Senior wide receiver for Kentucky. 2025: 8 catches, 117 receiving yards, 4 TD.
6′5″ · 203 lb · Tulsa, OK
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
8 catches · 4 TD · 14.6 per catch
Swing playSwung Kentucky from 16% to 41% to win.Tennessee at Kentucky · 56-34
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Kentucky. 2025: 8 catches, 117 receiving yards, 4 TD.
Javian Hester
Beats you over the top. Javian Hester has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. The receipt: 59 rec yds, 2 receptions against Vanderbilt — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mark Stoops.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 26.0 | 17.4 | 1.5 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 32.5 | 17.8 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 29.2 | 17.6 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 9 | L 34-56vs Tennessee | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 2 | 13 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 11 | W 38-7vs Florida | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-45@ Vanderbilt | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 1 | 41 | Season-high 59 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 0-41@ Louisville | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 8 | 117 | 17.6 | 4 | 41 |
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Returning starter
Wide receiver · Kentucky
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kentucky · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #23 · 2026 recruiting class #60
Player DNA
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Dont'E Thornton’s 2023 season.
Matches Dont'E on
Differs from Dont'E on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to T.J. Simmons’s path through West Virginia.
Matches T.J. on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dont'E Thornton's junior season at Tennessee (2023).
Matches Dont'E on
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Player DNA