Running back, NC State (from Duke), 2019–⁠24

Jordan Waters

Lettered 2024 (school media guide)

Number
No. 7
Height
6′0″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Fairmont, NC
Born
Dec 18, 2000

Jordan Waters played running back at Duke (2019–⁠23) and NC State (2024).

Career highs

123rushing yards, career hightwice; last vs. Western Carolina, 20242rushing touchdowns, career higheight times; last vs. Stanford, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Duke284.007
2020Duke161006.3270
2021Duke391975.1130
2022Duke1235664.6842
2023Duke1538195.41283
2024NC State954704.9494
Career4282,1605.02794

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2020Duke1−7−7.000
2021Duke67612.7143
2022Duke161066.6019
2023Duke913915.4046
2024NC State1516711.1124
Career4748110.2246

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Duke7RBYr 1
2020Duke7RBYr 2
2021Duke7RBYr 3
2022Duke7RBYr 4
2023Duke7RBYr 5
2024NC State7RBSr. (Yr 6)6′0″215

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2019Duke2-0.19––-0.4––
2020Duke160.13––2.1––
2021Duke410.24––10.06%0.13
2022Duke1320.1860th (n=470)0.1423.315%0.24
2023Duke1660.1958th (n=450)0.1731.321%0.24
2024NC State1090.2270th (n=434)0.1623.915%0.14

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 NC State 12 games, 470 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.Western CarolinaW 38–⁠2120123250110
Sep 7vs.TennesseeL 10–⁠517−406––
Sep 14vs.Louisiana TechW 30–⁠20103601219
Sep 21atClemsonL 35–⁠5973509219
Sep 28vs.Northern IllinoisW 24–⁠17823012224
Oct 5vs.Wake ForestL 30–⁠34103309336
Oct 12vs.SyracuseL 17–⁠2441405––
Nov 2vs.StanfordW 59–⁠285115294––
Nov 9vs.DukeL 19–⁠29112507217
Nov 21atGeorgia TechL 29–⁠3031006345
Nov 30atNorth CarolinaW 35–⁠30635013––
Dec 28 ✦vs.East CarolinaL 21–⁠2642501817
2023 Duke 13 games, 819 rushing yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4vs.ClemsonW 28–⁠71163136346
Sep 9vs.LafayetteW 42–⁠711112223––
Sep 16vs.NorthwesternW 38–⁠141065224110
Sep 23atUConnW 41–⁠7718210120
Sep 30vs.Notre DameL 14–⁠211345113––
Oct 14vs.NC StateW 24–⁠313123183––
Oct 21atFlorida StateL 20–⁠38133901418
Oct 28atLouisvilleL 0–⁠23523015––
Nov 2vs.Wake ForestW 24–⁠211876124––
Nov 11atNorth CarolinaL 45–⁠4720113223––
Nov 18atVirginiaL 27–⁠301245012––
Nov 25vs.PittsburghW 30–⁠19931011146
Dec 23 ✦vs.TroyW 17–⁠10116602229
2022 Duke 13 games, 566 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.TempleW 30–⁠0532019114
Sep 10atNorthwesternW 31–⁠23109124219
Sep 17vs.North Carolina A&TW 49–⁠201051029110
Sep 24atKansasL 27–⁠35134118320
Oct 1vs.VirginiaW 38–⁠17133311216
Oct 8atGeorgia TechL 20–⁠2372406521
Oct 15vs.North CarolinaL 35–⁠38159123811
Oct 22atMiamiW 45–⁠211047116119
Nov 4atBoston CollegeW 38–⁠31115111326
Nov 12vs.Virginia TechW 24–⁠71561014––
Nov 19atPittsburghL 26–⁠28735012––
Nov 26vs.Wake ForestW 34–⁠314403––
Dec 28 ✦vs.UCFW 30–⁠133503––
2021 Duke 9 games, 197 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3atCharlotteL 28–⁠31565030240
Sep 10vs.North Carolina A&TW 45–⁠173906––
Sep 18vs.NorthwesternW 30–⁠2363401826
Sep 25vs.KansasW 52–⁠331159115119
Oct 2atNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠3861908––
Oct 9vs.Georgia TechL 27–⁠314204––
Oct 16atVirginiaL 0–⁠481−200––
Nov 6vs.PittsburghL 29–⁠5431108––
Nov 13atVirginia TechL 17–⁠48––––111
2020 Duke 6 games, 100 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 19vs.Boston CollegeL 6–⁠2616061−7
Sep 26atVirginiaL 20–⁠3831005––
Oct 31vs.CharlotteW 53–⁠19578170––
Nov 7vs.North CarolinaL 24–⁠562212––
Dec 5vs.MiamiL 0–⁠482−201––
Dec 12atFlorida StateL 35–⁠563603––
2019 Duke 2 games, 8 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 14atMiddle TennesseeW 41–⁠181707––
Oct 5vs.PittsburghL 30–⁠331101––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2025
Height6′0″
Weight221 lb
Arm length32⅝″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan77″
40-yard dash4.57 s
10-yard split1.48 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump10′0″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.06 s
20-yard shuttle4.33 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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