Johnny Lester

American football player (born 1988)

American football player

Johnny Lester

No. 18

Position:

Wide receiver

Personal information

Born:

(1988-02-06) February 6, 1988 (age 36)
Miami, Florida

Height:

5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Weight:

175 lb (79 kg)

Career information

High school:

Miami (FL) Southridge

College:

Minot State

Undrafted:

2011

Career history

Albany Panthers (2013)
Georgia Fire (2014)
New Orleans VooDoo (2015)

Career highlights and awards

First Team All-PIFL (2014)

Career Arena statistics

Receptions:	26
Receiving yards:	281
Receiving TDs:	6
Rushing yards:	1
Rushing TDs:	2

Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Johnny Lester III (born February 6, 1988) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Minot State University.

Early life

Lester attended Miami Southridge High School, in Miami, Florida,^[1] where he was a participant in both track and field and football.

College career

Lester signed to play college football and run track at Minot State University. As a freshman in 2006, Lester was redshirted. As a four-year starter he collected 23 receiving, 12 special team, and 2 rushing touchdowns. He holds the conference record for kick return touchdowns in a single season, and school record for 100 meter dash. Lester became a four time All-Conference player, senior All-American, and won the conference Most Valuable Player Award during his time at Minot.

Professional career

Albany Panthers

In 2013, Lester began his professional career signing with the Albany Panthers of the Professional Indoor Football League.^[2]

Georgia Fire

In 2014, Lester joined the Georgia Fire after the Panthers folded prior to the start of the season.^[3]

New Orleans VooDoo

In April 2015, Lester signed with the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League.^[4] Lester hauled in 26 receptions as a rookie for the VooDoo. When the VooDoo ceased operations on August 9, 2015, Lester became a free agent.

References

^ Larry Blustein. "Tracking South Florida's Best - NAIA". www.miamiherald.com. Miami Herald. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
^ Michael Linnell (April 17, 2013). "Lester makes pro debut". www.msubeavers.com. Minot State University. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
^ Matthew Hester (April 3, 2014). "Fire Ready to Set PIFL Ablaze". www.proifl.com. Professional Indoor Football League. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
^ Gary Estwick (April 13, 2015). "Short-handed VooDoo signs receivers". www.theneworleansadvocate.com. The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved June 23, 2015.