#25

Blake Hester

RB · Akron · Jr. · #25

Akron 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Blake Hester

RB · Akron · Jr · #25

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Akron
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
Oscar Rodriguez
Akron
2022era →
2023

Coaching transition mid-career: Oscar Rodriguez → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Akron2-10HC: Oscar Rodriguez · Run-leaning
2022Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning
2023Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Akron----------
2022Akron3103.30--
2021Akron652744.22--
Career682844.22--
SeasonTeam
2023Akron----------
2022Akron----------
2021Akron9364.00--
Career9364.00--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 31–27

vs Kent State

1 TOT  ·  5 NO  ·  92 YDS

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Does a little of everything without one standout trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Back

Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.

RB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Patrick Smith’s 2021 season.

Vanderbilt · 2021

#2

Jamal Jones

Arkansas State · 2020

68%
#3

Juju McDowell

South Carolina · 2021

68%
#4

Vincent Davis

Pittsburgh · 2021

68%
#5

Kaegun Williams

San Diego State · 2021

65%

Matches Patrick on

Weight
Yards / carry
Height

Differs from Patrick on

Rush TD rate (higher)
Receiving share (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Al-Shadee Salaam's freshman season at Rutgers (2022).

Rutgers · 2022

#2

Robert Briggs

Utah State · 2022

79%
#3

Patrick Smith

Vanderbilt · 2021

77%
#4

Jamal Jones

Arkansas State · 2020

77%
#5

Keenan Phillips

South Alabama · 2025

77%

Matches Al-Shadee on

Weight
Yards / carry
Receiving share

Differs from Al-Shadee on

Class year (lower)

Development

Development Trajectory · rushing yards

2021–2022
2742021
10.02022

-96%

Sharp dropoff (-96%) — career inflection point.