Cliffs Notes: Although this one wasn’t exactly a surprise, the good news continued to pour in from the recruiting trail for Tom Herman and the Longhorns when elite 2018 safety B.J. Foster announced his commitment to Texas. Foster, a product of Angleton High School, becomes the 12th member of the 2018 Texas class.
Rankings: Foster checks in at No. 3 on the LSR 100. Rivals.com rates him as the No. 30 prospect nationally, the No. 2 player in Texas, and the No. 2 safety prospect.
Key offers: The better question: who hasn’t offered B.J. Foster? LSU, TCU, Michigan, and Ohio State were Texas’s biggest competitors.
Evaluation: Some prospects look like they were born to be on football field, and Foster is one of them. He plays running back, h-back, receiver, and safety for his high school, and does it all naturally with relative ease; everything comes easy to him on the football field right now.
At the next level, Foster, who measured 6-1, 188 pounds at a Nike camp and ran a 4.65 40-yard dash, profiles a safety with the range, coverage ability, and ball skills to make an impact in pass defense. He also shows a willingness and ability to come downhill and thump running backs.
But really, he’s simply a playmaker, and one of the best prospects in the county. Foster is a prospect you can line up multiple spots, and he’ll make plays.
Why it matters: Not only is Foster one of the truly elite prospects in the country, but he’s also a potential ringleader for the 2018 recruiting class; he’s the kind of prospect that could act as a domino for future commitments.
Enjoy:
Rankings: Foster checks in at No. 3 on the LSR 100. Rivals.com rates him as the No. 30 prospect nationally, the No. 2 player in Texas, and the No. 2 safety prospect.
Key offers: The better question: who hasn’t offered B.J. Foster? LSU, TCU, Michigan, and Ohio State were Texas’s biggest competitors.
Evaluation: Some prospects look like they were born to be on football field, and Foster is one of them. He plays running back, h-back, receiver, and safety for his high school, and does it all naturally with relative ease; everything comes easy to him on the football field right now.
At the next level, Foster, who measured 6-1, 188 pounds at a Nike camp and ran a 4.65 40-yard dash, profiles a safety with the range, coverage ability, and ball skills to make an impact in pass defense. He also shows a willingness and ability to come downhill and thump running backs.
But really, he’s simply a playmaker, and one of the best prospects in the county. Foster is a prospect you can line up multiple spots, and he’ll make plays.
Why it matters: Not only is Foster one of the truly elite prospects in the country, but he’s also a potential ringleader for the 2018 recruiting class; he’s the kind of prospect that could act as a domino for future commitments.
Enjoy:
