Devin Hester

Devin Hester
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Hester at Salute to Service day in 2025
No. 23, 17, 14
Position:Wide receiver
Return specialist
Personal information
Born: (1982-11-04) November 4, 1982 (age 43)
Riviera Beach, Florida
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Riviera Beach (FL) Suncoast
College:Miami (FL)
NFL Draft:2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57
Career history
Career highlights and awards
NFL records
  • 20 total return touchdowns, career
  • 14 punt return touchdowns, career
  • 6 total return touchdowns, season (tied)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:255
Receiving yards:3,311
Receiving touchdowns:16
Return yards:11,028
Return touchdowns:20
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Devin Devorris Hester Sr. (born November 4, 1982) is an American former professional football return specialist. He played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, and Seattle Seahawks. Hester was drafted out of the University of Miami by the Chicago Bears with the 57th pick in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Hester won an ESPY Award in 2007 for the Breakthrough Player of the Year.

On December 12, 2017, Hester announced that he was retiring from playing professional football. On August 3, 2024, Hester became the first return specialist to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ↑ "The Best of the ESPYs". ESPN. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Return-man Devin Hester retires after 11 seasons". National Football League. Retrieved April 19, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Devin Hester on Hall of Fame induction: I was the best returner ever to walk the face of the earth". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 19, 2026.

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