Foster Declares for NFL Draft

Isaac Foster, wide receiver from Kennesaw State University and former Chattooga High School player, has announced his entry into the 2024 NFL draft.

Throughout his collegiate career, Foster showcased exceptional performances and achieved notable milestones across various seasons.

Career Highs at KSU
Rushing Attempts: 13, at UT-Martin (11/05/22)
Rushing Yards: 183, at Missouri St. (09/21/19)
Rushing Touchdowns: 2, at Missouri St. (09/21/19), vs. Reinhardt (09/28/19)
Longest Rush: 75, at Missouri St. (09/21/19)
Receptions: 5, vs. North Alabama (10/08/22)
Receiving Yards: 76, vs. North Alabama (10/08/22)
Receiving Touchdowns: 1, vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (11/11/2023), vs. Tennessee Tech (10/22/22), vs. North Alabama (10/08/22), at Monmouth (04/10/21), at Presbyterian (10/19/19)
Longest Reception: 44, vs. Virginia-Lynchburg (11/11/2023)
Longest Punt Return: 57, at Presbyterian (10/19/19)
Longest Kick Return: 100, vs. Alabama St. (09/15/18), at Gardner-Webb (10/13/18)
Total Tackles: 4, vs. Alabama St. (09/15/18)

As a Graduate (2023) 
Started all nine games for the Owls at wide receiver … led the team in receptions with 19 and added 228 receiving yards with one touchdown catch … also added eight carries for 55 yards … caught two passes for 18 yards in the season-opening victory over Tusculum (Aug. 31) … had one catch go for 11 yards … had four catches for 46 yards against Furman (Sept. 16) … also added two rushes for eight yards … registered three receptions for 31 yards against Tennessee Tech (Sept. 23) … had three rushes for 34 yards at Sam Houston (Nov. 4) … also caught two passes for nine yards … caught two passes for 67 yards and one touchdown in the season finale against Virginia-Lynchburg (Nov. 11) … had one catch go for a career long of 44 yards.

As a Graduate (2022)
Had five rushes for 16 yards in the season opener at Samford (Sept. 1) … also returned one kickoff for 15 yards … posted four receptions in the home opener against Wofford (Sept. 24) for 32 yards … also had three kickoff returns for 57 yards… registered three receptions for 35 yards at Jacksonville State (Oct. 1)… also rushed for 12 yards on seven carries … had six rushes for 36 yards and one touchdown against North Alabama (Oct. 8) … also set career-highs in receptions (five) and receiving yards (76) with one touchdown … caught the game-tying touchdown pass on fourth-and-goal with 12 seconds left to send the game into overtime … also scored the winning touchdown on a 12-yard rush in the second overtime period … led the team with 52 rushing yards on nine carries with one touchdown against Central Arkansas (Oct. 15) … also caught three passes for 22 yards … had eight carries for 19 yards and one touchdown in an overtime win against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 22) … marked his third consecutive game with a rushing touchdown … also caught four passes for 61 yards and a touchdown … collected a career-high 13 carries in the win at No. 15 UT-Martin (Nov. 5) … tallied a team-high 97 yards on the ground and averaged 7.5 yards-per-carry … ran for a season-high 148 yards and one touchdown in the season finale at Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 19) … also caught one pass for 13 yards.

As a Senior (Fall 2021)
Named to the Big South’s Preseason Special Teams First-Team, and Honorable Mention offense.

Played three games before sitting out due to injury … had eight rushes for 51 yards.

As a Junior (Spring 2021)
» All-Big South Special Teams Second-Team
» All-Big South Offense Second-Team

Played in every game and was second on the squad with 229 rushing yards … Averaged 7.6 yards per-carry on 30 attempts … scored once and had a long of 27 yards … tied for team-high with five receptions … had 72 receiving yards and a touchdown … had nine kickoff returns for 208 yards, good for a 23.1-yard average with a long of 29 yards.

As a Sophomore (2019)
» All-Big South Special Teams Second-Team

Played and started in the first seven games of the year before going down with a season-ending injury … set the program’s all-time record for yards per carry in a season at 14.9 after finishing the year with 506 rushing yards on 34 carries … registered a season-best 183 rushing yards on just eight carries at Missouri State (Sept. 21) to fuel a comeback victory … had touchdown runs of 75 and 67 yards on back-to-back touches for two of his four rushing TD’s on the year … scored two more touchdowns and added 127 rushing yards on six carries in a rain-shortened game against Reinhardt (Sept. 28) …. hauled in six catches for 111 yards and one touchdown … set the KSU program record for yards per punt return at 18.6, returning 6 punts for 112 total yards to earn second-team All-Big South honors on special teams … returned 14 kickoffs for 407 yards, including a 54-yard return at Presbyterian (Oct. 19), the longest punt return in program history … had a team-best 1,136 all-purpose yards despite missing the final seven games of the season.

As a Freshman (2018)
» All-Big South Special Teams First-Team
» Big South Special Teams Player of the Year
» HERO Sports Freshman All-America First Team
» Big South Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 19, Oct. 15)

Played in all 13 games, making an impact in the backfield and on special teams … named the Big South Special Teams Player of the Year after becoming the first player in league history to record two 100-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns in the same season … was the only FCS and FBS player in the nation with two 100-yard kickoff returns for TD’s during the 2018 campaign …  recorded the 100-yard kickoff returns against Alabama State (Sept. 15) and Gardner-Webb (Oct. 13) … was one of 15 players in Division I football (FBS & FCS) with multiple kickoff return for touchdowns on the year and one of two individuals to do it with fewer than 10 attempts …  also did damage returning punts, returning 20 punts for 164 yards to rank No. 28 in the nation at 8.2 yards per attempt … in the backfield he rushed 29 times for 241 yards and one touchdown … caught two passes for 45 yards in the quarterfinals of the FCS Playoffs against SDSU (Dec. 8) … earned HERO Sports Freshman All-America First Team honors following his electric rookie season.

High School
A running back out of Chattooga High School … a four-year letterwinner in football under head coach Charles Hammon … reached the 2016 AA Quarterfinals and finished with a record of 8-5 … finished his career at Chattooga as the all-time leading scorer in school history with 336 points … his 10-yard per carry average was the highest in the state among players with more than 100 carries … ranked fifth in total yards in spite of having the fewest carries among top-10 rushers … a four-time 7AA first-team Offense and two-time Region 7AA first-team Defense selection … one-time Region 7AA Offensive Player of the Year … as a junior, led team with 410 passing yards (31-of-62) … totaled 1,149 rushing yards and accounted for 15 TDs … also played safety, garnering 41 tackles and five pass breakups … out of the backfield, for his career, he totaled 3,243 yards on 421 carries … averaged 7.7 yards per game and 104.6 total yards per game … totaled 40 touchdowns in 31 games.

Personal
Full name is Isaac Chanceler Foster … born July 13, 1999 in Eastridge, Tenn. … son of Melvin Foster, Jr. and Tiffany Lawrence … has a twin brother named Isaiah … also has three other siblings named Darion, Faith and Daysa … majoring in accounting.