Wyatt Hester brings size, effort, and smart tackling upside to Mercer’s linebacker room
Wyatt Hester is a redshirt freshman linebacker for Mercer in the 2026 season, and the appeal is straightforward: he has a sturdy 6-0, 210-pound build, comes from a productive high school résumé, and earned a reputation for tackling production and disruption at Newberry HS, where he posted 90 tackles and 20 tackles for loss as a senior. He redshirted in 2024 and has not yet logged game action, so he’s still more projection than proven production, but his academic profile and multi-phase defensive activity suggest a disciplined, coachable fit for a program that values development.
