Dan Foster: LB · Texas State · #3.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dan Foster
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Charles Huff and G.J. Kinne. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against UTSA — Week 2, 2023.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Texas State | 44 | 23 | 3.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Marshall | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Marshall | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 57 | 26 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-31@ Baylor | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-20@ UTSA | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 77-34vs Jackson State | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-24vs Nevada | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 13-31vs Troy | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-24vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-31@ Coastal Carolina | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-77@ Arkansas State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-44vs South Alabama | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 45-21vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 23 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
44tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%4 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups44 tackles · 3.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Pass share
45.4%
429 pass / 515 run
Plays / game
72.6
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
453 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons, at Marshall and Texas State, 57 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Doc Holliday, Charles Huff and G.J. Kinne.
