{{short description|American football player and coach (born 1992)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox college coach | name = Jake Waters | image = | caption = | current_title = Quarterbacks coach | current_team = Penn State | current_conference = Big Ten | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|3|20}} | birth_place = Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | player_years1 = 2011–2012 | player_team1 = Iowa Western | player_years2 = 2013–2014 | player_team2 = Kansas State | player_years3 = 2015 | player_team3 = Seattle Seahawks* | player_years4 = 2016 | player_team4 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats | player_years5 = 2016 | player_team5 = Saskatchewan Roughriders* | player_positions = Quarterback | coach_years1 = 2015–2016 | coach_team1 = Iowa Western (volunteer QB) | coach_years2 = 2017 | coach_team2 = Iowa State (GA) | coach_years3 = 2018–2020 | coach_team3 = UTEP (WR) | coach_years4 = 2021–2023 | coach_team4 = Iowa State (OQC) | coach_years5 = 2024–2025 | coach_team5 = Iowa State (QB) | coach_years6 = 2026–present | coach_team6 = Penn State (QB) | overall_record = | bowl_record = | tournament_record = | championships = | awards = * Second-team MFC All-Conference selection in 2011 * Set a NJCAA national record for completion percentage (73.3) * 2012 NJCAA Offensive Player of the Year * 2012 National Champions * 2012 NJCAA First-team All-American * 2012 Midwest Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year * Second-team All-Big 12 (2014) | coaching_records = | CFBHOF_year = | CFBHOF_id = }} '''Jake Waters''' (born March 20, 1992) is a former American football quarterback who is the quarterbacks coach at Penn State. He played college football at Kansas State and was the Wildcats starting quarterback from 2013 to 2014.
==Early life== {{College athlete recruit start|40=yes|collapse=no|year=2013}} {{College athlete recruit entry | recruit = Jake Waters | position = QB | hometown = Council Bluffs, Iowa | highschool = Saint Albert High School | feet = 6 | inches = 2 | weight = 215 | 40 = 4.6 | commitdate = 2012-12-13 | scout stars = 3 | rivals stars = 3 | espn grade = 78 }} {{College athlete recruit end | 40 = 4.6 | year = 2013 | rivals ref title = 2013 Kansas State Football Commits | scout ref title = 2013 Kansas State Football Commits | espn ref title = ESPN | rivals school = kansasstate | scout s = 173 | espn schoolid = 2306 | scout overall = JC | rivals overall = JC | espn overall = JC | access-date = September 4, 2013 | bball = no }}
==College career== {{unsourced section|date=January 2026}} 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, he 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.
===College statistics=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Season ! rowspan="2"| Team ! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|GP|Games played}} ! colspan="7"| Passing ! colspan="3"| Rushing |- ! {{abbr|Cmp|Passes completed}} !! {{abbr|Att|Passes attempted}} !! {{abbr|Pct|Completion percentage}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Passing yards}} !! {{abbr|TD|Passing touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions}} !! {{abbr|Rtg|Passer rating}} !! {{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}} !! {{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}} |- ! 2013 || Kansas State | 13 || 159 || 260 || 61.2 || 2,469 || 18 || 9 || 156.8 || 118 || 312 || 6 |- ! 2014 || Kansas State | 13 || 262 || 397 || 66.0 || 3,501 || 22 || 7 || 154.8 || 154 || 484 || 9 |- ! colspan="2"| [https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/jake-waters-1.html Career] || 26 || 421 || 657 || 64.1 || 5,970 || 40 || 16 || 155.6 || 272 || 796 || 15 |}
==Professional career== Waters was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on August 18, 2015, after an injury to incumbent backup quarterback Tarvaris Jackson. Waters was released on August 26, 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/blog/seattle-seahawks/post/_/id/14007/seahawks-release-quarterback-jake-waters-sign-receiver-deontay-greenberry | title=Seahawks release quarterback Jake Waters, sign receiver Deontay Greenberry | publisher=ESPN.com | date=Aug 26, 2015 | accessdate=12 March 2026 | author=Henderson, Brady}}</ref>
Waters signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in April 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nonpareilonline.com/sports/waters-signs-with-cfl-s-tiger-cats/article_356aba4c-076f-11e6-bcc3-73ba78aef3da.html | title=Waters signs with CFL's Tiger-Cats | website=nonpareil | date=April 20, 2016 | access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref> He dressed in all three of the Tiger-Cats' games as a backup before being traded to Saskatchewan.<ref name="H">{{cite web | url=http://www.riderville.com/2016/07/09/riders-acquire-quarterback-jake-waters/ | title=RIDERS ACQUIRE QUARTERBACK JAKE WATERS | publisher=riderville.com | date=July 9, 2016 | access-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref>
Waters was traded to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for a negotiation list player on July 9, 2016.<ref name="H"/>
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==External links== *[http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jake_waters_844625.html Official bio at Kansas State] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903074019/http://www.kstatesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jake_waters_844625.html |date=September 3, 2013 }} *[https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3052430/jake-waters ESPN player page] *[https://utepminers.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jake-waters/1376 UTEP Miners profile] *[https://cyclones.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/jake-waters/2170 Iowa State Cyclones profile]
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