North Carolina Tar Heels · S RoomS

#7 Peyton Waters

Class  RS SO/TRFrom  Washington (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'1" · 185 lbHometown  Northridge, CA · Birmingham

Depth-chart placement

Current role

FS2

Placement

Backup

Room

Safety

Experience

3-SO

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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S room context

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Peyton Waters holds the FS · Backup spot in North Carolina Tar Heels’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

SS · StarterGreg SmithStarter

FS · StarterColeman BrysonStarter

NB · StarterKaleb CostStarter

SS · BackupJavion ButtsBackup

FS · BackupPeyton WatersBackup

NB · BackupTre MillerBackup

Transfer history

2026Washington→North Carolina Tar Heels

Production

2025 season

Latest season · 2025

Tackles

Background & career

Peyton Waters is a 6'1", 185-pound free safety from Northridge, California, who attended Birmingham High School before committing to Washington. A four-star recruit ranked 231st nationally in the 2024 class, Waters enrolled early in the winter of 2024 and appeared in 13 games as a true freshman. He recorded two tackles against Penn State and one tackle in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl versus Louisville. Waters transferred to North Carolina, where he currently holds the number 7 jersey and carries redshirt sophomore status in 2026.

Washington2024

2024

North Carolina2025 — present

Previous schoolWashingtonRecruiting4-star · No. 231 nationalOriginNorthridge, CA · Birmingham