Player Dossier

2017-2021

Clemson

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.

Usage Score

1

Efficiency

10.3

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

6.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Clemson

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Clemson
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Louisville

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Justin Foster, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason · Clemson. Justin Foster shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 10.3 disruption score.

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 17 primary output with 22.2 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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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

NC State

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Active game

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Game-by-Game Trend

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123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Georgia: 0. Georgia Tech: 1. NC State: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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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

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Losses0 · Games = 2
First Half0.5 · Games = 2
All Games0.3 · Games = 3

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

Result
Sat 9/25@ NC StateL 21-2721000
Sat 9/18vs Georgia TechW 14-821001
Sat 9/4vs GeorgiaL 3-1010000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Clemson

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2017201820182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonClemson1.511.13.1
2018 PostseasonClemson817.24.56.5
2018 Regular SeasonClemson817.24.50
2019 PostseasonClemson1722.26.49
2019 Regular SeasonClemson1722.26.40
2020 Regular SeasonClemson0-17
2021 Regular SeasonClemson110.311

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Louisville

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

5.5

Primary metric

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 63.8 takeover score.

#2

Florida State

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.

#3

Notre Dame

2.5

Primary metric

Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.

#4

Miami

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.

#5

Georgia Tech

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Postseason · Clemson

17 primary output · 22.2 efficiency · 6.4 usage

33.4

#2

2019 Regular Season · Clemson

33.4

17 primary · 22.2 efficiency · 6.4 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Clemson

16

8 primary · 17.2 efficiency · 4.5 usage

Milestones

1

Impact games

2

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.9338

Crest · Shelby, NC

Committed To
Clemson
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

65

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.