2018 Football Roster
Roster
Kiy Hester
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 208
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Plainfield, N.J.
- High School:
- DePaul Catholic
2017 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (Coaches & Media)
2018 (Redshirt Senior): Played in 11 games ... totaled 31 tackles and one pass breakup ... made four tackles in final collegiate game at Michigan State (11/24) ... broke up a pass and recorded three tackles on Senior Day against No. 16 Penn State (11/17) ... credited with two tackles at Wisconsin (11/3) ... totaled four stops versus Illinois (10/6) ... added four solo tackles against Indiana (9/29) ... recorded a season-high seven stops at Kansas (9/15) ... picked up three tackles in the season opener against Texas State (9/1).
2017 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 11 games with eight starts at strong safety ... named honorable mention All-Big Ten in both the coaches' and media vote (11/28) ... also a Third Team All-Big Ten honoree by Phil Steele ... fourth in the Big Ten and 29th nationally with 1.2 passes defended per game ... tied for the team lead with 10 pass breakups and three interceptions ... returned two interceptions for touchdowns ... totaled 37 tackles overall ... recorded two tackles versus No. 16 Michigan State (11/25) ... collected eight stops with one in the backfield at Indiana (11/18) ... added five tackles with one pass breakup at No. 14 Penn State (11/11) ... had a 52-yard pick-six and broke up two passes in the win versus Maryland (11/4) ... knocked away a pass and recorded three stops at Michigan (10/28) ... made two tackles in the victory over Purdue (10/21) ... notched a 33-yard interception return for a touchdown to go with seven tackles and one pass breakup in the Big Ten opener at Nebraska (9/23) ... broke up two passes and recorded an interception in the win over Morgan State (9/16) ... had two stops and a pass breakups versus Eastern Michigan (9/9) ... started the season opener against No. 8 Washington (9/1) at strong safety and collected three tackles and two pass breakups.
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in eight games with four starts at safety ... totaled 52 tackles with 6.5 for a loss ... added a sack and three pass breakups ... picked up a sack at Maryland (11/26) ... had seven tackles at Michigan State (11/12) ... made six stops versus Indiana (11/5) ... had 10 tackles with one for a loss at No. 2 Ohio State (10/1) ... led the defense with 11 tackles and two pass breakups against Iowa (9/24) ... made three solo tackles and four overall versus New Mexico (9/17) ... started at free safety in win over Howard (9/10) and made three stops with one for a loss ... had a team-high eight tackles in the season opener at No. 14 Washington (9/3), having two for a loss and a pass breakup.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 10 games with seven starts at safety ... notched 36 tackles, five pass breakups and one interception ... had three tackles and one hurry versus Nebraska (11/14) ... recorded three tackles at No. 16 Michigan (11/7) ... had four tackles at Wisconsin (10/31) and helped defend a pass that was intercepted ... made two stops and broke up a pass versus No. 1 Ohio State (10/24) ... collected five tackles in comeback win at Indiana (10/17) ... had six solo stops and an interception in the end zone versus No. 4 Michigan State (10/10) ... led secondary with nine tackles (one for loss) and two pass breakups in win over Kansas (9/26) ... started collegiate debut versus Washington State (9/12) and made four tackles with two pass breakups.
2014 (Freshman): Transferred to Rutgers and sat out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations ... redshirted.
Prior to Rutgers: Enrolled in September 2014 after transferring from Miami (Fla.) ... coached by John McKenna at DePaul Catholic ... a consensus top-10 talent in New Jersey ... led team to Non-Public, Group II championship at High Point Solutions Stadium ... first team all-state selection ... tallied 56 tackles, five interceptions, three tackles-for-loss, one sack and 18 passes defended as senior ... also added five touchdowns and 379 receiving yards on offense ... as a junior at St. Joseph Regional (Montvale), made 27 catches for 501 yards and eight touchdowns, and had 34 tackles and two interceptions ... a four-star recruit by multiple services ... ranked the sixth-best player from New Jersey by Rivals and seventh by ESPN.com ... slotted No. 21 safety prospect in the nation by Rivals and No. 23 by Scout coming out of high school.
Personal: A communication major.
