Career

4 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2025Kentucky#66 · 5-7418%811747.6%
2024Oklahoma#35 · 6-7727%14315110.4%
2022Oklahoma#25 · 6-711%11304.3%
2021 *Missouri#85 · 6-7711%1222526.1%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. J.J. Hester's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.

Game Log

J.J. Hester's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.1 avg. game scoreBest: 7.2 at Vanderbilt (Week 13)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1ToledoW 24–16—no stats recorded
2Ole MissL 23–30—no stats recorded
3Eastern MichiganW 48–23—no stats recorded
5@South CarolinaL 13–35—no stats recorded
6@GeorgiaL 14–35—no stats recorded
8TexasL 13–16—no stats recorded
9TennesseeL 34–566.94235.8213
10@AuburnW 10–3—no stats recorded
11FloridaW 38–76.412929.0129
12Tennessee TechW 42–10—no stats recorded
13@VanderbiltL 17–457.225929.5141
14@LouisvilleL 0–413.9166.006
2025 · 4 games6.1811714.6441
2025 charting · Kentucky

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Hester’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
10
7 caught (70%)
Avg. depth of target
9.7
air yards per target
YAC per catch
5.7
40 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
36
of 76 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
20%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted10 targets charted

53% comp9.7 avg. depth5.7 YAC/catch20% 20+ air yds4–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 18 yds, 18.0 per target1100% · 18yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target1100% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (20%), 1 caught (50%), 7 yds, 3.5 per target250% · 7yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (10%), 1 caught (100%), 29 yds, 29.0 per target1100% · 29yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.