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#0 Ian Foster

Class  RS JR/TRFrom  Southern Miss (transfer)Ht / Wt  5'10" · 181 lbHometown  Brundidge, AL · Pike County HS

Depth-chart placement

Current role

NB1

Placement

Starter

Room

Safety

Experience

4-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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S room context

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Ian Foster holds the NB · Starter spot in Memphis Tigers’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

SS · StarterDylan KingStarter

FS · StarterAhmere FosterStarter

NB · StarterIan FosterStarter

SS · BackupDylan SmithBackup

FS · BackupKhalil FosterBackup

NB · BackupDarius Malcolm Jr.Backup

Transfer history

2026Southern Miss→Memphis Tigers

Background & career

Ian Foster is a nickelback from Brundidge, Alabama, who attended Pike County High School. He transferred to Memphis after playing at Southern Miss and Marshall. Standing 5'10" and weighing 181 pounds, Foster is a redshirt junior for the Tigers in 2026.

Marshallthrough 2024

Southern Miss2025

Memphis2026 — present

Previous schoolSouthern MissOriginBrundidge, AL · Pike County HS