Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 77-7vs Florida A&M | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#19
Jaelen Waters
Freshman defensive back on Miami's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 180 lb · St. Petersburg, FL
Returning to Miami for 2026
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 165 nationally · Signed with Miami
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive back on Miami's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Miami in 2026.
Jaelen Waters
One game to point at: 1 tackles, 1 TFL against Florida A&M — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Miami4-star out of Armwood
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Miami
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Miami2-0HC: Mario Cristobal · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mario Cristobal
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 77–7
vs Florida A&M
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Miami
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Miami
Returning around him
- 9 Miami players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -8 net (12 in / 20 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Miami · Last season: 13-3 (AP #10) · Talent rank #12 · 2026 recruiting class #9
The secondary · Miami
- Omar Thornton82 tackles · 2025
- #7Zechariah Poyser68 tackles · 2025
- #6Xavier Lucas45 tackles · 2025
- #24Ethan O'Connor28 tackles · 2025
- #19Jaelen Waters1 game · 2026
18 more on the roster · Miami team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology