Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
8/113rd/4th & short
3/18Inside-5 share
8 of 11 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (72.7%). 3 of the team's 18 inside-the-5 carries (16.7%).
Jordan Waters
Jordan Waters: RB · NC State · #7.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jordan Waters
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The six seasons span two programs and four head coaches: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko, Trooper Taylor and Dave Doeren. The first one came in 2023: All-ACC. A game that shows it: 123 rushing yards and 10 receiving yards against Western Carolina — Week 1, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
NC State in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Western Carolina | 20 | 123 | 6.2 | 2 | 50 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-51vs No. 14 Tennessee | 7 | -4 | -0.6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-20vs Louisiana Tech | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-59@ No. 21 Clemson | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-17vs Northern Illinois | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-34vs Wake Forest | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-24vs Syracuse | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-28vs Stanford | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 2 | 94 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-29vs Duke | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 13 | L 29-30@ Georgia Tech | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 14 | W 35-30@ North Carolina | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 13 | |
 Bowl | L 21-26vs East Carolina | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 95 | 470 | 4.9 | 4 | 94 |
Signature game
Week 1 · 2024
W 38-21
123 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD · 1 rec · 10 yds
With G. McCall — 318 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 48.8 · 16 rush yds (5 car) · K. Concepcion — 9 rec · 121 yds · 3 TD
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · Stanford · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +6.90Jordan Waters run for 94 yds for a TD (Collin Smith KICK)
- Week 1 · Western Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.84Jordan Waters run for 50 yds for a TD (Kanoah Vinesett KICK)
- Week 13 · Georgia Tech · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.69CJ Bailey pass complete to Jordan Waters for 24 yds to the NCSU 47 for a
- Week 10 · Stanford · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +2.69Jordan Waters run for 13 yds for a TD (Collin Smith KICK)
- Week 1 · Western Carolina · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.61Jordan Waters run for 7 yds for a TD (Kanoah Vinesett KICK)
- Week 4 · Clemson · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.44Bailey to Waters: a 5-yard touchdown pass.
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Tennessee · 2nd and 1 · Q1 · EPA −1.97Jordan Waters run for a loss of 3 yards to the TENN 46
- Week 3 · Louisiana Tech · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.91Jordan Waters run for 12 yds to the LT 1 for a
- Week 5 · Northern Illinois · 2nd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +1.90CJ Bailey pass complete to Jordan Waters for 10 yds to the NCSU 47 for a
- Week 1 · Western Carolina · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.81Jordan Waters run for 1 yd to the WCU 41
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
92 of 95 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
39%88 carriesFumble rate
1.1%1 of 95 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds12%of carries
11 carries
Grind
1–3 yds46%of carries
42 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds32%of carries
29 carries
Explosive
10+ yds11%of carries
10 carries
8 of 11 (73%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 0 of 3 (0%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.9 yds/carry on 95 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 39% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2019Duke5-7HC: David Cutcliffe · Run-leaning
2020Duke2-9HC: David Cutcliffe · Balanced
2021Duke3-9HC: David Cutcliffe · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2022Duke9-4HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
2023Duke8-5HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024NC State6-7HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 52.7 | 6.4 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 26.7 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 35.6 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 46.2 | 8.6 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
48.5%
391 pass / 415 run
Plays / game
62.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
426 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
95 carries and 15 catches in 12 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
47 · #156 of 310 RBs · 2024
Six seasons, two schools
- 2024 NC State DoerenYear 6 · 12 games
- Dec 2023 Entered the transfer portalDuke to NC State
- 2023 Duke ElkoYear 5 · 13 gamesAll-conference
- 2022 Duke ElkoYear 4 · 13 games
- 2021 Duke CutcliffeYear 3 · 9 games
- 2020 Duke CutcliffeYear 2 · 6 games
- 2019 Duke CutcliffeYear 1 · 2 games
Moves
- Transferred from Duke to NC State, Dec 8, 2023.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Duke and NC State, 2,160 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2023 13 games
- All-ACCthird
2024 12 games
- Transferred to NC Statefrom Duke
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: David Cutcliffe, Mike Elko and Dave Doeren.