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Player Dossier
2013-2016Alabama
Reuben Foster
LB • 6'1" • Auburn, AL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Reuben Foster shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
93
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
99
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Alabama
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Alabama
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Player Story
Reuben Foster built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Auburn, AL wearing No. 10, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Reuben Foster's career was his defensive production: 115...
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- Committed To
- Alabama
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 31
- Overall
- No. 31
- NFL Team
- San Francisco 49ers
Reuben Foster, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Alabama. Reuben Foster shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 49.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 115
- TFL
- 13
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 7
- Passes defended
- 2
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Reuben Foster Alabama Highlights
2016 · Alabama · Player Highlight
Reuben Foster college highlights at Alabama.
- Season
- 2016
- Type
- Player highlight
Quick Answers
Reuben Foster quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Alabama · LB
- Career Tackles
- 115
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Alabama
- Top game
- Florida
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · Auburn · Alabama
- High school pipeline
- Auburn · 43 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 1 · Pick 31 · San Francisco 49ers
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 115 tackles · LB 19th (top 2%) · SEC 2nd (top 1%) · National 26th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Alabama | 15 | 21 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 70.8 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 15 | 94 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 70.8 |
Related Context
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Reuben Foster played LB for Alabama. Across 4 tracked seasons, Reuben Foster recorded 115 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Alabama.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Alabama paired 27 primary output with 49.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 49.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Alabama
Games
15
Havoc Plays / G
1.8
Efficiency
49.9
Usage
11.1
Consistency
41
Best Game by takeover score
Florida
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 2. Washington: 0. USC: 1. Western Kentucky: 1. Ole Miss: 0. Kent State: 1. Kentucky: 1. Arkansas: 3. Tennessee: 3.5. Texas A&M: 0.5. LSU: 2. Mississippi State: 1. Chattanooga: 2. Auburn: 4.5. Florida: 4.5
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 12 by 70. Washington: 9 by 37.5. USC: 4 by 26.7. Western Kentucky: 6 by 35. Ole Miss: 12 by 50. Kent State: 7 by 39.2. Kentucky: 6 by 35. Arkansas: 2 by 38.3. Tennessee: 4 by 51.7. Texas A&M: 12 by 55. LSU: 11 by 65.8. Mississippi State: 6 by 35. Chattanooga: 5 by 40.8. Auburn: 8 by 78.3. Florida: 11 by 90.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.8 · Games = 14 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 1 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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15 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida
Best efficiency game
90.8 vs Florida
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/10 | vs Clemson10+ tackles · Splash game | L 31-35 | 12 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/31 | vs Washington | W 24-7 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/3 | @ Florida10+ tackles · 2+ sacks | W 54-16 | 11 | 9 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs AuburnSplash game | W 30-12 | 8 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs ChattanoogaSplash game | W 31-3 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Mississippi State | W 51-3 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | @ LSU10+ tackles · Splash game | W 10-0 | 11 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Texas A&M10+ tackles | W 33-14 | 12 | 8 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ TennesseeSplash game | W 49-10 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ ArkansasSplash game | W 49-30 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Kentucky | W 34-6 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Kent State | W 48-0 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Ole Miss10+ tackles | W 48-43 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Western Kentucky | W 38-10 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs USC | W 52-6 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Reuben Foster story
Reuben Foster built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a linebacker from Auburn, AL wearing No. 10, spending time with Alabama. The clearest part of Reuben Foster's career was his defensive production: 115 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Alabama. 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 Reuben Foster's production has multiple signals. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Alabama.
The arc is straightforward: Reuben 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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Alabama
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Alabama | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Alabama | 27 | 49.9 | 11.1 | 27 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Alabama | 27 | 49.9 | 11.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Florida
Week 14 · W 54-16 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5
Havoc Plays
96.9 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 96.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Auburn
Week 13 · W 30-12 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
92.8 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 92.8 takeover score.
#3
@ Tennessee
Week 7 · W 49-10 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
74.8 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 74.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Clemson
Week 1 · L 31-35 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
71.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 71.5 takeover score.
#5
@ LSU
Week 10 · W 10-0 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
70.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Alabama
27 primary output · 49.9 efficiency · 11.1 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Alabama
70.8
27 primary · 49.9 efficiency · 11.1 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Alabama
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
7
Splash games
5
10+ tackle games
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