Peyton Waters
Peyton Waters
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jedd Fisch and Bill Belichick. The receipt: 2 tackles against TCU — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Freddie Kitchens → Bill Belichick. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Washington | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
How he plays
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · North Carolina
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -11 net (20 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Carolina · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #31 · 2026 recruiting class #19
Background
Prior to North Carolina • A transfer from the University of Washington • Played in 13 games as a true freshman after enrolling early in the winter of 2024 • Recorded two tackles at Penn State and one against Louisville in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl • Was a two-way player at Birmingham High Schoo...