Player Dossier

2019-2024

NC State

Jordan Waters

RB • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Fairmont, NC, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Jordan Waters leans balanced backfield option traits and 49.2 efficiency.

Usage Score

17.8

Efficiency

49.2

Consistency

58.5

Season Value

48

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Duke

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
9
Program Path
Duke • NC State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: NC State

Scouting Read

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Jordan Waters, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Duke. Jordan Waters leans balanced backfield option traits and 49.2 efficiency.

Jordan Waters played RB for Duke and NC State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jordan Waters recorded 2,160 rushing yards, 481 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Duke.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Duke paired 958 primary output with 56.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 49.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Duke, NC State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Western Carolina

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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2024 Postseason · NC State

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

53.1

Efficiency

49.2

Usage

17.8

Consistency

58.5

Best Game by takeover score

Western Carolina

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. East Carolina: 32. Western Carolina: 133. Tennessee: -4. Louisiana Tech: 45. Clemson: 54. Northern Illinois: 47. Wake Forest: 69. Syracuse: 14. Stanford: 115. Duke: 42. Georgia Tech: 55. North Carolina: 35

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. East Carolina: 5 by 65.7. Western Carolina: 21 by 64.8. Tennessee: 7 by 0. Louisiana Tech: 11 by 39.5. Clemson: 9 by 56.3. Northern Illinois: 10 by 37.6. Wake Forest: 13 by 42.7. Syracuse: 4 by 36.5. Stanford: 5 by 100. Duke: 13 by 27.7. Georgia Tech: 6 by 59. North Carolina: 6 by 60.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins75 · Games = 5 · +37.6 vs Losses
Losses37.4 · Games = 7 · -37.6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Western Carolina

Best efficiency game

100 vs Stanford

Result
Sat 12/28vs East CarolinaL 21-264256.300176.4
Sat 11/30@ North CarolinaW 35-306355.8005.8
Fri 11/22@ Georgia TechL 29-303103.3003459.2
Sat 11/9vs DukeL 19-2911252.3002173.2
Sat 11/2vs Stanford100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 59-28511523223
Sun 10/13vs SyracuseL 17-244143.5003.5
Sat 10/5vs Wake ForestL 30-3410333.3003365.3
Sat 9/28vs Northern IllinoisW 24-178232.9002244.7
Sat 9/21@ ClemsonL 35-59735502196
Sat 9/14vs Louisiana TechW 30-2010363.600194.1
Sat 9/7vs TennesseeL 10-517-4-0.600-0.6
Thu 8/29vs Western Carolina100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 38-21201236.2021106.3

Career Arc

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  1. 1

    Duke

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    NC State

    2024

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201920202021202220222023202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonDuke841.71.5
2020 Regular SeasonDuke9333.95.585
2021 Regular SeasonDuke27346.37.1180
2022 PostseasonDuke67246.218.8399
2022 Regular SeasonDuke67246.218.80
2023 PostseasonDuke95856.125.3286
2023 Regular SeasonDuke95856.125.30
2024 PostseasonNC State63749.217.8-321
2024 Regular SeasonNC State63749.217.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

NC State

Win with 123 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

123

Primary metric

123 scrimmage yards and 38.2 usage.

#2

Charlotte

78

Primary metric

Win with 78 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

78 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.

#3

Charlotte

105

Primary metric

Loss with 105 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

105 scrimmage yards and 10.9 usage.

#4

Northwestern

100

Primary metric

Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

100 scrimmage yards and 22.9 usage.

#5

Lafayette

112

Primary metric

Win with 112 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

112 scrimmage yards and 16.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Duke

958 primary output · 56.1 efficiency · 25.3 usage

63.6

#2

2023 Regular Season · Duke

63.6

958 primary · 56.1 efficiency · 25.3 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · Duke

51.9

672 primary · 46.2 efficiency · 18.8 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

8

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

9

Seasons tracked

2,641

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 9 tracked seasons, 55 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.