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| Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||||||
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| Born | December 14, 1988 | ||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Layton (UT) Christian | ||||||||||||
| College | Wyoming | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2012: undrafted | ||||||||||||
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DeJay Lester (born December 14, 1988) is an American former football wide receiver. He played college football at Wyoming. [1]
Lester began his college career at Snow College, as a defensive back and played a great deal as a true freshman on a National Champion-Runner Up team. Following his freshman season, he moved to wide receiver with the foreknowledge that he would need to redshirt based on the depth that was already in place at that position. He was a full-time starter in 2009. Lester's play at Snow lead him to earn a scholarship offer from the University of Wyoming. He finished his career at Wyoming with five catches.
Played 3 games for the Utah Stealth Semi-Pro team of the Rocky Mountain Football League. Finished third on team with 12-184-2 in receiving, 8-182 on kick returning, and 4-88-1 for punt returns. Had a 73-yard punt return for a td.
Lester signed with the Bemidji Axemen of the IFL for 2014. He only played in a single game for the Axemen on February 22. [2] On February 24, 2014, Lester was released by the Axemen.
On February 25, 2014, Lester was assigned to the Iowa Barnstormers. He was released by the Barnstormers on April 16, 2015.
On April 15, 2015, Lester was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo. He was placed on reassignment on April 30, 2015.
On May 7, 2015, Lester was signed by the Tri-Cities Fever. On May 2, 2016, Lester was released. [3]
On May 18, 2016, Lester signed with the Cedar Rapids Titans. On June 28, 2016, Lester was released.
On March 16, 2017, Lester signed with the Barnstormers. [4]