Ian Foster
Memphis Tigers
81
Good

Ian Foster

Memphis TigersAverage
NBDefenseGoodTRANSFER · Southern Miss
Projected Starter

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Ian Foster is the projected starter at NB for Memphis Tigers.

Redshirt junior · #0 · 5'10", 181 lbs

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Depth at NB · Memphis Tigers

  1. 1081Ian FosterStarter
  2. 21254Beni Mwamba

Memphis Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the American

Ayden JacksonSouth Florida · SSE'zaiah ShineTulane · LCBZyeir GambleEast Carolina · SS

Up next for Memphis

Memphis plays South Florida away on Thu, Nov 12. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.

The Story

The Tackling Machine

This season: 76 tackles, 3 INT, 7 PBU. That's 12% of the team's production at his spot and 96th-percentile production nationally — good for a 81 overall (Good tier).

Team Share12%Percentile96th
Brundidge, AL
Jersey
#0
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
5'10"
Weight
181 lbs
Transfer
Southern Miss

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—7637

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Pike County
Hometown
Brundidge, AL

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 96th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.78 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 81.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 96% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 32% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.78)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Nov 1WARMYTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 49-22

Oct 22WECUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-34 OT

Oct 16LTULNTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-17

Oct 10WUABTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-13

Oct 3WCLTTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 59-8

Sep 12LBOISTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-20

Sep 5WARSTTKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-24

Aug 30WUNLVTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-21

Ian Foster's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Tackling Machine
76 tkl · 7 PD · 3 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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