The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
B.J. Foster
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Angleton, Texas
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Angleton
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sports
A fourth-year defensive back who has played in 43 career games with 27 starts ... … named All-Big 12 honorable mention in 2021 ... named a third-team All-Big 12 Preseason selection by Phil Steele in 2020 ... enrolled at UT in January 2018 and participated in spring drills ... an All-American and two-time all-state honoree in high school ... a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2021).
SENIOR (2021)
Named All-Big 12 honorable mention … played in all 12 games with 11 starts … recorded 47 tackles (26 solo) with 2.5 tackles for loss and a team-leading three interceptions while adding one quarterback hurry and two pass breakups … his three interceptions ranked third in the Big 12 Conference … had six tackles in the season-opening victory against Louisiana … registered six tackles (three solo) with one tackle for loss, one pass breakup and an interception return for nine yards … made one solo tackle against Rice … had four tackles (two solo) and 0.5 tackles for loss against Texas Tech … made five tackles (three solo) at TCU … collected a season-high eight tackles (six solo) with one tackle for loss and an interception in the Red River Showdown versus Oklahoma … made two tackles against Oklahoma State … totaled four tackles (three solo) and had a career-long 31-yard interception return at Baylor … notched three tackles each against Iowa State and Kansas … made four tackles (two solo) at West Virginia … had a tackle against Kansas State.
JUNIOR (2020)
Played in nine games and started against Oklahoma and Colorado ... registered 41 tackles (25 solo), one tackle for loss and three pass breakups ... posted seven tackles (five solo) in a comeback win at Texas Tech ... made four tackles (two solo) versus TCU ... tallied a career-high 13 tackles (five solo) and broke up one pass in the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma ... notched six tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup versus Baylor ... recorded two tackles in Texas’ road win at No. 6 Oklahoma State ... made one tackle and one pass breakup in a home win over West Virginia ... recorded three tackles versus No. 13 Iowa State ... missed the regular season finale at Kansas State through injury ... totaled five tackles (four solo) in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus Colorado.
SOPHOMORE (2019)
Played in nine games and started eight times ... missed Texas’ games against Rice, Oklahoma State and TCU due to injury ... logged 34 total tackles (22 solo), four tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, one pass breakup and one interception ... made six tackles, including four solo stops, in the season opener against Louisiana Tech ... totaled eight tackles against No. 6 LSU ... recorded an interception at West Virginia ... racked up five tackles against Kansas... registered three tackles (two solos), 0.5 sacks one pass breakup and 1.5 tackles for loss against the Wildcats... tallied two tackles (one solo) against the Cyclones... finished with two tackles (one solo) against the Red Raiders ... posted two solo tackles in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus No. 11 Utah.
FRESHMAN (2018)
Played in 13 games and made six starts (Oklahoma, Baylor, Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Iowa State and Georgia) ... totaled 46 tackles (33 solo) with nine tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one interception, two forced fumbles, two quarterback hurries and five pass breakups ... played on special teams and defensively in his career debut at Maryland with two solo tackles ... registered his first career interception in the Longhorns’ win over Tulsa ... had one solo tackle and a forced fumble in the victory over USC ... played in the second half of the win over TCU ... made his first start against No. 7 Oklahoma and had six tackles (five solo) including two TFL, a sack and a pass breakup in the win ... totaled six tackles (four solo), one and a half TFL, a pass breakup and a quarterback hit in the 23-17 win over Baylor ... had six tackles (three solo), a TFL and a pass breakup in the 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State ... recorded two solo tackles in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia ... had five tackles (three solo) including a TFL and a half sack in the 41-34 road win over Texas Tech ... started at safety in the win over Iowa State, totaling five tackles and a sack ... totaled three solo tackles including a TFL and a pass breakup in the 24-17 road win over Kansas ... had seven tackles and a QB hurry in the Big 12 Championship Game ... started at safety, totaling three tackles with two for loss and a forced fumble in the Longhorns 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for coach Ryan Roark at Angleton High School ... an All-America and two-time all-state honoree ... played in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game ... participated in Nike’s The Opening ... a two-way player at running back and defensive back who primarily played offense at Angleton ... named first-team “Tops in Texas,” and chosen to the 2017 Super Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football ... ranked No. 12 nationally (No. 1 safety) and No. 1 overall in Texas by ESPN ... ranked No. 37 nationally (No. 3 safety) and No. 4 overall in Texas by 247Sports ... rated No. 57 nationally (No. 6 safety) and No. 6 overall in Texas by Rivals ... ranked No. 1 in the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55 ... also ranked No. 1 on the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 ... named first team All-USA Texas by USA Today ... missed four of the team’s 14 games due to injury as a senior ... totaled 100 carries for 952 yards (9.5 ypc) and 18 touchdowns, while catching 24 passes for 520 yards (21.7 ypr) and three touchdowns for 1,472 total yards and 21 touchdowns ... recorded five 100-yard rushing games and six multi-touchdown games ... part of an offense that averaged 48.9 points per game, including six games of 60 or more points with a season high of 79 ... helped Angleton to a 13-1 overall record, including a 6-0 district mark, a district championship, and an appearance in the 5A Division I semifinals in 2017 ... tabbed 2017 second-team Preseason All-America by MaxPreps ... named to the Touchdown Club of Houston’s 2017 Preseason Team ... named 2016 First Team All-USA Texas ... selected honorable mention 5A All-State by the Texas Sports Writers Association in 2015 ... tabbed District 24-5A Utility Player of the Year, while earning first-team all-district honors as both a running back and safety ... rushed for 1,032 yards and 16 touchdowns on 103 carries (10.0 ypc), caught 11 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns, and pulled in two interceptions as a sophomore.
PERSONAL
Son of Yolanda Royston and Billy Foster ... has one sister, Ceteria ... born in Galveston, Texas ... enjoys horseback riding.
