Herb Waters
| No. 35 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: |
November 10, 1992 Florida City, Florida | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: |
Homestead (Homestead, Florida) | ||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||
| Undrafted: | 2016 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Practice squad | ||
| Career NFL statistics | |||
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Herbert Lewis Waters (born November 10, 1992) is an American football cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a wide receiver at the University of Miami, and was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
Early years
Playing on both sides of the ball as well as returning punts at Homestead High School, Waters had five punt return touchdowns, ten receiving touchdowns and two interceptions as a senior. He was a three-star recruit.[1]
College career
At the University of Miami, Waters started two games as a true freshman.[2] That season, he had 10 catches for 227 yards and two touchdowns. After catching five touchdowns his sophomore year, Waters' reps took a bit of a downturn his junior year, but he bounced back during his senior year with career highs in catches (41) and yards (624).[3] Waters was recorded as having a 4.50-second 40-yard dash and a 38.5-inch vertical jump.[2]
College statistics
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| Year | Games | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||
| G | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2012 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 227 | 22.7 | 87 | 2 | 1 | −1 | −1.0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 12 | 4 | 28 | 406 | 14.5 | 54 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 63 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 277 | 13.9 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 13 | 11 | 41 | 624 | 15.2 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 20 | 99 | 1,534 | 15.5 | 87 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 63 | 1 | |
| Source: HurricaneSports.com | |||||||||||||
Professional career
Green Bay Packers
Waters was signed by the Green Bay Packers on May 2, 2016, as an undrafted free agent.[2] He was released during final cuts on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad.[4][5] Packers defensive backs coach Joe Whitt Jr. persuaded Waters to switch from wide receiver to cornerback as a result of three injuries at that position in the first two weeks of the season.[6] He was promoted to the active roster on January 5, 2017.[7]
On August 3, 2017, Waters suffered a shoulder injury and was ruled out for the season.[8]
Waters re-signed with the Packers on March 15, 2018.[9] However, he was waived by the team on September 3.[10]
Pittsburgh Steelers
On October 2, 2018, Waters was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad.[11]
References
- ↑ "Herb Waters Profile". HurricaneSports.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Packers sign former Miami receiver Herb Waters". Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Herb Waters College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers cut Barrington, keep Callahan". Packers News. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers begin forming 10-man practice squad". Packers News. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Whitt intrigued by CB convert Herb Waters". Packers News. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Packers sign CB Waters to active roster". Packers.com. January 5, 2017.
- ↑ Florio, Mike (August 3, 2017). "Packers lose Herb Waters for the season". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ↑ "Packers sign Wilkerson, acquire Kizer in trade". Packers.com. March 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Packers sign RB Darius Jackson, release CB Herb Waters". Packers.com. September 3, 2018.
- ↑ "Steelers Sign CB Herb Waters To Practice Squad". SteelersDepot.com. October 2, 2018.