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Touchdown in loss Hestera caught 4 of 7 targets for 37 yards and a touchdown during Saturday's 49-28 loss against Washington State.

Impact Hestera got Utah State on the board Saturday, hauling in a three-yard touchdown in the first quarter to tie the game at 7-7. After breaking out in Week 7 with a 10-catch, 152-yard effort against UNLV, Hestera was limited to just one catch for three yards in his subsequent two games prior to Saturday. The junior's up to 287 yards with four touchdowns on 21 receptions this season.

NOVEMBER 12 • ROTOWIRE

Breaks out vs. UNLV Hestera caught 10 of 12 targets for 152 yards and one touchdown during Friday's 50-34 loss versus UNLV.

Impact Hestera wound up surpassing his season highs in receptions and yards with Friday's effort alone -- he came into the day with just six grabs for 95 yards through his first four contests before tying Jalen Royals for the team lead in targets and receptions against UNLV. Hestera should see a sizable role going forward in what's been an ascending Aggies' passing attack.

OCTOBER 12 • ROTOWIRE

Scores vs. Utah Hestera gathered in 3 of 5 targets for 42 yards and a touchdown during Saturday's 38-21 defeat to Utah.

Impact Hestera's playing time got a boost after Jalen Royals (undisclosed) was forced out of the game in the first half. The junior wideout made the opportunity count, hauling in his first three catches this season, including a 12-yard touchdown. Hestera joined the Aggies in the offseason after posting 28 receptions for 349 yards and three scores with Charlotte last year. Hestera could see a similar workload against Temple next week if Royals remains sidelined.

SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

DNP at South Florida Hestera (undisclosed) did not play during UNC Charlotte's game Saturday at South Florida.

Impact Hestera sat out UNC Charlotte's last two games of 2023. He finished the year with 29 receptions for 352 yards (12.1 averaged per catch) and three touchdowns. All aforementioned tallies were career highs for Hestera, who should be a promising option if he stays enrolled at UNC Charlotte in 2024.

NOVEMBER 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Out Saturday Hestera (undisclosed) will not play Saturday versus Rice, Hunter Bailey of The Charlotte Observer reports.

Impact The 49ers will be without the No. 1 receiver Saturday as Hestera is out with an undisclosed injury. In nine games this season he has 29 receptions (on 47 targets) for 352 yards and three touchdowns. His next chance to play is in the regular season finale Saturday at South Florida.

NOVEMBER 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Scores in Saturday's win Hestera accrued two receptions (on five targets) for 53 yards and one touchdown during Saturday's 33-26 overtime victory against Tulsa.

Impact Hestera scored a crucial touchdown with less than a minute left in Saturday's game to take the 26-23 lead before Tulsa tied the game in the final seconds to send the game to overtime. It marked Hestera's third touchdown of the season, and those three games also account for the three times this season he has gained 50 or more yards.

NOVEMBER 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Makes return in Week 8 Hestera (undisclosed) was targeted twice and didn't make a single catch in the Week 8 contest against Chapel Hill.

Impact Hestera didn't boost his season stat line of 23 catches for 286 yards and two touchdowns, as he didn't grab any of the two targets that went his way, but at least he returned following a two-game absence. Hestera should remain an option in the passing game against Florida Atlantic on Friday.

OCTOBER 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE