Running back, Stony Brook (from Western Michigan, Massachusetts), 2023–⁠26

C.J. Hester

Number
No. 33
Height
5′11″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH

C.J. Hester plays running back for Stony Brook, after Western Michigan (2023) and Massachusetts (2024). Last time out, against UAlbany: 11 carries, 27 yards, 1 TD; 5 catches, 12 yards. Hester leads Stony Brook in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

549 rushing yards, 11 TD

Last game: 11 carries, 27 yards, 1 TD; 5 catches, 12 yards vs. UAlbany, L 31–⁠48

Next game: at Bryant, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 91@DSU
  2. 95LIN
  3. 85@BALL
  4. 77URI
  5. 135@FOR
  6. 39@TOW
  7. 27UALB

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

135rushing yards, career highat Fordham, 20264rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Rhode Island, 2026

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Western Michigan291244.3229
2024Massachusetts1195294.4424
2026Stony Brook1145494.81152
Career2621,2024.61752

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Western Michigan122.002
2024Massachusetts14584.1017
2026Stony Brook15885.9023
Career301484.9023

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Western Michigan33RBYr 1
2024Massachusetts33RBYr 2
2026Stony Brook33RBJr. (Yr 4)5′11″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2023Western Michigan300.19––5.65%0.20
2024Massachusetts1310.0724th (n=434)0.169.018%0.15
2026Stony Brook (FCS)1370.1050th (n=478)0.1014.127%–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Stony Brook 7 games, 549 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 27atDelaware StateL 34–⁠411891122241
Sep 3vs.LindenwoodW 36–⁠32149525211
Sep 12atBall StateL 17–⁠411085045210
Sep 19vs.Rhode IslandW 56–⁠241877412––
Sep 26atFordhamW 31–⁠1628135318210
Oct 10atTowsonW 31–⁠24153907314
Oct 17vs.UAlbanyL 31–⁠48112718512
2024 Massachusetts 11 games, 529 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Eastern MichiganL 14–⁠288361924
Sep 7atToledoL 23–⁠3872907411
Sep 14atBuffaloL 3–⁠3469041−2
Sep 28atMiami (OH)L 20–⁠231463123––
Oct 5atNorthern IllinoisL 20–⁠341571013326
Oct 12vs.MissouriL 3–⁠4593301321
Oct 26vs.WagnerW 35–⁠7946015––
Nov 2atMississippi StateL 20–⁠451362017116
Nov 16vs.LibertyL 34–⁠351051017––
Nov 23atGeorgiaL 21–⁠59157412212
Nov 30vs.UConnL 42–⁠471355124––
2023 Western Michigan 8 games, 124 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 23atToledoL 31–⁠491111––
Sep 30vs.Ball StateW 42–⁠243309––
Oct 7atMississippi StateL 28–⁠41847029––
Oct 14vs.Miami (OH)L 21–⁠34315013––
Oct 21atOhioL 17–⁠20526012––
Oct 28atEastern MichiganW 45–⁠21231212
Nov 7vs.Central MichiganW 38–⁠2851205––
Nov 21vs.Bowling GreenL 10–⁠34217015––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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