Running back, Charleston Southern, 2025–26
Hakeem Watters
- Number
- No. 0
- Height
- 5′7″
- Weight
- 175 lb
- Class (2026)
- Sophomore
- Hometown
- Hartsville, SC
Hakeem Watters plays running back for Charleston Southern. Last time out, at Clemson: 13 carries, 46 yards. Watters leads Charleston Southern in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.
2026 so far
415 rushing yards, 6 TD
Last game: 13 carries, 46 yards at Clemson, L 0–37
Next game: at Tennessee State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
123rushing yards, career highvs. Point University, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Point University, 2026Rushing
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charleston Southern | 85 | 450 | 5.3 | 3 | 63 |
| 2026 | Charleston Southern | 68 | 415 | 6.1 | 6 | 62 |
| Career | 153 | 865 | 5.7 | 9 | 63 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charleston Southern | 9 | 176 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2026 | Charleston Southern | – | – | – | 3 | 97 | 1 |
| Career | 9 | 176 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charleston Southern | 0 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2026 | Charleston Southern | 0 | RB | So. | 5′7″ | 175 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Charleston Southern (FCS) | 93 | 0.12 | 56th (n=576) | 0.10 | 11.0 | 15% |
| 2026 | Charleston Southern (FCS) | 72 | 0.09 | 46th (n=478) | 0.10 | 6.5 | 18% |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 Charleston Southern 7 games, 415 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | at Lindenwood | L 17–20 | 2 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 5 | at Georgia Southern | L 0–31 | 6 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 12 | at The Citadel | W 26–20 | 11 | 56 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs.Point University | W 65–0 | 7 | 123 | 3 | – | – | – |
| Oct 3 | vs. Gardner-Webb | L 10–12 | 15 | 102 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | vs. South Carolina State | W 49–39 | 14 | 72 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 17 | at Clemson | L 0–37 | 13 | 46 | 0 | – | – | – |
2025 Charleston Southern 10 games, 450 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs.Lindenwood | L 28–35 | 3 | 61 | 1 | 3 | 61 | – |
| Sep 20 | at William & Mary | L 7–34 | 13 | 119 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs.South Carolina State | W 31–24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 4 | atGardner-Webb | L 27–30 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. Tennessee Tech | L 13–27 | 4 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 18 | at Western Illinois | W 29–24 | 16 | 52 | 0 | 1 | 18 | – |
| Oct 25 | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 17–16 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 44 | – |
| Nov 1 | at Southeast Missouri State | W 23–17 | 16 | 48 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 15 | at UT Martin | L 14–17 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 19 | – |
| Nov 22 | vs. Tennessee State | W 7–6 | 10 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 18 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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