Arian_Foster

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arian Foster Arian Foster Nationality Born High school USA August 24, 1986 (1986-08-24) Albuquerque, New Mexico Valley High School Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mission Bay High School San Diego, California Honors * 2005 Freshman All-America Rivals.com (2nd) and The Sporting News (honorable mention) * 2005 Freshman All-SEC Coaches and The Sporting Arian Foster Arian Foster News * SEC Freshman Player of the Week (Nov. 28, 2005) Bowl games 2007 Outback Bowl 2008 Outback Bowl Arian Foster (born August 24, 1986 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American football running back with the Houston Texans. High school career Foster competed in Football, Track and Basketball during his junior and senior years at Mission Bay Senior High School in San Diego, California. Prior to that he participated in those activities at Valley High (freshmen & sophomore years), in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was a standout player in football, leading his county in all purpose yards. Foster chose to attend Tennessee and was part of the 2004 signing class. College Conference Sport Position Jersey # Class Career Height Weight Tennessee SEC Football HB 27 Redshirt-Senior 2004–present 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Collegiate career Foster redshirted his first season as a University of Tennessee Volunteer, sitting behind Gerald Riggs, Jr. and Cedric Houston on the depth chart. He was a three year starter at the running back position for Tennessee. Freshman Year In 2005, his freshman season, Foster earned the starting job following an injury to Riggs. Foster 879 yards in his limited action. He had 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia a commanding performance against Vanderbilt, rushing for 223 yards. Arian Foster attempts, and also 39 receptions for 340 yards, with 14 total touchdowns, 12 rushing. Sophomore Year His sophomore season of 2006 saw a slight downturn. Foster was limited for the majority of the season with injuries and missed games against Marshall and Memphis. Foster split time with LaMarcus Coker after returning from injury and ended the season with 322 yards. Foster fumbled against Penn State in the bowl game, but Tennessee managed to stay in the game. Foster broke open a tie game with only 10 minutes remaining. During a sustained Tennessee drive, Foster’s fumble was picked up and returned by Penn State 60+ yards for a touchdown. Tennessee trailed from there on out and lost the game. Senior Season Foster began the season as the starting running back for Tennessee, but in a crowded backfield he shared time with Montario Hardesty and Lennon Creer despite being less than 600 yards shy of being the all time leading rusher in UT history. Foster fumbled on UCLA’s 6 yard line in the first game of the season. Despite UCLA throwing 4 interceptions in the first half alone, Tennessee lost the game by 3 points in overtime. Still, Foster averaged over 7 yards per carry in that game. In a season mired by offensive line problems, quarterback problems and rumors of coaches on the hot seat, Tennessee struggled all season with the passing and running game. By the end of his senior season, Foster could be the new all-time leading rusher at the University of Tennessee, surpassing Travis Henry at the top of the list with 3,078 yards throughout his career. See also: 2007 Tennessee Volunteers football team Junior Year Honors • 2005 Freshman All-America Rivals.com (2nd) and The Sporting News (honorable mention) • 2005 Freshman All-SEC Coaches and The Sporting News • SEC Freshman Player of the Week (Nov. 28, 2005) Arian Foster dives over the pile to score. His junior season of 2007 has seen Foster take over as the main back, with Montario Hardesty coming in a substitute. Foster was a recipient of a left handed hand off from injured Erik Ainge that was returned for a touchdown, right when Tennessee had pulled within 7 points of Florida in the second half of the game. Foster surpassed the 1000 mark with games against a bowl game opponent and LSU in the SEC Championship Game remaining on the schedule. Foster led the way for the Volunteers on the ground, finishing the 2007 season with 1,193 yards on 245 External links and references • Official bio at University of Tennessee sports page Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arian_Foster" Categories: 1986 births, Living people, American football running backs, Tennessee Volunteers football players, Houston Texans players 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arian Foster This page was last modified on 30 April 2009, at 13:25 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers 3