Player Dossier

2013-2014

Kansas State

Jake Waters

QB • 6'1" • Council Bluffs, IA, USA

Dual-threat creatorVolume operator

Jake Waters is a dual-threat creator with 33.7 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured offensive role

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Impact Production

79

High-end production for a quarterback

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

59

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Kansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
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Unique Seasons
2
Program Path
Kansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Player Story

Jake Waters built his college career from 2013 through 2014 as a quarterback from Council Bluffs, IA wearing No. 15, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Jake Waters' career was his passing role:...

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Jake Waters, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Postseason · Kansas State. Jake Waters is a dual-threat creator with 33.7 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
6,766
Passing yards
5,970
Rushing yards
796
Touchdowns
55

Quick Answers

Jake Waters quick answers

Latest team and position
Kansas State · QB
Career Total Offense
6,766
Tracked sample
2 unique seasons · 4 entries · 26 games
Best season
2014 Postseason · Kansas State
Top game
West Virginia
Latest roster
No. 15 · Class 2014
2014 Total offense rank
3,985 total offense · QB 10th (top 4%) · Big 12 2nd (top 2%) · National 10th (top 1%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2013 PostseasonKansas State1331327142365.7
2013 Regular SeasonKansas State132,4682,1982702165.7
2014 PostseasonKansas State1335133813381.5
2014 Regular SeasonKansas State133,6343,1634712881.5

Related Context

Jake Waters played QB for Kansas State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Jake Waters recorded 5,970 passing yards, 796 rushing yards, and 55 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Kansas State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Postseason

Kansas State paired 3,985 primary output with 66.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2014 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 66.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2014 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Win with 413 yards of offense and 65.5 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2014 Postseason · Kansas State

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

306.5

Efficiency

66.7

Usage

33.7

Consistency

84.3

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UCLA: 351. Stephen F. Austin: 278. Iowa State: 377. Auburn: 238. UTEP: 238. Texas Tech: 395. Oklahoma: 276. Texas: 223. Oklahoma State: 257. TCU: 293. West Virginia: 413. Kansas: 315. Baylor: 331

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UCLA: 63 by 55.9. Stephen F. Austin: 45 by 63.1. Iowa State: 49 by 73.2. Auburn: 51 by 47.8. UTEP: 19 by 84.8. Texas Tech: 48 by 79.3. Oklahoma: 33 by 74.4. Texas: 37 by 56.4. Oklahoma State: 37 by 68. TCU: 44 by 52.9. West Virginia: 46 by 65.5. Kansas: 32 by 77.6. Baylor: 47 by 68.7

Split Comparison

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

Wins308 · Games = 9 · +4.8 vs Losses
Losses303.3 · Games = 4 · -4.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

West Virginia

Best efficiency game

84.8 vs UTEP

Result
Fri 1/2@ UCLA300-yard game · 3+ TDL 35-40314833864.62155.915130.90125
Sun 12/7@ Baylor300-yard gameL 27-38222730081.52168.720311.50012
Sat 11/29vs Kansas3+ TDW 51-13212729477.84077.65214.2017
Fri 11/21@ West Virginia300-yard gameW 26-20223440064.71165.512131.1008
Sun 11/9@ TCUL 20-41203729154.12152.9720.3004
Sun 11/2vs Oklahoma StateW 48-14192822367.920689343.80016
Sat 10/25vs TexasW 23-0193022463.30056.47-1-0.10012
Sat 10/18@ Oklahoma3+ TD · Dual-threatW 31-30152322565.22074.410515.10153
Sat 10/4vs Texas Tech3+ TD · Dual-threatW 45-13243129077.44079.3171056.20150
Sat 9/27vs UTEPW 58-28101520966.71084.84297.30118
Thu 9/18vs AuburnL 14-20244024560.00247.811-7-0.6005
Sat 9/6@ Iowa StateDual-threatW 32-28162923955.20073.2201386.90225
Sat 8/30vs Stephen F. Austin3+ TD · Dual-threatW 55-16192822367.92163.117553.20215

Player Story

Jake Waters story

Jake Waters built his college career from 2013 through 2014 as a quarterback from Council Bluffs, IA wearing No. 15, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Jake Waters' career was his passing role: 5,970 passing yards, 40 touchdown passes, 657 attempts, and 796 rushing yards across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2014 with Kansas State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 796 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas State.

The arc is straightforward: Jake Waters moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Kansas State

    2013-2014

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 PostseasonKansas State2,78162.425
2013 Regular SeasonKansas State2,78162.4250
2014 PostseasonKansas State3,98566.733.71,204
2014 Regular SeasonKansas State3,98566.733.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ West Virginia

Week 13 · W 26-20 · Conference game

Win with 413 yards of offense and 65.5 efficiency.

413

Total Offense

88.5 takeover

413 total offense with 65.5 efficiency.

#2

@ Iowa State

Week 2 · W 32-28 · Conference game

377

Total Offense

88.2 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

377 total offense with 73.2 efficiency.

#3

@ Texas

Week 4 · L 21-31 · Conference game

301

Total Offense

84.8 takeover

Loss with 301 yards of offense and 63.5 efficiency.

301 total offense with 63.5 efficiency.

#4

vs Texas Tech

Week 6 · W 45-13 · Conference game

395

Total Offense

83.5 takeover

Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

395 total offense with 79.3 efficiency.

#5

@ Baylor

Week 15 · L 27-38 · Conference game

331

Total Offense

82.9 takeover

Loss with 331 yards of offense and 68.7 efficiency.

331 total offense with 68.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2014 Postseason · Kansas State

3,985 primary output · 66.7 efficiency · 33.7 usage

81.5

#2

2014 Regular Season · Kansas State

81.5

3,985 primary · 66.7 efficiency · 33.7 usage

#3

2013 Postseason · Kansas State

65.7

2,781 primary · 62.4 efficiency · 25 usage

Milestones

11

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

10

3+ TD games

16

Above avg efficiency