Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Clemson
Justin Foster
DE • 6'2" • 275 lbs • Shelby, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Justin Foster shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
22
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
22
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
32
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Clemson
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Clemson
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisville
Player Story
Justin Foster built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive end from Shelby, NC wearing No. 35, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Justin Foster's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Justin Foster, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Clemson. Justin Foster shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 65
- TFL
- 18.5
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Justin Foster quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Clemson · DE
- Career Tackles
- 65
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Clemson
- Top game
- Louisville
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Crest · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- Crest · 16 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 35 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 5 tackles · DE 213th (top 77%) · ACC 377th (top 58%) · National 3,406th (top 57%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 20 |
| 2018 Postseason | Clemson | 9 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 26.6 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 9 | 14 | 4.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 26.6 |
| 2019 Postseason | Clemson | 14 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 53.7 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 14 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 53.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 8.7 |
Related Context
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Justin Foster played DE for Clemson. Across 5 tracked seasons, Justin Foster recorded 2 rushing yards and 65 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Clemson.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Clemson paired 19 primary output with 23.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 10.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Georgia Tech
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · Clemson
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0.3
Efficiency
10.3
Usage
1
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. NC State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Georgia: 1 by 4.2. Georgia Tech: 2 by 18.3. NC State: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Georgia Tech
Best efficiency game
18.3 vs Georgia Tech
Player Story
Justin Foster story
Justin Foster built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a defensive end from Shelby, NC wearing No. 35, spending time with Clemson. The clearest part of Justin Foster's career was his defensive production: 65 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Justin Foster's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Clemson
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Clemson | 1.5 | 11.1 | 2.7 | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Clemson | 8 | 17.2 | 3.9 | 6.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Clemson | 8 | 17.2 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Clemson | 19 | 23.6 | 6.3 | 11 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Clemson | 19 | 23.6 | 6.3 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Clemson | 0 | — | — | -19 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Clemson | 1 | 10.3 | 1 | 1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisville
Week 8 · W 45-10 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5.5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Florida State
Week 9 · W 59-10 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Notre Dame
Week 1 · W 30-3 · Postseason
2.5
Havoc Plays
75.3 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 75.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Ohio State
Week 1 · W 29-23 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
56.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.6 takeover score.
#5
vs Miami
Week 14 · W 38-3 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
53.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Clemson
19 primary output · 23.6 efficiency · 6.3 usage
53.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Clemson
53.7
19 primary · 23.6 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Clemson
26.6
8 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 3.9 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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