Junior safety on Memphis's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 181 lb · Brundidge, AL · Pike County HS
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
How he projects
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Grades highest in man coverage and speed.
The full scouting readThe story
Junior safety on Memphis's 2026 roster.
Ian Foster
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Ian Foster arrived at Memphis from Southern Miss. All-Sun Belt in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 8 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Boise State — Week 2, 2026.
23 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT
All-Sun Belt mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ryan Silverfield → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Memphis
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Memphis | 23 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Southern Miss | 76 | 30 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 7 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Marshall | 48 | 25 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Career | 147 | 71 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 11 | 3 | -- |
Game by game
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-21@ UNLV | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 1 | W 42-24vs Arkansas State | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 20-38@ Boise State | 8 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 16 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: solo tackles (97th percentile). Strength: tackles (91st percentile). Concern: passes defended (28th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
23tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%2 TFL23 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 7.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 7.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
40.7%
101 pass / 147 run
Plays / game
62.0
4 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
114 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Kevin Bourne’s 2016 season.
Matches Kevin on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Deshawn Jones Jr's junior season at Bowling Green (2023).
Matches Deshawn on
Player DNA
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