Treyvon Hester, a huge defensive tackle from the Toledo Rockets, has been selected to play for the Oakland Raiders with the 244th overall pick in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Hester becomes the third Rocket taken this weekend; prior to 2017, no Toledo player had been drafted since John Greco and Jalen Parmele in 2008. Hester is the 8th Mid-American Conference player to have his name called.
Hester has been a beast for his entire career. He made nine starts as a redshirt freshman and earned 7.5 tackles for loss (TFLs) and 3.5 sacks. He added 49 tackles and 9.