Brendan Hester is a rising 6-foot-4 redshirt freshman tight end with real upside for Elon
Brendan Hester enters the 2026 season as a 6-foot-4, 225-pound redshirt freshman at Elon, and the early read is upside over volume: he appeared in four games in 2025 and was used as the No. 3 tight end, while 2026 camp notes say he’s “beginning to roll” and being taken under the wing of veteran leadership. In high school, he was a three-time all-region tight end and averaged 10.8 yards per catch, so he looks like a developing mismatch target rather than a finished product. If you want length, growth potential, and special-teams/role-player value, he’s a name to watch.
