- September 6, 2024
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Dylan Wester is a rising junior wide receiver on the Booker High football team. Wester transferred to the Tornadoes from Palmetto High this offseason. Wester had 26 catches for 433 yards and a touchdown in 2023. He holds college offers from the University of South Florida, the University of Toledo and Marshall University.
When did you start playing football?
I started when I was 5 years old with the Manatee Mustangs. My older cousins (Jaylen Wester, Lajohntay Wester and John Wester Jr.) all played football and I looked up to those boys, so I wanted to play, too. My first year I was not the best, I can't lie. But I put in the work and got better.
What is the appeal to you?
Football is an outlet for me. When I'm playing, I can take my mind off anything. It's fun. I love it. It just brings me joy.
What is your best skill?
I would say my speed and my route running. I take a lot of pride in my route running. I've worked hard at it.
What have you been trying to improve?
My hands. I don't want to drop anything this season, not a single drop. I'm also trying to get more physical and get bigger in the weight room.
What is your favorite memory?
When I was a freshman at Palmetto High, I was playing quarterback against Lakewood Ranch High. We called a read option. The defensive end crashed so I pulled the ball and kept it, and I walked into the end zone. That was my first varsity touchdown.
What are your goals for the 2024 season?
I want more than 1,000 receiving yards and 50 catches, and I want the team to win a state championship.
What is your favorite food?
Right now I would say salmon, I have been rocking with that lately.
What is your favorite school subject?
Science. I like doing the labs, especially chemistry labs. It's interesting.
What is your favorite movie?
I like the "Bad Boys" movies.
What are your hobbies?
Well, the new "College Football 25" game just came out, so I have been playing that. I play with Colorado so I can play as my cousins.
What is the best advice you have received?
Work hard. Nothing is going to be given to me. Every play I have to go my hardest.
Finish this sentence: "Dylan Wester is …"
Outgoing.