One
of the most explosive players in the nation ... due to his
game-breaking skills, ASU tries to get him the ball in a number of
different ways, using him as a rusher, receiver and punt and kickoff
returner ... after spending his first season at ASU lining up everywhere
from quarterback to wide receiver, Cadet settled in at running back
last year and responded with an all-conference campaign despite working
primarily in a reserve role behind incumbent starter Devon Moore ...
enters his senior campaign as the unquestioned starter at running back
and will likely continue his role as the Mountaineers' primary return
specialist ... could become even more productive having spent an entire
offseason knowing what position he would play for the first time in his
collegiate career ... has impressed professional scouts with his
tremendous speed and athleticism to go along with a sturdy 6-1,
210-pound frame ... has worked on eliminating fumbles that have been an
issue at times throughout his career ... widely regarded as one of the
program's hardest workers and most team-oriented players.
2010:
Moved from wide receiver to running back during preseason camp ...
played in all 13 games but made only seven starts with all but three
coming in as the second running back in two-back sets ... despite the
late move to the position and reserve status, earned second-team
all-Southern Conference recognition at RB from the league's coaches and
media ... led all ASU running backs with 115 carries for 671 yards, a
5.8-yards-per-rush average and six touchdowns, all of which ranked
second on the team behind only All-America quarterback DeAndre Presley
... also ranked fifth on the team with 19 receptions for 218 yards and a
score ... returned 32 kickoffs for 733 yards (22.9 avg. - good for
third in the SoCon) and 12 punts for 72 yards (6.0 avg.) ... ranked
second in the conference and 29th nationally with 1,694 all-purpose
yards (130.3 per game) ... campaign got off to rocky start when he
fumbled on his first carry of the season, which set up a Chattanooga
touchdown ... wound up rushing just three times for three yards and
catching one pass for eight yards in the Mountaineers' 42-41
come-from-behind season-opening win at UTC ... after a somewhat
pedestrian 73-yard effort in the home opener versus Jacksonville,
exploded for 149 yards on just eight carries (18.6 ypr), including a
52-yard touchown run in a rout over North Carolina Central ... amassed
214 all-purpose yards, including 59 on eight rushes and 79 on three
receptions, in win over The Citadel ... took a short pass from Presley
and galloped 73 yards for Presley's school-record-tying fifth touchdown
pass of the game in the rout over The Citadel ... despite battling an
abdominal injury throughout, torched Western Carolina for 80 yards and a
score on nine carries ... was a workhorse the following week against
Furman, rushing an ASU season-high 24 times for 108 yards and a
career-best three touchdowns in a 37-26 victory ... also caught two
passes for 17 yards, returned three kickoffs for 93 yards and two punts
for nine yards to total a career-best 227 all-purpose yards in the win
over FU ... returned seven kickoffs for 120 yards in regular-season
finale at Florida ... rushed 12 times for 80 yards, including a 46-yard
touchdown on the third play of the game, and caught two passes for 11
yards in season-ending loss to Villanova.
2009: Saw
action in all 14 games, primarily as a backup quarterback, wide
receiver and punt returner ... was slated to be ASU's third quarterback
going into the season but was the backup behind DeAndre Presley for the
opener at East Carolina due to an injury suffered by starter Armanti
Edwards during the offseason ... after ASU fell into a 29-7 hole, Cadet
made his debut with 5:28 remaining in the third quarter and engineered
three-consecutive scoring drives to cut the deficit to 29-24 ...
trailing by five points with 1:28 to play, he drove the Mountaineers to
midfield but the comeback bid ended when CoCo Hillary couldn't haul in
his fourth-down pass with 16 seconds to go ... in just over a quarter of
work, he rushed 15 times for 35 yards and a touchdown and completed
7-of-9 passes for 55 yards while nearly pulling off the come-from-behind
upset at ECU ... following the season opener, he slid into the No. 2
quarterback spot and backed up Edwards for the rest of the season ... he
also retained his role as ASU's primary punt returner (24 ret., 134
yds., 5.6 avg. for the season) and was in for a handful of snaps each
week at wide receiver (four rec., 21 yds. for the season) ... despite
the limited action, he finished the year as ASU's third-leading rusher
(366 yards and three touchdowns on 70 carries - 5.2 avg.) ... came off
the bench to rush eight times for 68 yards and a touchdown in win over
North Carolina Central ... rushed 11 times for a career-high 131 yards
and a touchdown and completed 4-of-7 passes for 64 yards in just a
little more than a quarter at quarterback in 52-16 rout over Georgia
Southern ... when Edwards was injured late in the first half of
SoCon-clinching win at Elon, Cadet ran seven times for 47 yards (also
caught an eight-yard pass from Edwards during 27-10 win) ... made his
first-career start at QB a week later in regular-season finale versus
Western Carolina, running 17 times for 58 yards and completing 8-of-16
passes for a career-best 101 yards ... also had a would-be 75-yard
punt-return touchdown called back due to a penalty prior to ASU's first
series versus WCU ... saw limited action in three FCS playoff games with
no offensive stats ... jump-started ASU's potential game-tying drive
with a 24-yard kickoff return late in the national semifinal loss at
Montana.
Previous Colleges: Attended
the University of Toledo in 2007, where he redshirted as a freshman
wide receiver ... transferred to Pearl River C.C. (Poplarville, Miss.)
and played in two games at wide receiver before suffering an ankle
injury that caused him to miss the rest of the season ... caught two
passes for 21 yards in his only action at Pearl River ... coached by Tim
Hatten.
High School: Rated as a three-star recruit and the nation's No. 19 dual-threat quarterback by Rivals.com
coming out of Miami Central H.S. in 2007 ... threw for 1,391 yards and
13 touchdowns and ran for more than 450 yards and two scores as a senior
at Miami Central ... also served as team's punter and place kicker as a
prep ... named first-team all-Dade County by the Miami Herald
following senior campaign ... helped lead squad to an 11-2 record and
third round of Florida's 6-A state playoffs as a senior in 2006, with
only two losses coming at the hands of eventual state champion Miami
Northwestern ... coach by Manny Wright.
Personal:
Full name is Travaris Terrell Cadet ... born Feb. 1, 1989 (22 years
old) ... son of Alicia Davis ... majoring in criminal justice.