Jake Waters

Jake Waters (born March 20, 1992) is an American football quarterback who is currently an assistant coach at Iowa State. He played college football at Kansas State and was the Wildcats starting quarterback from 2013 to 2014.

Jake Waters

Current position
Title	Quarterbacks coach
Team	Iowa State
Conference	Big 12
Biographical details
Born	(1992-03-20) March 20, 1992 (age 33) Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
2011–2012	Iowa Western
2013–2014	Kansas State
2015	Seattle Seahawks*
2016	Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2016	Saskatchewan Roughriders*
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2015–2016	Iowa Western (volunteer QB)
2017	Iowa State (GA)
2018–2020	UTEP (WR)
2021–2023	Iowa State (OQC)
2024–present	Iowa State (QB)
Accomplishments and honors
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)

Early years

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (78)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: JC    Rivals: JC    ESPN: JC
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2013 Kansas State Football Commits". Rivals. Retrieved September 4, 2013. "2013 Kansas State Football Commits". Scout. Retrieved September 4, 2013. "ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved September 4, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved September 4, 2013.

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, 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

Season	Team	GP	Passing							Rushing
			Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Rtg	Att	Yds	TD
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
Career		26	421	657	64.1	5,970	40	16	155.6	272	796	15

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

Waters was signed by the Seattle Seahawks on August 18, 2015, after an injury to incumbent backup quarterback Tarvaris Jackson.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Waters signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in April 2016.^[1] He dressed in all three of the Tiger-Cats' games as a backup before being traded to Saskatchewan.^[2]

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Waters was traded for a negotiation list player on July 9, 2016.^[2]