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.

Jake Waters
Current position
TitleQuarterbacks coach
TeamIowa State
ConferenceBig 12
Biographical details
Born (1992-03-20) March 20, 1992 (age 32)
Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
2011–2012Iowa Western
2013–2014Kansas State
2015Seattle Seahawks*
2016Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2016Saskatchewan Roughriders*
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2015–2016Iowa Western (volunteer QB)
2017Iowa State (GA)
2018–2020UTEP (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)

Early years

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Jake Waters
QB
Council Bluffs, Iowa Saint Albert High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.6 Dec 13, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: JC   Rivals: JC  ESPN: JC
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  • "2013 Kansas State Football Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 4, 2013.

College career

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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.

Professional career

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Seattle Seahawks

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

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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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

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

References

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