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#24 Dexter Foster

Class  JR/TRFrom  Oregon State (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'3" · 235 lbHometown  Portland, OR · Central Catholic

Depth-chart placement

Current role

MLB2

Placement

Backup

Room

Linebacker

Experience

3-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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LB room context

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Dexter Foster holds the MLB · Backup spot in Nebraska Cornhuskers’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WLB · StarterOwen ChamblissStarter

MLB · StarterVincent Shavers Jr.Starter

WLB · BackupDawson MerrittBackup

MLB · BackupDexter FosterBackup

Transfer history

2026Oregon State→Nebraska Cornhuskers

Background & career

Dexter Foster is a junior member of the Nebraska roster. He is from Portland, OR and attended Central Catholic. He joined the program as a transfer from Oregon State. He was rated a 3-star recruit in the 2024 class.

Oregon State2024 – 2025

Nebraska2026 — present

Previous schoolOregon StateRecruiting3-star · No. 1438 nationalOriginPortland, OR · Central Catholic