Liberty Flames · EDGE RoomEDGE
#18 Aaron Hester
Class RS SR/TRFrom Florida State (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'2" · 245 lbHometown Jacksonville, FL · Fletcher HS
Depth-chart placement
Current role
DE1Placement
StarterRoom
EDGEExperience
5-SRLast change
Updated 2026-07-29EDGE room context
View full depth chart →Aaron Hester holds the DE · Starter spot in Liberty Flames’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Florida State→Liberty Flames
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
10
Tackles
0.5
TFL
1
Passes defended
4
QB hurries
Background & career
Aaron Hester is a defensive end from Jacksonville, Florida who transferred to Liberty from Florida State. Standing 6'2" and weighing 245 pounds, the redshirt senior wears jersey number 18. Hester was a three-star recruit in the 2022 class with a rating of 0.8859. In 2025, he recorded 10 total tackles, 4 quarterback hurries, 1 pass defensed, 2 solo tackles, and 0.5 tackles for loss.
Florida State2022 – 2024
Liberty2025 — presentPrevious schoolFlorida StateRecruiting3-star · No. 464 nationalOriginJacksonville, FL · Fletcher HS