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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2012LSU
Spencer Ware
RB • 5'11" • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Spencer Ware leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
23
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
33
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · LSU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- LSU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Player Story
Spencer Ware built his college career from 2010 through 2012 as a running back from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 11, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Spencer Ware's career was his backfield work: 1,249...
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2013
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 26
- Overall
- No. 194
- NFL Team
- Seattle Seahawks
Spencer Ware, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · LSU. Spencer Ware leans balanced backfield option traits and 44.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,653
- Rushing yards
- 1,249
- Receiving yards
- 404
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Spencer Ware quick answers
- Latest team and position
- LSU · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,653
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2011 Postseason · LSU
- Top game
- Auburn
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Princeton · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Princeton · 29 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2013 · Round 6 · Pick 26 · Seattle Seahawks
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2012
- 2012 Scrimmage yards rank
- 597 scrimmage yards · RB 140th (top 29%) · SEC 35th (top 14%) · National 344th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Postseason | LSU | 10 | 119 | 102 | 17 | 0 | 37.5 |
| 2010 Regular Season | LSU | 10 | 157 | 73 | 84 | 2 | 37.5 |
| 2011 Postseason | LSU | 13 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 66.7 |
| 2011 Regular Season | LSU | 13 | 775 | 700 | 75 | 9 | 66.7 |
| 2012 Postseason | LSU | 11 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 59.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | LSU | 11 | 570 | 358 | 212 | 2 | 59.6 |
Related Context
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Spencer Ware played RB for LSU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Spencer Ware recorded 39 passing yards, 1,249 rushing yards, and 404 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with LSU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason
LSU paired 780 primary output with 40.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 44.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Auburn
Win with 134 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2012 Postseason · LSU
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
54.3
Efficiency
44.1
Usage
18.7
Consistency
64.5
Best Game by takeover score
Auburn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 27. Washington: 47. Auburn: 134. Towson: 36. Florida: 41. South Carolina: 82. Texas A&M: 15. Alabama: 51. Mississippi State: 45. Ole Miss: 71. Arkansas: 48
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 6 by 37.5. Washington: 9 by 51.4. Auburn: 18 by 66.2. Towson: 8 by 46.9. Florida: 9 by 35.4. South Carolina: 15 by 47.3. Texas A&M: 8 by 19.5. Alabama: 8 by 38.2. Mississippi State: 7 by 43. Ole Miss: 12 by 67.6. Arkansas: 12 by 31.9
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins59.8 · Games = 8 · +20.1 vs Losses
Losses39.7 · Games = 3 · -20.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Auburn
Best efficiency game
67.6 vs Ole Miss
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | @ Clemson | L 24-25 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 4.5 |
| Fri 11/23 | @ Arkansas | W 20-13 | 9 | 22 | 2.40 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 4 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Ole Miss | W 41-35 | 8 | 55 | 6.90 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 5.9 |
| Sun 11/11 | vs Mississippi State | W 37-17 | 5 | 13 | 2.60 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 6.4 |
| Sun 11/4 | vs Alabama | L 17-21 | 7 | 13 | 1.90 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 6.4 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Texas A&M | W 24-19 | 8 | 15 | 1.90 | 0 | — | — | 1.9 |
| Sun 10/14 | vs South Carolina | W 23-21 | 14 | 55 | 3.90 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 5.5 |
| Sat 10/6 | @ Florida | L 6-14 | 8 | 21 | 2.60 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4.6 |
| Sat 9/29 | vs Towson | W 38-22 | 8 | 36 | 4.50 | 0 | — | — | 4.5 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Auburn | W 12-10 | 16 | 90 | 5.60 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 7.4 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Washington | W 41-3 | 8 | 38 | 4.80 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5.2 |
Player Story
Spencer Ware story
Spencer Ware built his college career from 2010 through 2012 as a running back from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 11, spending time with LSU. The clearest part of Spencer Ware's career was his backfield work: 1,249 rushing yards, 295 carries, 10 rushing touchdowns, and 404 receiving yards across 34 career games in the available record. His career also includes 39 passing yards and 404 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Spencer Ware's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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LSU
2010-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201020102011201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Postseason | LSU | 276 | 64.4 | 5.9 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | LSU | 276 | 64.4 | 5.9 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | LSU | 780 | 40.4 | 26.2 | 504 |
| 2011 Regular Season | LSU | 780 | 40.4 | 26.2 | 0 |
| 2012 Postseason | LSU | 597 | 44.1 | 18.7 | -183 |
| 2012 Regular Season | LSU | 597 | 44.1 | 18.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Auburn
Week 4 · W 12-10 · Conference game
Win with 134 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
134
Scrimmage Yards
84.4 takeover
134 scrimmage yards and 30.5 usage.
#2
@ Mississippi State
Week 3 · W 19-6 · Conference game
107
Scrimmage Yards
82.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
107 scrimmage yards and 37.9 usage.
#3
vs Florida
Week 6 · W 41-11 · Conference game
111
Scrimmage Yards
82.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
111 scrimmage yards and 42.4 usage.
#4
@ Texas A&M
Week 1 · W 41-24 · Postseason
119
Scrimmage Yards
81.9 takeover
Win with 119 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
119 scrimmage yards and 19 usage.
#5
@ West Virginia
Week 4 · W 47-21
110
Scrimmage Yards
80.6 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
110 scrimmage yards and 47.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Postseason · LSU
780 primary output · 40.4 efficiency · 26.2 usage
66.7
#2
2011 Regular Season · LSU
66.7
780 primary · 40.4 efficiency · 26.2 usage
#3
2012 Postseason · LSU
59.6
597 primary · 44.1 efficiency · 18.7 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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