University of South Alabama Athletics

Jaguar Highlights: Listed third on the depth chart at running back heading into the start of preseason practice ... Chosen the most improved running back by the USA coaching staff at the conclusion of spring drills ... Paced the Blue team with 42 yards on seven carries in the annual spring game ... Also gained 32 yards on nine attempts for the offense in the opening scrimmage of the spring.

As A Junior (2016): Did not appear in a game.

Junior College Highlights (2013-14): Played two seasons at Riverside (Calif.) CC, helping the Tigers to back-to-back Southern California Football Association National Central Conference championships ... RCC finished 10-2 overall and 6-0 in the league both years ... Paced the Tigers as a sophomore with 1,017 yards rushing and 1,232 all-purpose yards, ranking second in the conference in the former category and third in the latter ... Added 21 receptions for 215 yards to be named the league’s offensive player of the year and first-team all-NCC ... Scored eight total touchdowns, five rushing and three on catches ... Recorded season-best 164 yards and a score on 26 carries in three-point win at Saddleback (Calif.) CC ... Carried 12 times for 112 yards and a touchdown in win over El Camino (Calif.) CC and had 21 attempts for 161 yards the following week in a defeat of Fullerton (Calif.) CC ... Posted 100-plus yards in three straight victories to close out the regular season after gaining 137 yards at Long Beach (Calif.) CC, 108 at Chaffey (Calif.) CC and 118 against Citrus (Calif.) CC ... Ran 16 times for 98 yards in the national championship game ... Gained a team-leading 861 yards on the ground his freshman season, adding 13 catches for 171 yards to rank second on the squad with 1,032 all-purpose yards ... Earned second-team all-conference recognition ... Had a career-high 236 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries at FCC one week after collecting 160 yards and scoring twice in a win over LBCC ... Ran 21 times for 167 yards and three touchdowns in a 51-50 victory over Citrus CC.

High School Highlights: Was a three-year letterwinner in football at John W. North High, where he helped lead the Huskies to the state playoffs.

Personal: Full name is Denzel Demmon Foster ... Born July 25, 1995, in Long Beach, Calif. ... Older brother, Sadale, was a football letterwinner at Texas Tech from 2012-13 ... Favorite movie is “A Goofy Movie” ... Favorite team is the Los Angeles Rams ... Favorite athlete is Reggie Bush ... Favorite musical artist is Future ... Favorite food is chicken ... Favorite subject is math ... Enjoys playing video games in his free time ... Major is interdisciplinary studies.