Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#20
Ray Hester
Junior defensive back on Eastern Michigan's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 190 lb · Detroit, MI · Chippewa Valley
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 2675 nationally · Signed with Eastern Michigan
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior defensive back on Eastern Michigan's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Eastern Michigan in 2024.
Ray Hester
Second year in the Eastern Michigan secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Michigan State — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Eastern Michigan3-star out of Chippewa Valley
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Eastern Michigan
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 5-11 over that span.
2025Eastern Michigan4-8HC: Chris Creighton · Balanced
2026Eastern Michigan1-3HC: Chris Creighton · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
56.1%
137 pass / 107 run
Plays / game
61.0
4 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
154 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
EMU: 2025: Played in all 12 games…Recorded two tackles, both assisted, during the season…Earned Academic All-MAC honors…2024: Practiced with the team but did not see game action…HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Chippewa Valley High School and played under Head Coach Scott Merchant…Rated a three-star…
The secondary · Eastern Michigan
- #13Jason Marshall29 tackles · 2026
- #4Juan Salas19 tackles · 2026
- #25Rayquan Adkins19 tackles · 2026
- #6Bryce Llewellyn18 tackles · 2026
- #20Ray Hester1 tackle · 2026
16 more on the roster · Eastern Michigan team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology