After showing flashes as a backup in 2015, Ware burst out in 2016, compiling 1,368 scrimmage yards and five total touchdowns in 14 starts. Projected as the full-time starter in 2017, Ware suffered a preseason knee injury that wiped out his entire 2017 campaign. He started the 2018 season as a backup to Kareem Hunt, and was eventually passed up on the depth chart by Damien Williams after Hunt's release. He finished 2018 with just 51 carries for 246 rushing yards and two TDs.