Devin Hester

Receptions:	255
Receiving yards:	3,311
Receiving touchdowns:	16
Kickoff return yards:	7,333
Punt return yards:	3,696
Kickoff return touchdowns:	20
Punt return touchdowns:	14

Devin Hester
	Hester with the Bears in 2008
No. 23, 17, 14
Position:	Wide receiver ; Return specialist
Personal information
Born:	November 4, 1982; Riviera Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:	Suncoast (Riviera Beach)
College:	Miami (FL) (2003–2005)
NFL draft:	2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57
Career history
	Chicago Bears (2006–2013); Atlanta Falcons (2014–2015); Baltimore Ravens (2016); Seattle Seahawks (2016);
Career highlights and awards
	3× First-team All-Pro (2006, 2007, 2010); Second-team All-Pro (2011); 4× Pro Bowl (2006, 2007, 2010, 2014); 2× NFL kickoff return yards leader (2013, 2014); 2× NFL punt return yards leader (2006, 2010); 3× NFL Alumni Special Teams Player of the Year (2006, 2007, 2010); NFL 2000s All-Decade Team; NFL 2010s All-Decade Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; PFWA All-Rookie Team (2006); 100 Greatest Bears of All-Time; Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame; First-team All-American (2004); University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame; NFL records Most career return touchdowns: 20; Most career punt return touchdowns: 14; Most return touchdowns in a season: 6 (2007; tied);
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:
Receptions:	255
Receiving yards:	3,311
Receiving touchdowns:	16
Kickoff return yards:	7,333
Punt return yards:	3,696
Kickoff return touchdowns:	20
Punt return touchdowns:	14
	Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

Devin Devorris Hester Sr. (born November 4, 1982) is an American former football wide receiver and return specialist who played in the National Football League (NFL). The only primary return specialist to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he is widely considered to be the greatest return specialist of all time. He played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, where he was the first player in the university's recent history to play in all three phases of American football: offense, defense and special teams. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 2006 NFL draft. In addition to Chicago, Hester also played for the Atlanta Falcons, the Baltimore Ravens and the Seattle Seahawks over his 11-season NFL career. He is also the only player to return the opening kick of a Super Bowl for a touchdown. Hester was selected to the NFL All-Decade Team for both the 2000s and 2010s.

Originally drafted as a cornerback, Hester quickly made an impact as a kick and punt returner, and later became a wide receiver. He holds the NFL record for most all-time return touchdowns—punt and kickoff combined—and most all-time punt return touchdowns. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2024 after being a finalist in 2022 and 2023.

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