2025 Football Roster

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25 Cade Yacamelli

25 Cade Yacamelli

  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • Position:
    RB
  • Hometown:
    Trafford, Pa.
  • High School:
    Penn-Trafford
  • Height:
    6-0

Summary

Biography

Honors and Awards
2024: Academic All-Big Ten
2023: Academic All-Big Ten
 
2024 Season: Played in 12 games on special teams and at running back … posted 274 yards and two touchdowns on 33 carries for a team-high YPC of 8.3 … rushed for a career-high 73 yards on eight carries against South Dakota (Sept. 7) … recorded his first collegiate touchdown against Purdue on a 30-yard scamper (Oct. 5) … tallied 72 yards on just four carries at Rutgers (Oct. 12) … had 39 yards on eight carries against Alabama, including a 17-yard rush to set up UW’s opening touchdown (Sept. 14)

2023 Season: Played in nine games, making one start ... earned first letter … posted 169 yards on 36 carries and caught four passes for 23 yards … ran 10 times for 48 yards and caught one pass for 11 yards against Indiana (Nov. 4) … ran nine times for 47 yards against Northwestern (Nov. 11) … carried nine times for 33 yards against Minnesota (Nov. 25) … ran seven times for 45 yards in the ReliaQuest Bowl against No. 13 LSU (Jan. 1), his first career start

2022 Season: Did not appear in a game

High School: 
  • Earned first team All-State honors (Coaches/Media) in Pennsylvania in 2021
  • Was a 2021 Mr. PA Football finalist
  • Earned a 2021 Big 33 selection
  • Named 2021 KDKA, Pittsburgh Post Gazette and Tribune-Review 5A Player of the Year 
  • Helped lead Penn-Trafford to their first-ever PIAA 5A State Championship and first-ever WPIAL Championship in 2021
  • Was a 2021 Post Gazette Fabulous 22 selection
  • Named PIAA State Championship and WPIAL Championship Player of the Game
  • Holds records at Penn-Trafford for most TDs, points, rushing TDs in a season (2021)
  • Named to the high honor roll and a National Honor Society member
  • High School coach was John Ruane
  • Son of Kristine and Kerry Yacamelli
  • Has a brother Cody, and sister, Kylie
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2025
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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2022Freshman

    S
    6'0" 207 lbs
    16
  • 25

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    RB
    6'0" 213 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    RB
    6'0" 215 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2025Redshirt Junior

    RB
    6'0" 219 lbs
    25