Aaron Hester
| No. 12 Edmonton Eskimos | |||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||
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| Date of birth: | March 1, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| College: | UCLA | ||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
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Aaron Sutton Hester (born March 1, 1990) is an American football cornerback who is currently a member of the Edmonton Eskimos. He played college football at UCLA. Hester signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
Early years
He attended Dominguez High School in Compton, California.They said he was the best nfl player in the world. He was selected to the Cal-Hi Sports All-State first team.[1] He was selected to CIF-Southern Section Western Division team.[1] He was lettered in Track and Field while at High School for three years where he was a Three-time All-State performer.[1]
| Name | Home town | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Aaron Hester Cornerback |
Compton, California | Dominguez High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 4.44 | Mar 9, 2007 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 19 (CB) Rivals: 7 (CB), 63 (National), 8 (California) | ||||||
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College career
He played College football at UCLA. He finished college with a total of 131 Tackles, 5 Interceptions, 22 Pass deflections and one Forced fumble.[2] He was selected to participate in the 2013 East-West Shrine Game alongside his UCLA teammate cornerback Sheldon Price on the West team.[3][4]
Professional career
2013 NFL Combine
| Ht | Wt | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20-ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 2 in | 198 lb | 32 1/2 in | 10 3/8 in | 4.62 s | 4.33 s | 7.26 s | 29.0 in | 112 ft 0 in | |||||||||||
| All values from the NFL Combine [5] | |||||||||||||||||||
Denver Broncos
On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent.[6] On August 30, 2013, He was released.[7]
Detroit Lions
On April 21, 2014, he signed with the Detroit Lions as an unrestricted free agent. The Lions released Hester on August 25, 2014.[8]
San Diego Chargers
On October 8, 2014, he signed with the San Diego Chargers.[9]
Kansas City Chiefs
On December 31, 2014, Hester signed a futures contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.[10]
Personal life
He is the son of Alan Hester and Latonya Dorsey.[1] He is the cousin to 3-Time Pro Bowl wide receiver and return specialist Devin Hester, who is currently playing for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.[11]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "UCLA Bruins Profile". uclabruins.com.
- ↑ "Aaron Hester College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ↑ "2013 East-West Shrine Game rosters". nfl.com. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Aaron Hester, CB, UCLA invited to East/West Shrine Game". nfldraftzone.com. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ↑ Aaron Hester NFL Combine profile
- ↑ "Broncos sign 15 college free agents". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ↑ Klis, Mike (August 30, 2013). "Gerell Robinson, Lance Ball, Aaron Hester cut by Broncos". denverpost.com. Retrieved August 30, 2013.
- ↑ Lions continue roster trim
- ↑ http://www.chargers.com/news/article-1/Full-List-of-Chargers-2014-Transactions/f4530166-e067-45c8-9e1f-29683ce0def6
- ↑ Chiefs Sign 19 To Reserve/Futures Contracts
- ↑ "Aaron Hester, Devin's cousin, ready to make his own name in the NFL". suntimes.com. Retrieved April 25, 2013.