Nesta Jade Silvera
Nesta Jade Silvera (born January 23, 2000) is an American football defensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami and Arizona State and was selected by the Raiders in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Early life Silvera grew up in Pembroke Pines, Florida. He attended American Heritage School and helped them win back-to-back state championships and compile 27 straight wins. He was a consensus four-star recruit and compiled 79 tackles, 25 and 12 sacks as a senior, being named by USA Today the Florida High School Defensive Player of the Year. He was selected for the Under Armour All-America Game and was ranked by 247Sports as the 54th-best prospect nationally. Silvera committed to play college football for the Miami Hurricanes over various other offers. Silvera is of Puerto Rican and Jamaican descent. College career In his first season at Miami, Silvera appeared in 10 games and posted 13 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a blocked punt. He missed the first four matches in 2019 due to an injury, but returned for the final nine and finished the year having totaled 19 tackles with a single sack. Silvera