Colorado State University Athletics

2016 Football Roster

Colton Foster
Jersey Number 99

Colton Foster

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    295
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Bakersfield, Calif.
  • High School:
    Frontier HS
Career Highs:
  • Tackles: 3- Oregon State, 2017
2017 (Junior): Played in eight games, recording eight tackles, one tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry.
  • Tallied a career-high three tackles in the season-opening win over Oregon State (Aug. 26).
  • Recorded his first career tackle for loss in the win over Nevada (Oct. 14).
2016 (Sophomore): Played in four games at defensive tackle, recording two tackles.

2015 (Freshman): Appeared in seven games on the defensive line, recording eight tackles.

2014 (Redshirt): Redshirted during his first collegiate season.

High School:
  • Is a 2014 graduate of Frontier High School in Bakersfield, Colo.
  • Earned first-team All-Southwest Yosemite League honors in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
  • In 2013 as a senior, recorded 48 tackles, including 4.5 sacks and two tackles for loss, while forcing one fumble and blocking one field goal.
  • Named Frontier High School Titans Varsity Outstanding Defensive Lineman as a senior.
  • Selected to play in the U.S. Army Bakersfield Arena Bowl, an annual all-star game for seniors in the Bakersfield area.
  • Two-time Bakersfield Jockey Club Outstanding Athlete Award winner (2012 and 2013).
  • First-team B-Varsity all-area in 2012 and 2013, and second-team B-Varsity all-area as a sophomore.
  • As a junior in 2012, registered 36 tackles, including a career-most seven tackles for loss and one sack as he helped the Titans become Southwest Yosemite League champions.
  • Captain of the Frontier football program as a junior and senior.
  • Had 45 tackles as a sophomore, including six tackles for loss and five sacks - a single-season career best.
  • Saw significant playing time as a freshman, recording 32 tackles, including two tackles for loss, on his way to earning All-Southwest Yosemite honorable mention.
  • Also earned varsity letters in track & field... As a junior, placed in the top four in the shot put at the 2012 CIF State Championships with a school-record distance of 60-7.6... Holds the discuss school record, set in the 2012 CIF State Championships, with a throw of 172-1.
  • Head football coach was Richard Cornford.
  • Ranked as a two-star recruit by Rivals and Scout.
  • Selected CSU over reported offers from Cal Poly, Portland State, UC Davis and UTEP.
Personal: Born Nov. 23, 1995 in Bakersfield, Calif. ... Parents are Blake and Robin Foster... Has an older brother, Jacob, and one younger sister, Madison... Majoring in communication studies.
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