Player Dossier

2012-2016

Ball State

Martez Hester

S • 6'3" • Kennesaw, GA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Martez Hester shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.6

Efficiency

33.3

Consistency

15.2

Season Value

15.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · Ball State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Ball State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Miami (OH)

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.

Martez Hester, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season · Ball State. Martez Hester shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 33.3 disruption score.

Martez Hester played S for Ball State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Martez Hester recorded 72 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Ball State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2013 Regular Season

Ball State paired 2 primary output with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 33.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Indiana

Loss with 2 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

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2016 Regular Season · Ball State

Games

11

Havoc Plays / G

0.6

Efficiency

33.3

Usage

5.6

Consistency

15.2

Best Game by takeover score

Toledo

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia State: 0. Indiana: 2. Unknown: 1. Florida Atlantic: 0. Northern Illinois: 0. Central Michigan: 2. Buffalo: 0. Akron: 1. Western Michigan: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Toledo: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia State: 6 by 25. Indiana: 7 by 49.2. Unknown: 5 by 30.8. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 20.8. Northern Illinois: 10 by 41.7. Central Michigan: 6 by 45. Buffalo: 13 by 50. Akron: 7 by 39.2. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Eastern Michigan: 9 by 37.5. Toledo: 2 by 18.3

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins0 · Games = 3 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.9 vs Wins
First Half0.8 · Games = 6 · +0.4 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs First Half

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Indiana

Best efficiency game

50 vs Buffalo

Result
Thu 11/17@ ToledoL 19-3720001
Wed 11/9vs Eastern MichiganL 41-4894000
Wed 11/2vs Western MichiganL 20-5220000
Sat 10/22vs AkronL 25-3572001
Sat 10/15@ Buffalo10+ tacklesW 31-211311000
Sat 10/8@ Central MichiganL 21-2465101
Sat 10/1vs Northern Illinois10+ tacklesL 24-31104000
Sat 9/24@ Florida AtlanticW 31-2753000
Sat 9/17vs Unknown500010
Sat 9/10@ IndianaL 20-3075110
Fri 9/2@ Georgia StateW 31-2165000

Career Arc

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    Ball State

    2012-2016

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20122013201420152016
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2012 Regular SeasonBall State0
2013 Regular SeasonBall State2202
2014 Regular SeasonBall State0-2
2015 Regular SeasonBall State00
2016 Regular SeasonBall State733.35.67

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Miami (OH)

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

Eastern Michigan

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

Indiana

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 54.3 takeover score.

#4

Central Michigan

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

#5

Akron

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 31.4 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2013 Regular Season · Ball State

2 primary output · 20 efficiency · usage

40.9

#2

2016 Regular Season · Ball State

15.9

7 primary · 33.3 efficiency · 5.6 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Ball State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

0

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2012 · Rating 0.7583

North Cobb · Kennesaw, GA

Committed To
Ball State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2012

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

72

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.