Player Dossier

2014-2018

Rutgers

Kiy Hester

DB • 6'0" • 208 lbs • Wayne, NJ, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kiy Hester shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.1

Efficiency

12.3

Consistency

3

Season Value

4.8

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Rutgers

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Rutgers
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Kiy Hester, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season · Rutgers. Kiy Hester shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.3 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2015 Regular Season

Rutgers paired 1 primary output with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 12.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2018 Regular Season · Rutgers

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

12.3

Usage

2.1

Consistency

3

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas State: 0. Kansas: 0. Buffalo: 0. Indiana: 0. Illinois: 0. Maryland: 0. Northwestern: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Michigan: 0. Penn State: 1. Michigan State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas State: 3 by 12.5. Kansas: 6 by 25. Buffalo: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 4 by 16.7. Illinois: 4 by 16.7. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 3 by 22.5. Michigan State: 4 by 16.7

Split Comparison

Losses0.1 · n=10
First Half0 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.2 · n=5 · +0.2 vs First Half
All Games0.1 · n=11

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Penn State

Best efficiency game

25 vs Kansas

Result
Sat 11/24@ Michigan StateL 10-1442000
Sat 11/17vs Penn StateL 7-2032001
Sat 11/10vs MichiganL 7-4210000
Sat 11/3@ WisconsinL 17-3122000
Sat 10/20vs NorthwesternL 15-1810000
Sat 10/13@ MarylandL 7-3411000
Sat 10/6vs IllinoisL 17-3843000
Sat 9/29vs IndianaL 17-2444000
Sat 9/22vs BuffaloL 13-4211000
Sat 9/15@ KansasL 14-5564000
Sat 9/1vs Texas StateW 35-732000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Rutgers

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20142015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonRutgers0
2015 Regular SeasonRutgers1201
2016 Regular SeasonRutgers10.539.711.19.5
2017 Regular SeasonRutgers1325.94.32.5
2018 Regular SeasonRutgers112.32.1-12

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Iowa

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3

Primary metric

3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.7 takeover score.

#2

Washington

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 61 takeover score.

#3

Michigan State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

Maryland

3

Primary metric

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.6 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

3

Primary metric

Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 47.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2015 Regular Season · Rutgers

1 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

40.6

#2

2016 Regular Season · Rutgers

28.3

10.5 primary · 39.7 efficiency · 11.1 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Rutgers

24.8

13 primary · 25.9 efficiency · 4.3 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

1

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.9087

De Paul Catholic · Wayne, NJ

Committed To
Miami
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

112

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Kiy Hester quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
112