Miami Legend Named One of College Football’s Most Dynamic Players

Hester’s career stat line at Miami looked like this:

• Six return touchdowns

• One rushing TD

• One TD as a receiver

• 5 INTs as a defensive back

Hester was drafted by the Bears in 2006. As a rookie, Hester scored six times on returns in 13 games.

In a career that spanned four professional teams over 11 seasons, Hester set the following NFL records:

• 20 career returns for touchdowns

• 14 punt returns for touchdowns

In addition, Hester accounted for 11,029 yards as a return specialist. In 2024, this production sent him into the Hall of Fame in Canton as the first return specialist to earn a gold jacket.

Imagine if Hester played for the Hurricanes in the NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) era. He could have named his price and teams would have backed up a Brinks truck to pay him.

Hester should get a piece of the $2 billion pie set aside by the House Settlement for players to receive back pay from their playing days before 2021, when NIL changed the game of college football forever.