Kiy Hester: DB · Rutgers · #23.
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Kiy Hester
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Rutgers. A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Kansas — Week 3, 2018.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
30 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Detroit News Oct 29
247Sports Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Texas State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-55@ Kansas | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 13-42vs Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-24vs Indiana | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-38vs Illinois | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-34@ Maryland | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 15-18vs Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-31@ Wisconsin | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-42vs No. 4 Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-20vs No. 16 Penn State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-14@ Michigan State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
30tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL30 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Ash
Pass share
45.3%
349 pass / 422 run
Plays / game
64.2
12 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
379 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Rutgers, 112 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kyle Flood → Chris Ash. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
