Syracuse · L 30-31
No tackles.
Miami · L 35-38
No tackles.
Waters has tackles in 6 of North Carolina’s 8 games: none against Syracuse and Miami.
Peyton Waters
The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Jedd Fisch and Bill Belichick. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 6, 2026.
22 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 3
Syracuse.com Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 22 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2024 | Washington | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 30 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10vs TCU | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-28@ Clemson | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-37vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 21-17@ No. 25 Pittsburgh | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-20@ Duke | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from +5 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
5%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL22 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Pass share
50.8%
241 pass / 233 run
Plays / game
59.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.7%
267 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #411 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jedd Fisch and Bill Belichick.
