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2019 Football Roster

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49 Matt Foster

49 Matt Foster

  • Position:
    Tight End
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Williamsville, N.Y.
  • Highschool:
    Williamsville South
  • Ht./Wt.:
    6-4 / 250

Summary

Biography

Career Honors:
-2019 First Team All-CAA Football
-2019 Third Team Phil Steele All-CAA Football
-2019 Preseason All-CAA Football
-2017 CoSIDA Academic All-District
-2016 CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team

2019: Played in 10 of 11 games...Closed with 19 receptions for 246 yards, marking the most receiving yards by a tight end in Elon's Division I era...Hauled in a career-best three touchdown passes...Caught a season-long 47-yard touchdown pass against No. 15 Delaware...Also caught his first touchdown pass of the year on the road at Richmond in Elon's CAA Football opening victory...Was named a First Team All-CAA Football honoree after earning Preseason All-CAA Football honors before the campaign...Participated in the College Gridiron Showcase All-Star Week in Dallas in January 2020 in front of multiple professional scouts. 

2018: Started all 11 games at tight end...Finished with 17 receptions for 149 yards and a touchdown...Finished the campaign with 36 yards receiving in the FCS Playoffs against No. 12 Wofford...Closed the regular season with a season-high 37 yards on five receptions at No. 16 Maine...Caught one pass for a 30-yard touchdown pass against No. 21 Furman...Also played a key role in blocking for Elon's rushing game that averaged 199.5 yards per game for the second-best average in the CAA.

2017: Appeared in all 12 games and earning 11 starts…Caught 19 balls for 242 yards and one touchdown…Caught one pass for 25 yards in the opener at Toledo…Caught two passes for 25 yards and scored the first touchdown of his career in a league win at No. 6 Richmond…Grabbed three balls for 28 yards in a victory at No. 13 Villanova…Snared three passes for 31 yards in a win over Towson…Earned CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 honors.

2016: Started five of the 11 games in which he appeared…Finished his true freshman season with six catches for 41 yards…Made the first reception of his collegiate career, a four-yard gain, at Charlotte…Named to the CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team.

Prep: Collected all-state honors following both his junior and senior seasons…Claimed both all-Western New York and all-Buffalo first-team distinction during his prep career…Set program records for both career and single-season touchdowns and receiving yardage…Helped lead coach Kraig Kurzanski’s team to a Class A North title and a sectional semifinals appearance. 

Personal: Son of Dan and Kim Foster…Born January 30, 1998.
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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

    Tight End
    6'4" 244 lbs
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    2017Sophomore

    Tight End
    6'3" 246 lbs
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    2018Junior

    Tight End
    6'3" 242 lbs
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    2019Senior

    Tight End
    6'4" 250 lbs
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