Aaron Hester is a defensive lineman at Liberty who has not played in Liberty's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Liberty lists 16 defensive linemen this season.
Liberty is 7-1. Next: at New Mexico State, Sat Nov 7.
Hester disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Louisiana Tech — Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 24-34@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 19-8@ UTEP | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-27vs New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-21vs Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-34@ Louisiana Tech | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 14 | L 42-48vs Kennesaw State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
5%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
40%4 hurries10 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
38.7%
314 pass / 498 run
Plays / game
67.7
12 games
Team sack rate
6.2%
341 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Norvell and Jamey Chadwell.
