2025 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 25
Cade Yacamelli
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- RB
- Hometown:
- Trafford, Pa.
- High School:
- Penn-Trafford
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 219
Honors and Awards
2024: Academic All-Big Ten
2023: Academic All-Big Ten
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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:Â
2024: Academic All-Big Ten
2023: Academic All-Big Ten
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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:Â
- 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 YearÂ
- 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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