Dan Foster, Jr.

Height:
6-3
Weight:
230
Position:
LB
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Riviera Beach, Fla.
High School:
Dwyer
Prev School:
Texas State

2024: Appeared in 12 games off the bench ... key special teams performer and reserve linebacker .... closed the season with 23 tackles ... recorded one punt return in season opener against Austin Peay... completed one solo tackle on the road against Boston College winning 31-27... recorded two solo, six total tackles and one sack on the road against Stanford... ended the season with three tackles versus Kentucky and Washington.

2023 : Started all 13 games … 52 tackles (25 solo), 3.5 TFLs, forced fumble, fumble recovery and 3 quarterback hurries … Fifth on the team in tackles … Season-high 10 tackles at UTSA on Sept. 9 … 8 tackles (7 solo), 1.0 TFL, forced fumble and fumble recovery on Sept. 23 vs. Nevada … 6 tackles (4 solo) – his most during the season in a conference game – on Nov. 18 at Arkansas State … 4 tackles in the regular season finale win over South Alabama on Nov. 25 … 2 tackles in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl victory over Rice on Dec. 26 ... Enrolled at Texas State in January 2023 … Announced his commitment to Texas State in early January 2023.

PRIOR TO TEXAS STATE
Marshall (2019-2022)
Spent his first 4 collegiate seasons at Marshall, totaling 16 tackles in 30 games. 2022 (Redshirt sophomore): Played in 12 games, mostly on special teams but also saw time at middle linebacker … 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL and a pass breakup … 3 tackles came on special teams … 233 snaps, including 35 on defense and 198 on special teams … Played all aspects of special teams: kick cover and return, punt cover and return, field goal/extra-point and field goal block. 2021 (Redshirt freshman): 10 games played, mostly on special teams with limited time at middle linebacker … 6 tackles and a fumble recovery … 3 tackles on special teams … 203 snaps, including 32 on defense and 171 on special teams … Played special teams on kick cover and return, punt cover and return, and field goal/extra-point block. 2020 (Redshirt freshman): Played in 8 games as a defensive lineman … 3 tackles. 2019 (Freshman): Redshirt … Did not play in any games.

High School
Three-star recruit by Rivals and 247 Sports … Played middle linebacker and tight end at Dwyer … Helped lead Dwyer to an 11-2 record as a senior in 2018.