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, 2024Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Duke | 7 | RB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | Duke | 7 | RB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | Duke | 7 | RB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Duke | 7 | RB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Duke | 7 | RB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | NC State | 7 | RB | Sr. (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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Duke | 2 | -0.19 | – | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| 2020 | Duke | 16 | 0.13 | – | – | 2.1 | – | – |
| 2021 | Duke | 41 | 0.24 | – | – | 10.0 | 6% | 0.13 |
| 2022 | Duke | 132 | 0.18 | 60th (n=470) | 0.14 | 23.3 | 15% | 0.24 |
| 2023 | Duke | 166 | 0.19 | 58th (n=450) | 0.17 | 31.3 | 21% | 0.24 |
| 2024 | NC State | 109 | 0.22 | 70th (n=434) | 0.16 | 23.9 | 15% | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. | W 38–21 | 20 | 123 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 10–51 | 7 | −4 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 30–20 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 35–59 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 24–17 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 30–34 | 10 | 33 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 36 |
| Oct 12 | vs. | L 17–24 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 59–28 | 5 | 115 | 2 | 94 | – | – |
| Nov 9 | vs. | L 19–29 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| Nov 21 | at | L 29–30 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 45 |
| Nov 30 | at | W 35–30 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | L 21–26 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 7 |
2023 Duke 13 games, 819 rushing yards, 12 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 28–7 | 11 | 63 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 46 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 42–7 | 11 | 112 | 2 | 23 | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. | W 38–14 | 10 | 65 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 23 | at | W 41–7 | 7 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| Sep 30 | vs. | L 14–21 | 13 | 45 | 1 | 13 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | W 24–3 | 13 | 123 | 1 | 83 | – | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 20–38 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 0–23 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | W 24–21 | 18 | 76 | 1 | 24 | – | – |
| Nov 11 | at | L 45–47 | 20 | 113 | 2 | 23 | – | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 27–30 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | W 30–19 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 46 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. | W 17–10 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 9 |
2022 Duke 13 games, 566 rushing yards, 8 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 30–0 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 14 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 31–23 | 10 | 91 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 49–20 | 10 | 51 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 24 | at | L 27–35 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 38–17 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 |
| Oct 8 | at | L 20–23 | 7 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 35–38 | 15 | 91 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 45–21 | 10 | 47 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 19 |
| Nov 4 | at | W 38–31 | 11 | 51 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 6 |
| Nov 12 | vs. | W 24–7 | 15 | 61 | 0 | 14 | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at | L 26–28 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 34–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 30–13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
2021 Duke 9 games, 197 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at | L 28–31 | 5 | 65 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 40 |
| Sep 10 | vs. | W 45–17 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Sep 18 | vs. | W 30–23 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
| Sep 25 | vs. | W 52–33 | 11 | 59 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 19 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 7–38 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Oct 9 | vs. | L 27–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Oct 16 | at | L 0–48 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Nov 6 | vs. | L 29–54 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 13 | at | L 17–48 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 11 |
2020 Duke 6 games, 100 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 6–26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | −7 |
| Sep 26 | at | L 20–38 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | W 53–19 | 5 | 78 | 1 | 70 | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 24–56 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 0–48 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Dec 12 | at | L 35–56 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
2019 Duke 2 games, 8 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | at | W 41–18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 30–33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0″ |
| Weight | 221 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅝″ |
| Hand size | 9⅝″ |
| Wingspan | 77″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.57 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.48 s |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′0″ |
| Bench press | 17 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.06 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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