{{Short description|American gridiron football player and coach (born 1987)}} {{Distinguish|Sleepy John Estes}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography | name = John Estes | current_team =St. Louis Battlehawks | position = Running backs coach | number = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|3|25|mf=y}} | birth_place = Stockton, California, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lbs = 293 | high_school = St. Mary's (Stockton) | college = Hawaii | undraftedyear = 2010 | pastteams = * Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2012}}) * Arizona Cardinals ({{NFL Year|2014}})* * Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2015}})* | pastcoaching = * Hawaii (2016–2017) <br> Graduate assistant * Houston Roughnecks ({{XFL Year|2020}})<br>Offensive line coach * TSL Conquerors (2021)<br>Offensive line coach * TSL Alphas (2022)<br>Offensive line coach * Houston Roughnecks ({{XFL Year|2023}})<br>Running backs coach * San Jose State (2024–2025) <br> Offensive line coach * St. Louis Battlehawks ({{UFL Year|2026}}–present)<br>Running backs coach | highlights = *3× First-team All-WAC (2007–2009) | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 2 | pfr = EsteJo00 |career_position=Center|career_number=62}}'''John Estes''' (born March 25, 1987) is an American former professional football player who was a center and guard for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. He is currently the running backs coach for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL).
==College career== At the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Estes was a three-time All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) performer. Estes also set the NCAA record for consecutive games started (54) and games played (54) in 2009.<ref>{{Citation |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/honoluluadvertiser/access/1917628481.html?FMT=ABS&date=Dec+07%2C+2009 |title=Warriors' Estes all-Western Athletic Conference for 3rd year in row; Salas, Soares also on 1st team |newspaper=Honolulu Advertiser |date=December 7, 2009 |access-date=July 6, 2017 |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025085738/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/honoluluadvertiser/access/1917628481.html?FMT=ABS&date=Dec+07,+2009 |url-status=dead }}.</ref>
Estes was on the Rimington Award watch list in 2007, 2008, and 2009. In his senior year campaign of 2009 he was one of 3 finalists for the award.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Estes - #55 All America Candidate|publisher=hawaiiathletics.com|date=22 July 2009|url=http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/sports/2009/7/22/FB_0722095656.aspx?id=127}}</ref> He graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a degree in Communications in December 2009.
In 2019, he was named to the WAC's All-Decade Team for the 2000s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hawaiiathletics.com/news/2010/1/14/FB_0114103631.aspx|title=Nine Warriors Selected To WAC's All-Decade Football Team|website=University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics|language=en|access-date=2019-04-15}}</ref>
==Professional career== Estes was signed as an undrafted free agent following the 2010 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100424/BREAKING02/100424028/Former+Warriors+sign+free-agent+NFL+deals |title=Former Warriors sign free-agent NFL deals |newspaper=Honolulu Advertiser |date=April 24, 2010 |first=Stephen |last=Tsai |access-date=April 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428221041/http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20100424/BREAKING02/100424028/Former+Warriors+sign+free-agent+NFL+deals |archive-date=April 28, 2010 |url-status=dead }}.</ref> Estes spent the 2012 season on injured reserve. He became a free agent in March 2013.<ref name="fox">{{cite web | url=http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/john-estes-player-transactions | title=JOHN ESTES | work=foxsports.com | access-date=September 16, 2016}}</ref>
He signed with the Arizona Cardinals on March 4, 2014. He was released by the team on May 12. He re-signed with the Cardinals on June 9 and was released on August 30, 2014.<ref name="fox"/> Estes signed with the Calgary Stampeders as a free agent on July 21, 2015.
==Coaching career== Estes was a graduate assistant at Hawaii on Nick Rolovich's inaugural staff in 2016. He remained on the staff for the 2017 season, serving as the team's de facto offensive line coach after Chris Naeole resigned midway through the season.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Estes moves back to Hawaii's sideline|url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/10/12/sports/estes-moves-back-to-hawaiis-sideline/|first=Stephen|last=Tsai|date=2017-10-12|website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-27}}</ref>
In 2019, Estes joined the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL as offensive line coach.<ref>{{cite news|last=McClain|first=John|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/texans/article/Houston-XFL-team-personnel-football-operations-13957663.php|title=Houston XFL team adds personnel to football operations|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|date=June 7, 2019|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref>
Estes joined San Jose State in 2024 as their offensive line coach.<ref name="SJSU">{{cite news|last=Barnett|first=Zach|url=https://footballscoop.com/news/ken-nimatalolo-staff-update-san-jose-state/|title=Update on Ken Niumatalolo's staff at San Jose State|publisher=FootballScoop|date=January 24, 2024|access-date=January 24, 2024}}</ref> He was relieved of his duties on December 1, 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 1, 2025 |title=Local colleges: San Jose State fires two more football coaches in wake of 3-9 season |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/college/article/local-colleges-sjsu-fires-2-football-coaches-3-9-21217319.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20260105040819/https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/college/article/local-colleges-sjsu-fires-2-football-coaches-3-9-21217319.php |archive-date=January 5, 2026 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |location=San Francisco |language=en |no-pp=y}}</ref>
==Football relatives== Estes comes from a long line of football players in his family both collegiately and professionally: * His grandfather Pat Hiram and uncle Roy Hiram were All-American running backs at San Jose State University * His brother Patrick Estes was a defensive tackle at the University of Nevada in 2002 * His uncle was All-Pro offensive tackle Rocky Freitas of the Detroit Lions * His cousins Makai Freitas was on the Arizona Wildcats in 2001, Makoa Freitas was on the Arizona Wildcats 2003 and the Indianapolis Colts, Kahai 2008 and Kainoa LaCount 2010 at the University of Hawaii, and Mana Greig University of Oregon 2014.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.hawaiiathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5342&path=football Hawaii Warriors bio]
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