Jake Waters

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Jake Waters
Current position
Title Quarterbacks coach
Team Iowa State
Conference Big 12
Biographical details
Born (1992-03-20) March 20, 1992 (age 33)
Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
2011–2012 Iowa Western
2013–2014 Kansas State
2015 Seattle Seahawks*
2016 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2016 Saskatchewan Roughriders*
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2015–2016 Iowa Western (volunteer QB)
2017 Iowa State (GA)
2018–2020 UTEP (WR)
2021–2023Iowa State (OQC)
2024–presentIowa State (QB)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
  • Second-team MFC All-Conference selection in 2011
  • Set a NJCAA national record for completion percentage (73.3)
  • 2012 NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year
  • 2012 National Champions
  • 2012 NJCAA First-team All-American
  • 2012 Midwest Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year
  • Second-team All-Big 12 (2014)

Jake Waters (born March 20, 1992) is an American football quarterback who is currently an assistant coach at Iowa State. He played college football at Kansas State and was the Wildcats starting quarterback from 2013 to 2014.

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Early years

College recruiting information
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Jake Waters
QB 		Council Bluffs, Iowa Saint Albert High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)215 lb (98 kg)4.6Dec 13, 2012 
Recruit ratings: Scout:  3 stars.svg     Rivals:  3 stars.svg    (78)
Overall recruit ranking:    Scout: JC    Rivals: JC    ESPN: JC
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2013 Kansas State Football Commits". Rivals. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  • "2013 Kansas State Football Commits". Scout. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  • "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 4, 2013.

College career

Waters started his college career at Iowa Western Community College where he was a two-year starter, 2012 National Champion, First-team All-American, and set the record for completion percentage (73.3), breaking the former record of Cam Newton.

In 2013, he transferred to Kansas State where he beat out Daniel Sams for the starting job. He passed for 2,469 yards with 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also had six rushing touchdowns. Waters returned as a starter in 2014. He finished the year with 3,501 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns, seven interceptions and nine rushing touchdowns.

College statistics

SeasonTeamGPPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
2013 Kansas State 1315926061.22,469189156.81183126
2014 Kansas State 1326239766.03,501227154.81544849
Career 2642165764.15,9704016155.627279615

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Waters was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on August 18, 2015, after an injury to incumbent backup quarterback Tarvaris Jackson.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Waters signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in April 2016. [1] He dressed in all three of the Tiger-Cats' games as a backup before being traded to Saskatchewan. [2]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Waters was traded for a negotiation list player on July 9, 2016. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Waters signs with CFL's Tiger-Cats". nonpareil. April 20, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "RIDERS ACQUIRE QUARTERBACK JAKE WATERS". riderville.com. July 9, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
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