Jake Waters is a Dual-Threat QB for Kansas State. Jake's 2014 season ranks in the 55th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 531 plays — a average rate for the QB.
A genuine rushing threat who stresses defenses horizontally. Extends plays with legs and forces extra gap assignments.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stetson Bennett | Georgia | 2022 | 509 | 0.635 | 12.4 | 323.0 |
| Kyle McCord | Syracuse | 2024 | 632 | 0.509 | 12.1 | 321.4 |
| Trace McSorley | Penn State | 2017 | 626 | 0.513 | 12.7 | 321.0 |
| Ryan Higgins | Louisiana Tech | 2016 | 571 | 0.586 | 13.7 | 334.6 |
| Sam Hartman | Wake Forest | 2021 | 647 | 0.556 | 11.8 | 359.6 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | C/ATT | Pass Yds | Pass TD | INT | QBR | Rush Yds | Rush TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsStephen F. Austin | W55-16 | — | 19/28 | 223 | 2 | 1 | 91.1 | 55 | 2 | 0.46 |
| 2 | @Iowa State | W32-28 | -7.9 | 16/29 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 79.6 | 138 | 2 | 0.37 |
| 4 | vsAuburn | L14-20 | 24.2 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Chart shows per-game EPA (bars) and rolling 5-game average (line). Season breaks marked with dashed lines. Line value = est. points over replacement per game.
C/ATT 31/48 · Pass Yds 338 · Pass TD 2 · INT 1
| 24/40 |
| 245 |
| 0 |
| 2 |
| 29.6 |
| -7 |
| 0 |
| 0.00 |
| 5 | vsUTEP | W58-28 | -12.0 | 10/15 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 85.3 | 29 | 1 | 0.88 |
| 6 | vsTexas Tech | W45-13 | 4.9 | 24/31 | 290 | 4 | 0 | 90.5 | 105 | 1 | 0.54 |
| 8 | @Oklahoma | W31-30 | 19.2 | 15/23 | 225 | 2 | 0 | 82.8 | 51 | 1 | 0.46 |
| 9 | vsTexas | W23-0 | 9.0 | 19/30 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 68.0 | -1 | 0 | 0.38 |
| 10 | vsOklahoma State | W48-14 | 8.6 | 19/28 | 223 | 2 | 0 | 77.5 | 34 | 0 | 0.30 |
| 11 | @TCU | L20-41 | 23.3 | 20/37 | 291 | 2 | 1 | 49.9 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 13 | @West Virginia | W26-20 | 8.4 | 22/34 | 400 | 1 | 1 | 59.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.56 |
| 14 | vsKansas | W51-13 | -9.8 | 21/27 | 294 | 4 | 0 | 96.9 | 21 | 1 | 0.89 |
| 15 | @Baylor | L27-38 | 23.9 | 22/27 | 300 | 2 | 1 | 60.1 | 31 | 0 | 0.36 |
| 1 | vsUCLA | L35-40 | 17.7 | 31/48 | 338 | 2 | 1 | 49.4 | 13 | 1 | 0.29 |