DeShaun Foster

DeShaun Foster
	Foster in 2006 with the Carolina Panthers
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	UCLA
Conference	Big Ten
Record	0–0
Biographical details
Born	January 10, 1980 (age 44); Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1998–2001	UCLA
2002–2007	Carolina Panthers
2008	San Francisco 49ers
Position(s)	Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2013	UCLA (SA)
2014–2015	UCLA (GA)
2016	Texas Tech (RB)
2017–2023	UCLA (RB)
2024–present	UCLA
Head coaching record
Overall	0–0
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
	Second-team All-American (2001); 2× First-team All-Pac-10 (2000, 2001);

Last updated May 10, 2024

DeShaun Xavier Foster (born January 10, 1980) is an American football coach and former running back who is the head football coach for the UCLA Bruins. He previously served as an assistant coach for UCLA and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL).

Foster played college football with UCLA, earning second-team All-American honors in 2001. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft. Foster played five seasons for the Panthers and one for the San Francisco 49ers. He was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022.

Early years

Foster was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. Although he and his family moved to Tustin, California when he was one year old, Foster continued to visit relatives in Charlotte regularly as a child.^[1] He attended Tustin High School in Tustin, California, and lettered three times each in football and basketball, and four times in track. As a senior in 1997, he was named the USA Today California Player of the Year and finished the year rushing for 3,998 rushing yards and a state single-season record 59 touchdowns on a Tustin football team that finished runners-up in the state championship against a Santa Margarita Catholic High School team with quarterback Carson Palmer.^[2]^[3] For his career, he rushed for a total of 5,885 yards.^[2]

Playing career

College

Foster played football at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he set a team rushing record for true freshmen with 673 yards and 10 touchdowns on 126 carries in 11 games. The next year, he spent mostly on the bench with an ankle sprain, but still managed to record 375 yards and 6 scores on 111 carries. As a junior, he led the Bruins with 1,037 yards, while scoring 13 touchdowns. In his final year in 2001, Foster posted 1,109 yards with 12 touchdowns; he had six games of over 100 rushing yards. He set a school record with a 301-yard game against Washington, and tied a record with four touchdowns (both records since broken by Maurice Jones-Drew). He was named a second-team All-American by The Sporting News .^[4] He ended his college career in the team top 10 in touchdowns, rushing yards, and points scored.

National Football League

Pre-draft measurables
Height	Weight	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press	Wonderlic
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	4.49 s	1.65 s	2.68 s	4.16 s	6.82 s	35+1⁄2 in (0.90 m)	9 ft 11 in (3.02 m)	22 reps	27
All values from NFL Combine ^[5]

Carolina Panthers

Foster was chosen in the second round (34th overall) of the 2002 NFL draft.^[6] He had a promising preseason, but was injured in a game against the New England Patriots, and sat out the remainder of the season on injured reserve. However, he returned the following season as a complement to Stephen Davis; whose bruising style matched well with Foster's speed. Foster finished the regular season with 113 carries for 429 yards. However, his best performances came in the 2003-04 playoffs. He had a memorable run in the NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles, where he broke four tackles on a one-yard run to score, giving the Panthers a 14–3 lead. In Super Bowl XXXVIII against the Patriots, Foster scored on a 33-yard run that stands as the fifth-longest touchdown run in Super Bowl history. The following season looked promising for the Panthers, but many of the starters suffered season-ending injuries, and Foster was no exception. He broke his clavicle in a game against the Denver Broncos. He returned the following season (2005) and surpassed Davis as the Panthers' starter. He led the team in yardage and carries, helping the Panthers to an 11–5 record. In a 23–0 wild card victory over the New York Giants, Foster set franchise records for carries (27), yards (151) and average (5.59) in a playoff game, but suffered a broken ankle in a playoff game against the Chicago Bears that left him out for the remainder of the playoffs (though it preserved his franchise record 102.5 yards per game in a playoff season).

On, March 10, 2006, Foster agreed to a three-year, $14.5 million contract with a $4.5 million signing bonus with another $3 million in escalators and incentives. This was a $700,000 raise over the transition tag tender placed on Foster in February. He led the team in rushing attempts and yards the next two seasons, increasingly splitting time with DeAngelo Williams.

On February 21, 2008, he was released by the Panthers.^[7]

San Francisco 49ers

On February 29, 2008, the San Francisco 49ers signed Foster to a one-year contract worth around $1.8 million, to be a back-up behind starter Frank Gore. He played in 16 games, amassing 234 rushing yards and 133 receiving yards.^[8]

Career statistics

			Rushing				Receiving
Season	Team	League	GP	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD
2003	Carolina	NFL	14	113	429	0	14	26	2
2004	Carolina	NFL	4	59	255	2	9	76	0
2005	Carolina	NFL	15	205	879	2	34	372	1
2006	Carolina	NFL	14	227	897	3	49	159	0
2007	Carolina	NFL	16	247	876	3	25	182	1
2008	San Francisco	NFL	16	76	234	1	16	133	1
Regular season totals			79	927	3,570	11	142	1,129	5

Coaching career

UCLA

In 2012, Foster joined UCLA as a volunteer assistant under head coach Jim L. Mora. In 2013, he became a graduate assistant at UCLA. In 2015, he became the program's director of player development and high school relations.

Texas Tech

In 2016, Foster was hired as the running backs coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders under head coach Kliff Kingsbury.

UCLA (second stint)

On January 21, 2017, Foster returned to UCLA as their running backs coach under head coach Jim L. Mora. In 2018, Foster was retained under head coach Chip Kelly.

On February 12, 2024, Foster was hired as UCLA's head coach.^[9]

Personal life

Foster and his wife, Charity, have one daughter together.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference
UCLA Bruins (Big Ten Conference)(2024–present)
2024	UCLA	0–0	0–0
UCLA:		0–0	0–0
Total:		0–0

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References

↑ Reiss, Karlie (January 29, 2004). "Foster talks on Super expectations". The Orange County Register. Retrieved February 12, 2024– via Newslibrary.
1 2 "DeShaun Foster". UCLA. Archived from the original on October 16, 2002. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
↑ Henderson, Martin (September 2, 2010). "Orange County: Tustin forever links 26 to DeShaun Foster". ESPN Los Angeles. Archived from the original on September 9, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
↑ "The Sporting News Honors 14 C-USA Football Players". Conference USA. December 10, 2001. Retrieved December 23, 2023.
↑ "DeShaun Foster Draft Profile". NFLDraftScout.com.
↑ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
↑ ESPN – Panthers release Foster to start offseason overhaul – NFL
↑ ESPN - Dolphins sign guard Smiley to 5-year, $25M deal - NFL
↑ "Bruin Great DeShaun Foster Named UCLA Football Head Coach". UCLABruins.com. University of California, Los Angeles. February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

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[super_expectations-1] Reiss, Karlie (January 29, 2004). "Foster talks on Super expectations". The Orange County Register. Retrieved February 12, 2024– via Newslibrary.

[UCLA_player-2] 1 2 "DeShaun Foster". UCLA. Archived from the original on October 16, 2002. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[Henderson_2010-3] Henderson, Martin (September 2, 2010). "Orange County: Tustin forever links 26 to DeShaun Foster". ESPN Los Angeles. Archived from the original on September 9, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[4] "The Sporting News Honors 14 C-USA Football Players". Conference USA. December 10, 2001. Retrieved December 23, 2023.

[5] "DeShaun Foster Draft Profile". NFLDraftScout.com.

[6] "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[7] ESPN – Panthers release Foster to start offseason overhaul – NFL

[8] ESPN - Dolphins sign guard Smiley to 5-year, $25M deal - NFL

[9] "Bruin Great DeShaun Foster Named UCLA Football Head Coach". UCLABruins.com. University of California, Los Angeles. February 12, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

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