Senior wide receiver for Colorado. 2024: 24 catches, 340 receiving yards, 4 TD.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Cedar Park, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
4 wide receiver for Colorado. 2024: 24 catches, 340 receiving yards, 4 TD.
Jack Hestera
Moves the chains on third down. Jack Hestera has played for three head coaches across three seasons and three programs. The receipt: 152 rec yds, 10 receptions against UNLV — Week 7, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Sanford Jr. → Deion Sanders. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: td rate (88th percentile). Strength: explosive rate (88th percentile). Concern: long catch (15th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.0 | 61.8 | 14.7 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 23.2 | 10.8 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.0 | 61.8 | 15.1 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 23.2 | 10.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Utah State | 24 | 340 | 14.2 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | Charlotte | 28 | 349 | 12.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Colorado | 14 | 157 | 11.2 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 66 | 846 | 12.8 | 7 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Utah State | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Charlotte | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Colorado | 2 | 8 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 12 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 21-38vs Utah | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 4 | L 29-45@ Temple | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 6 | L 30-62@ Boise State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-50vs UNLV | 10 | 152 | 15.2 | 1 | 24 | Season-high 152 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 27-25@ Wyoming | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-49@ Washington State | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-10vs Hawai'i | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 32 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-20vs San Diego State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 24 | 340 | 12.8 | 4 | 32 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Colorado
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Colorado
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Colorado · Last season: 3-9 · Talent rank #39 · 2026 recruiting class #67
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Samuel Emilus’s 2021 season.
Matches Samuel on
Differs from Samuel on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Ty McCullouch’s path through Montana State.
Anthony Lowe
Matches Ty on
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Roman Wilson's junior season at Michigan (2022).
Matches Roman on
Differs from Roman on
Player DNA