Receiver, Central Michigan (from Michigan State), 2024–⁠26

Shawn Foster

Number
No. 16
Height
6′0″
Weight
185 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Grand Ledge, MI

Shawn Foster plays receiver for Central Michigan, after Michigan State (2024–⁠25). Last time out, at Ohio: 2 catches, 3 yards.

2026 so far

7 catches, 77 yards, 1 TD

Last game: 2 catches, 3 yards at Ohio, L 14–⁠31

Next game: vs. Miami (OH), Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 13WYO
  2. 8@MIA
  3. 53AKR
  4. 3@OHIO

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2026Central Michigan77711.0148

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2026Central Michigan160

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2026Central Michigan2105.008

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Michigan State16WRFr.
2025Michigan State16WRSo.
2026Central Michigan16WRJr.6′0″185

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2026Central Michigan120.25––3.0–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Central Michigan 5 games, 7 catches, 77 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 5atNew MexicoL 7–⁠38––––
Sep 19vs.WyomingW 24–⁠101130–
Sep 26atMiamiL 3–⁠52280–
Oct 3vs.AkronW 41–⁠172531–
Oct 10atOhioL 14–⁠312301

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

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