Aaron Hester
Aaron Hester
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Jamey Chadwell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Liberty | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida State | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 22 | 8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Disrupts the pocket from the interior.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Liberty
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Liberty
Returning around him
- 100% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- Transfer portal: +7 net (26 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Liberty · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #84 · 2026 recruiting class #108
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Elijah Alston’s 2022 season.
Matches Elijah on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Elijah Alston's junior season at Marshall (2022).
Matches Elijah on
Differs from Elijah on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #10663
Peaked at #10663 this season.
Background
Student-Athlete Q&A What made Liberty University the right place for you to attend college/compete at the collegiate level? God Led me here, I felt it. Is there anything special you do pregame or postgame and why? Regular stuff like listening to music. Who in your life inspires you and why are th...