Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017Kent State
Jerrell Foster
CB • 6'0" • 186 lbs • Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jerrell Foster shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
60
Solid production for a corner
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Reliability
56
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
70
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kent State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Kent State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
Jerrell Foster built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a cornerback from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 23, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Jerrell Foster's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Kent State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Jerrell Foster, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Kent State. Jerrell Foster shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 83
- Passes defended
- 20
Quick Answers
Jerrell Foster quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kent State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 83
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Kent State
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Winton Woods · Kent State
- High school pipeline
- Winton Woods · 31 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 44 tackles · CB 56th (top 15%) · Mid-American 85th (top 16%) · National 863rd (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 12 | 39 | - | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 51.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 11 | 44 | - | 0 | - | 9 | 0 | 44.2 |
Related Context
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Jerrell Foster played CB for Kent State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jerrell Foster recorded 83 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Kent State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Kent State paired 14 primary output with 25.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 25.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Kent State
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
25.8
Usage
3.4
Consistency
51.5
Best Game by takeover score
Marshall
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 0. Howard: 0. Marshall: 3. Louisville: 0. Buffalo: 0. Northern Illinois: 1. Miami (OH): 1. Ohio: 2. Bowling Green: 0. Western Michigan: 1. Central Michigan: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 4 by 16.7. Howard: 4 by 16.7. Marshall: 5 by 50.8. Louisville: 5 by 20.8. Buffalo: 2 by 8.3. Northern Illinois: 4 by 26.7. Miami (OH): 2 by 18.3. Ohio: 6 by 45. Bowling Green: 5 by 20.8. Western Michigan: 1 by 14.2. Central Michigan: 6 by 45
Split Comparison
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Wins0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 9 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Marshall
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/15 | vs Central MichiganSplash game | L 23-42 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Thu 11/9 | @ Western Michigan | L 20-48 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/1 | vs Bowling Green | L 16-44 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ OhioSplash game | L 3-48 | 6 | 6 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Miami (OH) | W 17-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Northern Illinois | L 3-24 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Buffalo | L 13-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Louisville | L 3-42 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ MarshallSplash game | L 0-21 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Howard | W 38-31 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Clemson | L 3-56 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Jerrell Foster story
Jerrell Foster built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a cornerback from Cincinnati, OH wearing No. 23, spending time with Kent State. The clearest part of Jerrell Foster's career was his defensive production: 83 tackles, 4 interceptions, and 20 passes defended across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Kent State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jerrell Foster's production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kent State.
The arc is straightforward: Jerrell Foster moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Kent State
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kent State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kent State | 14 | 25.2 | 4.3 | 14 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kent State | 10 | 25.8 | 3.4 | -4 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Akron
Week 5 · L 27-31 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Ohio
Week 8 · L 10-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
64.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 64.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Marshall
Week 3 · L 0-21
3
Havoc Plays
58 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 58 takeover score.
#4
vs Central Michigan
Week 12 · L 23-42 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
55.3 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 55.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Bowling Green
Week 12 · L 7-42 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
51.7 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 51.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Kent State
14 primary output · 25.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Kent State
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Kent State
44.2
10 primary · 25.8 efficiency · 3.4 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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