Player Dossier

2020-2025

Missouri

J.J. Hester

WR • 6'5" • 203 lbs • Tulsa, OK, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

J.J. Hester reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

8.9

Efficiency

69.6

Consistency

57.8

Season Value

43.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Oklahoma

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Missouri • Oklahoma • Kentucky
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

J.J. Hester, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season · Oklahoma. J.J. Hester reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season

Oklahoma paired 315 primary output with 83.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 69.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Missouri, Oklahoma, Kentucky.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Vanderbilt

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

Filter the strongest season sample, inspect game-level shape, and then drop into the full log without losing the story of the year.

Season Explorer

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

2025 Regular Season · Kentucky

Games

4

Receiving Yards / G

29.3

Efficiency

69.6

Usage

8.9

Consistency

57.8

Best Game by takeover score

Louisville

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Tennessee: 23. Florida: 29. Vanderbilt: 59. Louisville: 6

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. Tennessee: 4 by 38.3. Florida: 1 by 100. Vanderbilt: 2 by 100. Louisville: 1 by 40

Split Comparison

Losses29.3 · n=3
First Half26 · n=2 · -6.5 vs Second Half
Second Half32.5 · n=2 · +6.5 vs First Half
All Games29.3 · n=4

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Vanderbilt

Best efficiency game

100 vs Vanderbilt

Result
Sat 11/29@ LouisvilleL 0-41166606
Sat 11/22@ VanderbiltL 17-4525929.529.50141
Sun 11/9vs FloridaW 38-71292929129
Sat 10/25vs Tennessee2+ TDL 34-564235.85.80213

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Missouri

    2020-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Oklahoma

    2022-2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Kentucky

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202120212022202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonMissouri0
2021 PostseasonMissouri22585.76.4225
2021 Regular SeasonMissouri22585.76.40
2022 Regular SeasonOklahoma1386.74.8-212
2023 Regular SeasonOklahoma0-13
2024 Regular SeasonOklahoma31583.314.6315
2025 Regular SeasonKentucky11769.68.9-198

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

112

Primary metric

112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Unknown

79

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

79 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Vanderbilt

59

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Auburn

86

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Kent State

13

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

13 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Regular Season · Oklahoma

315 primary output · 83.3 efficiency · 14.6 usage

63.2

#2

2021 Postseason · Missouri

55

225 primary · 85.7 efficiency · 6.4 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Missouri

55

225 primary · 85.7 efficiency · 6.4 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8974

Booker T. Washington · Tulsa, OK

Committed To
Missouri
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

3

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

670

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 19 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

J.J. Hester quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
WR
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
7
Career receiving yards
670