Herbert Lewis Waters (born November 10, 1992) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He most recently played for the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football as a wide receiver at the University of Miami. He was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2016. He has also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | (1992-11-10) November 10, 1992 (age 29) Florida City, Florida |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Homestead (Homestead, Florida) |
| College: | Miami (FL) |
| Position: | Cornerback |
| Undrafted: | 2016 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Practice Roster |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
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. He is also from homestead fl. [1]
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]
| Miami Hurricanes | |||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||
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]
On October 2, 2018, Waters was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad.[11] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Steelers on January 1, 2019.[12]
On August 1, 2019, Waters was waived/injured by the Steelers and placed on injured reserve.[13] He was released on August 27.
Waters was drafted in the 8th round during phase four in the 2020 XFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Vipers.[14] He was waived on February 1, 2020,[15] and re-signed on February 11, 2020.[16] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[17]
Waters signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL on December 28, 2020.[18] He was released on June 28, 2021.[19]