Jake Waters
| No. -- Free agent | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | March 20, 1992 |
| Place of birth: | Council Bluffs, Iowa |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Council Bluffs (IA) Saint Albert |
| College: | Kansas State |
| Undrafted: | 2015 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jake Waters is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State and was the Wildcats starting quarterback from 2013 to 2014.
Early years
| Name | Home town | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Jake Waters QB |
Council Bluffs, Iowa | Saint Albert High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | 4.6 | Dec 13, 2012 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78
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College career
Waters started his college career at Iowa Western Community College where he was a two-year starter, 2012 National Champion, First team All-American, and set the record for completion percentage (73.3), breaking the former record of Cam Newton.
In 2013, Waters transferred to Kansas State, where he beat out Daniel Sams for the starting job. He passed for 2,469 yards with 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also had six rushing touchdowns. Waters returned as a starter in 2014. He finished the year with 3,501 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns, seven interceptions and nine rushing touchdowns.
Professional career
Jacksonville Jaguars
Waters was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as a free agent after going undrafted in the 2015 NFL draft.
Waters was released on June 1, 2015 to make room for newly acquired QB Jeff Tuel. Tuel was claimed off waivers from the Buffalo Bills.
Seattle Seahawks
Waters was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on August 18, 2015, after an injury to incumbent backup quarterback Tarvaris Jackson.
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