Running back, Illinois, 2013–⁠17

Kendrick Foster

Lettered 2016–⁠17 (school media guide)

Number
No. 22
Height
5′9″
Weight
190 lb
Hometown
Peoria, IL

Kendrick Foster played running back at Illinois (2013–⁠17).

Career highs

146rushing yards, career highvs. Michigan State, 20162rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Michigan State, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Illinois15785.2118
2016Illinois1267205.7764
2017Illinois732663.6133
Career2141,0645.0964

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016Illinois285540
2017Illinois152540
Career438080

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Illinois9546.0215
2017Illinois66711.2040
Career151218.1240

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Illinois22RB
2014Illinois22RB
2015Illinois22RB
2016Illinois22RB
2017Illinois22RB5′9″190

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
2015Illinois150.13––1.9––
2016Illinois1410.1351st (n=259)0.1319.020%0.15
2017Illinois83-0.102nd (n=287)0.12-8.416%0.01

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

2017 Illinois 11 games, 266 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠218150––
Sep 9vs.Western KentuckyW 20–⁠73110238
Sep 15atSouth FloridaL 23–⁠47–––492
Sep 29vs.NebraskaL 6–⁠281−50343
Oct 14vs.RutgersL 24–⁠35–––113
Oct 21atMinnesotaL 17–⁠241100124
Oct 28vs.WisconsinL 10–⁠2415661––
Nov 4atPurdueL 10–⁠2917730––
Nov 11vs.IndianaL 14–⁠2422830––
Nov 18atOhio StateL 14–⁠52490444
Nov 25vs.NorthwesternL 7–⁠42240––
2016 Illinois 12 games, 720 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.Murray StateW 52–⁠341182––
Sep 10vs.North CarolinaL 23–⁠4812540358
Sep 17vs.Western MichiganL 10–⁠342305131
Oct 1atNebraskaL 16–⁠317461125
Oct 8vs.PurdueL 31–⁠3416551486
Oct 15atRutgersW 24–⁠7211081115
Oct 22atMichiganL 8–⁠418450377
Oct 29vs.MinnesotaL 17–⁠407210453
Nov 5vs.Michigan StateW 31–⁠27171462236
Nov 12atWisconsinL 3–⁠4815750343
Nov 19vs.IowaL 0–⁠281650018
Nov 26atNorthwesternL 21–⁠421−10122
2015 Illinois 3 games, 78 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 5vs.Kent StateW 52–⁠3340––
Nov 7atPurdueW 48–⁠141181––
Nov 21atMinnesotaL 23–⁠3211560––

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

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