Tag: Jack Hestera

Jack Hestera earning attention during Buffs camp

Don’t forget about Jack Hestera in Colorado’s wide receivers room

The Colorado Buffaloes’ biggest roster battle is between JT Shrout and Brendon Lewis for the starting quarterback job.

But, there are also plenty of others trying to make a name for themselves. One of the newish faces is freshman walk-on wide receiver Jack Hestera, who redshirted last season. So far, Hestera has impressed during fall camp and even caught the eye of his head coach, Karl Dorrell (h/t Brian Howell of BuffZone).

“A guy like that, you can’t deny his ability,” Dorrell said. “He had a little bit of a slower start in camp but he’s kind of revved up and he’s tuned in pretty good now to be where he’s almost in game shape, ready to go.”

Hestera brings a unique tie to the team, too. His uncle, Dave, and his father, Dan, both spent time at Colorado during the 1980s and 90s.

The Buffs’ wide receivers room took a giant hit with a number of players transferring in the offseason, although it did get a boost with RJ Sneed II heading over from Baylor.

Nonetheless, there could be a role for Hestera this season, especially with the way he has played so far.

Hestera took to Twitter after Colorado’s second preseason scrimmage to share his excitement about playing for his hometown team.

Time will tell, indeed.

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Colorado football state of the position: Wide Receiver

The Buffs’ offense will be relying on a few wide receivers to take the next step

Colorado has more of a history at the wide receiver position than one might notice given its history of running the football. The Buffs have consistently developed playmakers on the outside and have pushed that talent to the NFL. The 1990s saw eight different Buffs receivers drafted, including four first-round picks in a seven-year span.

Now in 2022, Colorado is looking for new faces to fill the void left by a few players departing via either graduation or the transfer portal.

Will a new Buff be able to join the ranks of the Michael Westbrooks, the Paul Richardsons and the Laviska Shenault Jrs. of the world?