Receiver, Arizona State, 2012–⁠15

D.J. Foster

Number
No. 8
Height
6′0″
Hometown
Scottsdale, AZ
Born
Nov 22, 1993, in Scottsdale, Arizona

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D.J. Foster played receiver at Arizona State (2012–⁠15).

At a glance

Best season
688
Receiving yards, 2014 (Arizona State, 10–⁠3)
Best game
216 yards
At New Mexico, week 2, 2014: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

216rushing yards, career highat New Mexico, 20143rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Washington State, 20149catches, career highvs. Notre Dame, 2013107receiving yards, career highvs. UCLA, 20122receiving touchdowns, career highat Washington State, 2013

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Arizona State3853314.0449
2013Arizona State6365310.4474
2014Arizona State6268811.1342
2015Arizona State595849.9333
Career2222,45811.11474

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012Arizona State1024934.8224
2013Arizona State935015.4651
2014Arizona State1941,0815.6957
2015Arizona State552805.1163
Career4442,3555.31863

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Arizona State8WR
2013Arizona State8WR
2014Arizona State8WR
2015Arizona State8WR6′0″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013Arizona State1470.2610th (n=341)0.8138.114%0.02
2014Arizona State2590.2715th (n=496)0.5268.829%0.20
2015Arizona State1570.2413th (n=465)0.5337.814%0.10

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2015 Arizona State 13 games, 59 catches, 584 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.Texas A&ML 17–⁠3864801113
Sep 12vs.Cal PolyW 35–⁠2165811576
Sep 18vs.New MexicoW 34–⁠104160118
Sep 26vs.USCL 14–⁠4266703314
Oct 3atUCLAW 38–⁠234571284
Oct 10vs.ColoradoW 48–⁠2332111280
Oct 17atUtahL 18–⁠3431109−5
Oct 29vs.OregonL 55–⁠6168702529
Nov 7atWashington StateL 24–⁠387710279
Nov 14vs.WashingtonW 27–⁠1756202617
Nov 21vs.ArizonaW 52–⁠3711401433
Nov 28atCaliforniaL 46–⁠48332014−2
Jan 2 ✦vs.West VirginiaL 42–⁠435400164
2014 Arizona State 13 games, 62 catches, 688 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 28vs.Weber StateW 45–⁠14426016147
Sep 6atNew MexicoW 58–⁠23354039216
Sep 13atColoradoW 38–⁠24459127147
Sep 25vs.UCLAL 27–⁠6256802030
Oct 4atUSCW 38–⁠3457312913
Oct 18vs.StanfordW 26–⁠1079202759
Oct 25atWashingtonW 24–⁠1045203136
Nov 1vs.UtahW 19–⁠1662801153
Nov 8vs.Notre DameW 55–⁠31110010120
Nov 15atOregon StateL 27–⁠3586511751
Nov 22vs.Washington StateW 52–⁠3155904296
Nov 28atArizonaL 35–⁠4276001634
Dec 27 ✦vs.DukeW 36–⁠3134202879
2013 Arizona State 14 games, 63 catches, 653 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.Sacramento StateW 55–⁠04290155
Sep 14vs.WisconsinW 32–⁠3076902127
Sep 21atStanfordL 28–⁠42880021–
Sep 28vs.USCW 62–⁠4138017450
Oct 5vs.Notre DameL 34–⁠37971022–
Oct 12vs.ColoradoW 54–⁠13150518
Oct 19vs.WashingtonW 53–⁠2445602625
Oct 31atWashington StateW 55–⁠2177722330
Nov 9atUtahW 20–⁠19544016–
Nov 16vs.Oregon StateW 30–⁠172120820
Nov 23atUCLAW 38–⁠3321018
Nov 30vs.ArizonaW 58–⁠21226016124
Dec 7vs.StanfordL 14–⁠3848016562
Dec 30 ✦vs.Texas TechL 23–⁠37523011132
2012 Arizona State 13 games, 38 catches, 533 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.Northern ArizonaW 63–⁠643201667
Sep 8vs.IllinoisW 45–⁠1437203737
Sep 15atMissouriL 20–⁠2413313322
Sep 22vs.UtahW 37–⁠712602670
Sep 29atCaliforniaW 27–⁠1756302712
Oct 11atColoradoW 51–⁠1767113461
Oct 18vs.OregonL 21–⁠4325012741
Oct 27vs.UCLAL 43–⁠45710714961
Nov 3atOregon StateL 26–⁠36290922
Nov 10atUSCL 17–⁠382100120
Nov 17vs.Washington StateW 46–⁠711101150
Nov 23atArizonaW 41–⁠3423802949
Dec 29 ✦vs.NavyW 62–⁠28211081

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2016
Height5′10¼″
Weight193 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.57 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill6.75 s
20-yard shuttle4.07 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2021CFLToronto Argonauts

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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