Treyvon Ramal Hester (born September 21, 1992) is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Toledo, and was selected in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders.
Personal information | |||||||||
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Born: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 21, 1992||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 304 lb (138 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Penn Hills (Pittsburgh) | ||||||||
College: | Toledo | ||||||||
Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 2017 / Round: 7 / Pick: 244 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) |
300 lb (136 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | |||||||||
All values from the NFL Combine[1][2] |
Hester was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round, 244th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft.[3][4] On September 3, 2018, Hester was waived by the Raiders.[5]
On September 7, 2018, Hester was signed to the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles.[6] He was promoted to the active roster on October 2, 2018.[7] On January 6, 2019, during a wild card game against the Chicago Bears, he tipped a potential game-winning 43-yard field goal by Cody Parkey, a play now infamously known as the Double Doink, to help the Eagles win 16–15.[8] Hester was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019.[9]
Hester signed with the Washington Redskins on September 2, 2019.[10]
Hester signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 1, 2020.[11] He was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list by the team on July 30, 2020,[12] and was activated on August 17, 2020.[13] He was waived/injured on September 5, 2020,[14] and subsequently placed on injured reserve the next day.[15] He was waived with an injury settlement on September 10.[16]
On November 9, 2020, the Eagles signed Hester to the practice squad.[17] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles on January 4, 2021,[18] and was released on March 9, 2021.[19]
On May 20, 2021, the Buffalo Bills signed Hester to a contract after a successful tryout.[20] On August 27, 2021, he was placed on injured reserve.[21] He was released with an injury settlement on September 8, 2021.[22]
On November 3, 2021, Hester was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad.[23] He was released on November 16.[24]
Hester signed with the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL prior to the 2023 season. Hester made the opening day roster, but was released on April 5, 2023.[25]
Season | Team | Games | Tackles | |||||
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GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | ||
2017 | OAK | 14 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0.0 | 0 |
2018 | PHI | 12 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 |
2019 | WAS | 15 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | 0 |
Total | 41 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 21 | 2.0 | 0 | |
Source: NFL.com |
Season | Team | Games | Tackles | |||||
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GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | ||
2018 | PHI | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
Source: pro-football-reference.com |
To make room for the returning players the team has placed DT Treyvon Hester on injured reserve.