Luke Waters brings size and upside to Western Carolina’s kicking game
Luke Waters is a 6-foot-2, 205-pound freshman kicker/punter on Western Carolina’s 2026 roster, giving the Catamounts a strong-legged, versatile specialist with room to grow.[1][2] His profile suggests a developmental fit rather than a finished product, but that combo of size, dual-role value, and fresh-man upside makes him the kind of special-teams weapon teams can mold if they want long-term stability at kicker.[1][2]
EastKy W 45-21 
Camp 7:30 PM Camp L 19-28 
CIN L 10-62 
Presby W 58-14 Athlete DNA will appear once enough kicker season data has been processed.
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