AT SAN JOSE STATE: In his second season with the Spartans... Competing for playing time at a safety position... Signed a National Letter-of-Intent in March 2013.
2013: Saw action in seven games, most of them in the second half of the season... Was a reserve safety and special teams player... Credited with eight tackles... Had a season-high three tackles against San Diego State (11/9)... Also had two tackles in the Hawai[apos]i win (10/5).
COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Los Angeles Harbor College (Coach Brett Peabody)... A 2012 second-team All-Central Conference selection... Led his team with four interceptions and was credited with 47 tackles as a sophomore.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Robert Garrett) and track and field at Crenshaw High in Los Angeles... Played outside linebacker, safety and fullback... 65 tackles and 4.0 tackles for loss as a senior... A first-team all-city and All-Coliseum League choice... Concluded his high school career playing in the 2012 Inner City Classic All-Star Game... Was a long jumper and ran the 400 and 800 for the track and field team... 2011 league champion in the long jump with a 21-feet-8.5 leap.
MORE ON ESSTON: A communication studies major... Says his last name means' family' in Arabic... Would like to pursue a college football coaching career... The Los Angeles, Calif., native was born on October 18, 1993.
CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
| G | UT | AT | TOTAL | TFL/Yds. | |
| 2013...JR | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.0/0 |