University of Nevada Las Vegas

UNLV: One of nine Rebels returning for their Super Senior season this fall … A standout local product at linebacker who is a veteran leader and heads into 2021 with the most career tackles of any current Rebel with 164 … Looks to earn the starting job at the MLB spot … Named Academic All-Mountain West in 2018 and '20 … First name is pronounced “FARE-el.” 

2020: Named 2020 Preseason Fourth Team All-MW by Phil Steele’s … Fought through injuries to finally get on the field for the second half of the season's six games, starting the finale at Hawai'i … Finished with 11 total tackles on the year but showed his value vs. the Rainbow Warriors, totaling seven tackles, including one TFL, along with forcing a fumble. 

2019: Named Fourth Team Preseason All-Mountain West by Phil Steele’s … Started nine of 12 games played and finished fourth on the team with 70 total tackles, including two TFL … Hit double-digits in tackles three times: 10 at Northwestern, 11 vs. San Diego State and 10 at Colorado State. 

2018: Played in all 12 games, starting five at linebacker … Finished 11th on the team with 33 total tackles, including 3.5 TFL … Forced one fumble and recovered two (PVAMU and at USC) … Top performance came in victory at San Diego State when he totaled eight tackles. 

2017: Earned his first letter as a Rebel by playing in 11 games, including starting six … Despite missing the final game with an injury, finished eighth on the team with 50 total tackles … Turned in a career-high 12 takedowns at Air Force and added eight stops vs. BYU … Forced one fumble and recovered two others … One of 26 Rebels named Academic All-MW. 

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2017 graduate of Bishop Gorman HS … A three-year letterwinner for future UNLV coach Tony Sanchez and then coach Kenny Sanchez … Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN, which also ranked him the No. 15 recruit in the state of Nevada … Did not lose a game as a prepster and anchored a defense that went 45-0 in three years, won three state championships and three consecutive national titles …One of the top tacklers in BGHS history … Earned first team all-state honors as a junior and a senior, first team all-league honors as a sophomore, junior and a senior … Named the team’s defensive MVP as a junior and was also his freshman team’s defensive MVP … Finished with 66 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks as a senior … Finished with 97 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 4.0 sacks and two interceptions as a junior. 

PERSONAL: Farrell Ashley Hester II was born in Las Vegas, NV … The son of Lola and Farrell Hester … Has two older sisters, Neomi and Amanda; one younger sister, Zarria; and a younger brother, Yosh … Majoring in management.