Projectable righty looking to turn redshirt year into Jacksonville value
Payton Waters is a 6-foot-1, 205-pound right-handed pitcher who arrives at Jacksonville after a 2025 redshirt season at UCF, so the current read is more about upside than established college production. He’s a righty with pro-style physicality and a background that suggests he can develop into a useful arm if the stuff and command keep trending up; earlier Perfect Game evaluations noted solid footwork and room to sharpen his actions with maturity. For a staff, he’s a fit if you want a developmental pitcher with some trackable upside rather than a finished product.
