Shawn Foster

2025 SEASON (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE AT MICHIGAN STATE): Played one snap on special teams in the season opener vs. Western Michigan in his Spartan debut and only action of the season. 2024 SEASON (REDSHIRT AT MICHIGAN STATE): Redshirted . . . did not see game action . . . attended Michigan State in the 2024 spring semester after transferring from Hope College and joined the team over the summer. 2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT HOPE COLLEGE): Played in seven games at Hope College as a true freshman . . . rushed 17 times for 77 yards and one touchdown . . . also had four kick returns for 70 yards (17.5 avg.) and one punt return for 19 yards . . . caught three passes for 47 yards . . . had a season-high 36 yards on eight carries, including his first career TD, in victory at Kalamazoo College (10/28) . . . rushed six times for 29 yards and hauled in a 23-yard reception at Olivet (10/21) . . . had a season-long 25-yard catch vs. Albion (10/7) . . . made his collegiate debut on Sept. 2 in season opener vs. Aurora. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL INFORMATION: Played quarterback and wide receiver at Grand Ledge High School . . . named the Lansing State Journal Offensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2022 . . . also named to the LSJ Dream Team . . . earned second-team all-state honors from The Associated Press and was a first-team All-CAAC Blue honoree . . . garnered first-team all-region honors from the MHSFCA (Michigan High School Football Coaches Association) . . . rushed for 1,489 yards and 21 touchdowns in 11 games his senior year while throwing for 893 yards and nine TDs . . . his 1,489 rushing yards and 21 rushing TDs were the most by a Grand Ledge quarterback in a single season . . . finished with 2,382 yards of total offense and accounted for 30 TDs, second most in school history, during the 2022 season . . . rushed for seven touchdowns, tied for third most in state history, and 396 yards against DeWitt . . . closed his career with 38 total touchdowns and 3,060 yards of total offense . . . played for Coach Joe Brya at Grand Ledge High School . . . his father, Shawn, was a three-year letterwinner (1998-2000) as a running back at Michigan State and a first-team all-state selection at Lansing Sexton High School . . . communication major.