Hayden Hester
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- Height:
- 6-3
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- Weight:
- 318
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- Hometown:
- Kingston, Tenn.
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- Position:
- DL
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- Year:
- Freshman
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- High School:
- Midway
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- gp
- -
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- tk
- 0.0
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- sac
- -
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- int
- -
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- ffum
- -
Bio
2015: Sidelined with an injury, redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Hayden Hester comes to Carson-Newman after playing two ways on the line at Midway for coach Joe Campbell. Hester tallied 79.5 tackles, 10.5 sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss as a senior for the Green Wave. Hester was a two-time all-state selection, a two-time all-district selection and the District 3A defensive and offensive lineman of the year in 2013 and 2014. He earned first team all-PrepXtra accolades as a senior and was a team captain and the defensive MVP of the East-West All-Star game. He also played in the Tennessee v. Kentucky Border Bowl and was a team captain for the game.
PERSONAL: The son of Paul and Melinda Hester, Hayden plans to study criminal justice at C-N. He was a nominee for the Roane County Youth Leadership. He says he selected Carson-Newman because it was the best place for him to grow "spiritually, mentally and physically.
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Solo tackles | - | - |
| Assists | - | - |
| Tackles | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tackles per game | - | - |
| Sacks | - | - |
| Sack yards | - | - |
| Interceptions | - | - |
| Returned for touchdown | - | - |
| Fumble recoveries | - | - |
| Fumble return TDs | - | - |
| Tackle for loss | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tackle for loss yards | - | - |
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 |
Game Log - Passing
| Date | Opponent | Score | comp | att | pct | yds | y/a | td | int | sac | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Rushing
| Date | Opponent | Score | rush | yds | y/a | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Receiving
| Date | Opponent | Score | rec | yds | y/r | lng | td | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Kicking
| Date | Opponent | Score | fgm | fga | lng | xpm | xpa | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Punting
| Date | Opponent | Score | punt | yds | avg | long | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Returns
| Date | Opponent | Score | kr | yds | avg | lng | td | pr | yds | avg | lng | td |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - All-Purpose
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | pts | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | saf | misc | 2pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | tack | ast | tot | sack | lost | tfl | yds | ff | fr | td | int | yds | td | brup | blk | saf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | Cumberland (KY) | W, 59-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 12 | Shorter | W, 20-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 19 | Catawba | L, 14-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 26 | at Mars Hill | W, 62-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 3 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 52-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 10 | Brevard | W, 45-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 17 | Newberry | W, 27-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | at Wingate | W, 41-38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 31 | at Limestone | W, 69-28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 7 | North Greenville | W, 48-45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 14 | Tusculum | W, 65-32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 21 | at Valdosta St. | L, 61-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4.0 | 1.3 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2017-18 | 10 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2018-19 | 10 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4.0 | .2 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | comp | att | pct | yds | y/g | y/a | td | int | lg | effic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | rush | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | fum | lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | rec | rec/g | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | fgm | fga | pct | lg | xpm | xpa | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | punt | yds | avg | lg | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | kr | yds | avg | td | lg | pr | yds | avg | td | lg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Statistic | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds | ypg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Location | |||||||
| Home | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Away | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Result | |||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| Statistic | pts | pts/g | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | 2pt | misc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||
| Total | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Conference | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Exhibition | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||||
| Home | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Away | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Neutral | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||||
| Wins | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Losses | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Conference | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||||||||
| Home | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Away | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | ||||||||||||||||
| Wins | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Losses | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
News mentions
The following is a transcript from the weekly Ken Sparks press conference. Below, coach Sparks breaks down the season opening game against the University of the Cumberlands.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – – This is the final part in an eight-part series that will break down what Carson-Newman football brings to the table for the 2015 season position by position. Today's preview features the Eagles' defensive front four with NFL alum Anthony Toribio.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s first team offense was the star of the show during the Eagles’ annual media day scrimmage.












