Stetson University Athletics

Freshman (2014): Saw action in five junior varsity games ... Was named to the 2014 PFL Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Was a four-year letter winner for coach John Booth and Bloomingdale HS ... Also lettered one year on the track team, throwing the shot ... Was an All-Western Conference selection as a senior in addition to being named to the East Hillsborough County All-Star team ... Was seleected as team MVP and Defensive MVP as a senior ... Was selected as a team captain for both his junior and senior seasons ... Was selected for the Scholar-Athlete Award by the National Football Foundation ... Was a member of the Honors Court and Fellowship oif Christian Athletes ... Recorded 130 tackles as a senior with 15 TFL, including 5.5 sacks ... Had 104 tackles as a junior with seven TFL and three sacks ... Finished his career with 348 tackles, 26 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks ... Chose Stetson over VMI, The Citadel ad the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

Personal: Full name is John Michael Hester ... Was born on November 17, 1995, in Ft. Lewis, Wash. ... Is the son of Christine and Johnny Hester ... Has one brother, Joshua (17), and two sisters, Jessica (21) and Julianne (15) ... His uncle, Dan Lyle, played college football at VMI before becomming an international rugby star and a member of the U.S. National Team ... His sister, Jessica, is a swimmer at Marymount University ... Is a Sport Business major and plans to enter the Army as an Infantry Officer.