedar Hill’s track team.
PERSONAL: He is a social sciences (psychology) major at USC.
