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Jacob Hester

LSU · Running Back · 2007

SPD
70
ELU
64
PWR
69

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Hester was the No. 69 overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 10th-highest running back rating at LSU since 1990 and No. 78 among all running backs of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2007
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2008
    • No. 69 overall pick, NFL Draft

LSU Teammates

  1. 95Patrick Peterson2008-10CB
  2. 91Glenn Dorsey2006-07EDGE
  3. 86Craig Steltz2007S
  4. 86JaMarcus Russell2004-06QB
  5. 86LaRon Landry2003-06S
  6. 83Skyler Green2002-05WR
  7. 83Tyson Jackson2006-08EDGE
  8. 80Ali Highsmith2006-07LB
  9. 80Claude Wroten2004-05EDGE
  10. 80Kyle Williams2002-05EDGE

Full LSU all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 98Reggie BushUSC · 2003-05RB
  2. 96Adrian PetersonOklahoma · 2004-06RB
  3. 95Mark Ingram IIAlabama · 2008-10RB
  4. 93Darren McFaddenArkansas · 2005-07RB
  5. 91Toby GerhartStanford · 2006-09RB
  6. 91LaMichael JamesOregon · 2009-11RB
  7. 90C.J. SpillerClemson · 2006-09RB
  8. 90Mikel LeshoureIllinois · 2008-10RB

Best college running backs since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Jacob Hester) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.