Redshirt sophomore defensive back on North Carolina's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Northridge, CA · Birmingham
Recruiting
S recruit
No. 231 nationally · Signed with Washington
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt sophomore defensive back on North Carolina's 2026 roster.
Peyton Waters
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jedd Fisch and Bill Belichick. The receipt: 4 tackles against Clemson — Week 3, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Freddie Kitchens → Bill Belichick. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Washington | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10@ 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 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 15–10
at TCU
3 tackles · 2 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 on the road.
With B. Edwards — 232 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.2 · -4 rush yds (7 car) · A. Burrell — 41.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
Since week 2: +4 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (8th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Pass share
46.9%
84 pass / 95 run
Plays / game
59.7
3 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
92 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
2025 Redshirt Freshman at North Carolina Appeared in 2 games: vs. TCU had 2 solo tackles and vs. Clemson had 1 assisted tackle Redshirted 2024 Freshman Season at Washington Played in 13 games as a true freshman after enrolling early in the winter of 2024 Recorded two tackles at Penn State and…
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