Tony Foster

Position:
Cornerback
Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Burlington, N.C.
High School:
Williams

2012: Reserve cornerback ... owns excellent speed ... made transition from wide receiver into the defensive secondary prior to the 2011 season ... has been a significant contributor to Duke’s special teams for the past three seasons ... in 36 career games (5 starts), has 56 tackles, three PBUs and one fumble recovery ... has played 758 career snaps ... enters the 2012 season with a streak of six consecutive games with 2+ tackles ... has 16 career multi-tackle games including a career-high seven-stop performance against Miami in 2011 ... one of four current Blue Devils to have played in all 36 games over the past three seasons, joining Jackson Anderson, Walt Canty and Austin Gamble ... fastest player on the Duke roster with a 4.39 time in the 40-yard dash ... also ranked among the team leaders in the broad jump (t2nd; 10’4”) and vertical jump (3rd; 37.0”) in the program’s post-spring weightlifting evaluation.

2011: Played in all 12 games with four starting assignments ... received starts against Virginia Tech, Miami, Georgia Tech and North Carolina ... posted 31 tackles and three PBUs on the year ... had a career-high seven tackles at Miami ... carded six stops and two PBUs against North Carolina ... averaged 4.8 tackles per game over the final five weeks of the season ... ranked second on the squad in special teams tackles with 10 ... on the field for 393 total plays.

2010: Played in all 12 games with one starting assignment ... started the season-opener against Elon and caught one pass for 10 yards in the win over the Phoenix ... logged 12 tackles on special teams ... on the field for 221 total snaps including 47 offensive plays.

2009: Played in all 12 games on special teams ... credited for 13 tackles along with one fumble recovery ... led the team in special teams tackles ... on the gridiron for 144 plays.

2008: Did not see game action.

Prior to Duke: Two-year letterman at Williams under Sam Story ... as a senior, caught 68 passes for 1,091 yards and nine TDs and earned all-conference honors ... all-region pick in 2007 by the Burlington Times-News ... helped Williams to a 14-2 record and berth in the state championship game as a sophomore and a 9-6 mark and appearance in the state semifinals as a junior ... caught one pass for 14 yards in the 72nd annual Shrine Bowl on December 15, 2007 ... also participated in basketball and track and field ... all-conference selection as a sprinter in track and field.

Personal: Son of Chery Foster and Glenn Johnson ... born April 20, 1990 ... uncle, Mitchell Foster, played basketball at St. John’s University ... cousin, Stanley Foster, wrestled at East Stroudsburg University ... double majoring in sociology while minoring in cultural anthropology.

Tony Foster's Career Stats
Year	G/GS	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL	QBS	INT	PBU	CF	FR	QBH
2009	12/0	13	0	13	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	1	0
2010	12/1	4	8	12	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	12/4	24	7	31	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	3	0	0	0
Total	36/5	41	15	56	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	3	0	1	0

Tony Foster's Career Stats
Year	G/GS	Rec	Yards	Avg.	TD	Lg
2009	12/0	0	0	—	0	0
2010	12/1	1	10	10.0	0	10
Total	24/1	1	10	10.0	0	10

2010 Game Log
Opponent	Rec	Yds	Lg	TD	Rush	Yds	Lg	TD
Elon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wake Forest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alabama	1	10	10	0	0	0	0	0
Army	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maryland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia Tech	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Navy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Boston College	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia Tech	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2009 Game Log
Opponent	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL	QBS	INT	PBU	CF	FR	QBH
Richmond	0	0	0	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Army	2	0	2	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Kansas	2	0	2	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
N.C. Central	0	0	0	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia Tech	0	0	0	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
N.C. State	2	0	2	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	1	0
Maryland	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina	0	0	0	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia Tech	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	2	0	2	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Wake Forest	2	0	2	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0

2010 Game Log
Opponent	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL	QBS	INT	PBU	CF	FR	QBH
Elon	0	0	0	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Wake Forest	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Alabama	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Army	0	1	1	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Maryland	0	1	1	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia Tech	0	2	2	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Navy	0	0	0	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	0	1	1	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Boston College	0	2	2	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia Tech	1	1	2	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina	0	0	0	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0

2011 Game Log
Opponent	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL	QBS	INT	PBU	CF	FR	QBH
Richmond	2	0	2	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Stanford	0	0	0	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Boston College	0	0	0	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Tulane	0	0	0	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
FIU	2	0	2	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Florida State	1	0	1	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Wake Forest	2	0	2	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia Tech	3	2	5	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	1	0	0	0
Miami	5	2	7	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia	2	1	3	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia Tech	2	1	3	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	0	0	0	0
North Carolina	5	1	6	0.0-0	0.0-0	0	2	0	0	0