Biography
2023: Returning starting running back ... preseason All-ACC selection by Pro Football Focus (3rd team) ... in 38 career games (9 starts), has rushed 180 times for 871 yards (4.83) with 11 TDs with 23 receptions for 175 yards (7.60) and one score  ... rushed a career-high 15 times against North Carolina (2022) and Virginia Tech (2022) ... garnered a career-best 91 rushing yards versus Northwestern (2022) and North Carolina (2022) ... logged 30+ receiving yards in 14 contests, including a career-long 70-yard scamper against Charlotte in 2020 ... registered 2+ receptions in five contests, including a career-high five against Georgia Tech in 2022 ... accumulated a career-high 40 yards receiving versus Charlotte in 2021 ... has notched two multi-score games against Northwestern (2) and North Carolina (2) in 2022 ... had seven plays (five rushing and two receiving) that covered 20+ yards, including two for a TD ... totaled 72 points from 11 rushing TDs and one receiving score ... has played 652 career snaps.
2022: Played in all 13 games, making nine starts ... compiled 123 rushes for 566 yards (4.60) with eight TDs and 16 receptions for 106 yards (6.63) ... placed second on the team in rush attempts, rushing yards and rushing TDs, while sitting third in scoring with 48 points ... rushed 4+ times in 12 contests and 10+ times in eight games ... posted a season-best 15 carries on two occasions against North Carolina and Virginia Tech … broke free for a year-best 42-yard TD scamper against Northwestern ... carded 30+ rushing yards on 10 occasions ... recorded a season-best five receptions against Georgia Tech and a year-long 19-yard reception versus Miami ... notched two multi-score games against Northwestern (2) and North Carolina (2) ... secured additional rushing TDs against Kansas, Virginia, Miami, and Boston College ... had three plays (all rushing) covering 20+ yards, including two for a TD ... joined Riley Leonard (699), Jaquez Moore (508), and Jaylen Coleman (480) to form the first quartet in Duke history to post 400+ rushing yards in a single-season ... coupled with Leonard (13), Moore (5), and Coleman (4) to form the first foursome in Blue Devil history to compile 4+ rushing TDs in a single-season ... on the field for 396 snaps.
2021: Played in 10 games … finished with 39 rushing attempts for 197 yards (5.05) with one TD … added six receptions for 76 yards (12.67) and one score ... earned 2+ rushes in seven games, including a season-best 11 against Kansas ... recorded a season-high 65 rushing yards versus Charlotte, including a season-long 30-yard catch ... registered lone rushing score against Kansas ... posted a season-high two receptions versus Charlotte and Northwestern ... accumulated a season-best 40 receiving yards against the 49ers, with one TD ... on the field for 125 snaps.
2020: Played in all 11 games … recorded 16 rushing attempts for 100 yards (6.25) … ranked third on the team in rushing yardage … tallied 78 yards on five carries, both season highs, versus Charlotte … also recorded a season-long 70-yard rush and a two-yard TD against the 49ers … carded a two-yard TD run against North Carolina … on the field for 120 snaps.
2019: Played in four games versus Alabama, Middle Tennessee, Pittsburgh and Georgia Tech ... registered two carries for eight yards (4.00) ... on the field for 11 snaps.
PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered four years at Fairmont under coaches Kevin Inman and Mark Hail ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com ... the No. 121 wide receiver in the country as ranked by ESPN.com ... selected to play in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, becoming the second Fairmont player to receive the honor and the first from Robeson County since Lumberton’s Jermaine Kesler in 2009 ... earned first team All-Three Rivers Conference accolades as a junior and senior and netted all-conference honors all four years ... News 13 All-Blitz Team honoree following senior season ... four-time all-county selection ... recorded more than 2,300 yards of total offense with 29 TDs as a senior ... completed 66-of-124 passes for 827 yards and six TDs while rushing 106 times for 1,227 yards and 20 scores ... as a junior, totaled 75 receptions for 976 yards and nine TDs.
PERSONAL: Born December 18, 2000 ... graduated from Duke in May 2023, with a sociology degree and a minor in psychology ... enrolled in Duke’s continuing studies program ... son of Donald Waters and Tonya Fleming ... cousin, Darius Leonard, earned four letters (2014-15-16-17) as a linebacker at South Carolina State University, received a pair of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Defensive Player of the Year honors and garnered three All-MEAC accolades before being selected in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts and setting the Colts single-season record for tackles.
