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D.J. Foster

RBARI#37ACT

D.J. Foster

Role Player

Height6'0"

Weight205 lb

BornNov 22, 1993

Age32

CollegeArizona State See College Stats

ConferencePacific Twelve

Rookie yr2016

Archetype Intelligence

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A running back who contributed in a defined role. Their developmental reflects a career built on specific contributions rather than volume.

Combined Season Grid

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Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Rushing								Receiving									Defense													Snap Counts
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D	Tkl	Solo	Ast	TFL	QBHits	Sk	Dis	Int	PD	FF	FR	TD	Sfty	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2016	—	NE	2	—	7	24	0	3.4	0.0	0	0.0	0	2	1	2	0	50.0%	2.0	1.0	—	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	10.0%	—	0.0%	10	11.7%
2017	—	ARI	7	—	6	19	0	3.2	0.0	0	0.0	0	28	17	133	0	60.7%	7.8	4.8	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	138	28.6%	—	0.0%	25	13.0%
2019	—	ARI	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	122	65.0%
2020	—	ARI	2	—	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	1	7	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	11.3%	—	0.0%	115	43.3%
Career		—	12	—	15	45	0	3.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	31	19	142	0	61.3%	7.5	4.6	—	9	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	—	0	0	179	16.6%	—	0.0%	272	33.2%

Career EPA-24.2·-6 rushing · -18 receiving·-8.1/season

Rushing

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb	VAL
2016	23	NE	2	—	7	24	0	3.4	0.0	0	0.0	0	—
2017	24	ARI	7	0*	6	19	0	3.2	0.0	0	0.0	0	3.2
2020	27	ARI	2	0*	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0	—
Career			11		15	45	0	3.0	—	0	—	0	3.2

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Receiving

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Tgt	Rec	Yds	TD	Ctch%	Y/R	Y/Tgt	AirYd/T	1D
2016	23	NE	2	—	2	1	2	0	50.0%	2.0	1.0	—	0
2017	24	ARI	7	0*	28	17	133	0	60.7%	7.8	4.8	—	8
2020	27	ARI	2	0*	1	1	7	0	100.0%	7.0	7.0	—	1
Career			11		31	19	142	0	61.3%	7.5	4.6	—	9

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Snap Counts

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Off	Off%	Def	Def%	ST	ST%
2016	23	NE	3	—	16	10.0%	—	0.0%	10	11.7%
2017	24	ARI	7	0*	138	28.6%	—	0.0%	25	13.0%
2019	26	ARI	6	—	—	0.0%	—	0.0%	122	65.0%
2020	27	ARI	10	0*	25	11.3%	—	0.0%	115	43.3%
Career			26		179	—	—	—	272	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced (EPA)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Pass EPA	Rush EPA	Rec EPA	Pass AirYd	Rec AirYd
2016	23	—	—	—	—	-1.4	-1.1	0	-2
2017	24	—	—	0*	—	-3.0	-17.4	0	88
2020	27	—	—	0*	—	-1.9	0.7	0	4
Career					—	—	—	0	90

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Rushing (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	YBC	YBC/Att	YAC	YAC/Att	BrkTkl	Att/Br	1D
2020	27	ARI	10	0*	0	0.0	2	1.0	0	—	0
Career			10		0	—	2	—	0	—	0

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

Advanced Receiving (2018+)

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	ADOT	YBC/R	YAC/R	BrkTkl	Drops	Drop%	1D	TgtRate
2020	27	ARI	10	0*	4.0	4.0	3.0	0	0	0.0	1	95.8
Career			10		—	—	—	0	0	—	1	—

* GS not available from free sources — SG* estimated from snap share (nflverse 2012+)

KV-H Anatomy

KV-H 23 · Depth / Rotational

A depth / rotational career by KV-H: a remarkably steady profile that scores 23 of 100, era-normalized against rush yds/g peers across 1 scored season, with a short career trimming the score.

32

Sustained

career value

×.6

32

Peak

best 3 seasons

×.4

×0.72

Longevity

career length

Blend 32 × longevity 0.72 = KV-H 23· confidence 88%

What builds the career mark of 32

On-field 24.4

Availability 7.6

On-field production Staying available

Season-by-season quality (era-relative rush yds/g)

2017bestavg 322017

All-Time Standing

how this career measures against the all-time greats at the position

6

Depth

of 100

Reached 1% of the all-time Receptions leader — a rotational/depth all-time profile at the position.

1% of the all-time Receptions leader1

0 categories ≥25% of the all-time leader0

-8.06 EPA/season over 3 seasons47

A 0–100 scale where 100 = matched the all-time leaderat this position. Built only from visible encyclopedia data — career production vs. the all-time leader, plus efficiency (EPA) and comparable-player confidence — so it's a transparent context score, not a subjective rating. Tiers: Elite ≥ 85 · Strong ≥ 65 · Solid ≥ 45 · Depth < 45. Comparable-player confidence: 91%.

Per-Snap Impact

Running Backs · proprietary · 2012+

—

below snap floor

Yards / snap:1.045 ydsSee leaderboard →

Yards/snap1.045Touch rate0.257EPA/snap-0.135Snap share16.6%Off snaps179Emerging

Production per snap — the box score normalized by opportunity. SIS is z-scored within running backs, shrinkage-regularized so small samples don't spike, over the NFL snap-count era (2012+).

Combine · 2016

Percentiles compare each raw measurement against position peers, the full combine pool, and the same draft class where enough samples exist.

RB · 2016 class

4.57s

40-Yard

Below avg · 43th pct

Pos 43thAll 64thClass Pos 32thClass All 68th

35.5"

Vertical

Above avg · 64th pct

Pos 64thAll 69thClass Pos 65thClass All 79th

117"

Broad Jump

Below avg · 36th pct

Pos 36thAll 50thClass Pos 23thClass All 54th

14 reps

Bench

Low · 7th pct

Pos 7thAll 13thClass Pos 9thClass All 19th

6.75s

3-Cone

Elite · 96th pct

Pos 96thAll 93thClass Pos 96thClass All 96th

4.07s

Shuttle

Elite · 92th pct

Pos 92thAll 92thClass Pos 96thClass All 93th

College Stats

Arizona StateCollege listed; stat table pending import

College stats are not imported for this profile yet.

StatVault has the verified college attribution (Arizona State), but no parsed college box-score table is present in this profile artifact. The section stays here so every profile has a consistent college-stats landing point without fabricating unavailable rows.

Reference Graph

Career teammates and draft class, derived from year-by-year rosters — every name is linked.

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Movementderived from season history

2020final season
Last recorded season with ARI
2017team change
Joined ARI (from NE)
2016signing
Entered the NFL with NE

Athletic & Unique Profile

verified measurements and curated source-tagged facts

6'0" / 205 lb

Frame

193 lb at 4.57s

Size-speed

35.5" vert / 117" broad

Explosion

14 reps

Bench power

Injury History

2 career games missed (Out)

From nflverse weekly injury reports · coverage begins 2009.

Season	Team	Games Out	Designations
2019	ARI	2	W7Out· HamstringW8Out· Hamstring

Knox

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Historical Knox · KV-H

Era-normalized career quality — z-scored against 1-season peers. See all →

23

peak 32

Availability

Career durability — games played vs. scheduled, across 4 seasons.

50%

20162020

2016 · backup · 3/16 G2017 · backup · 7/16 G

Era Translator

Rush Yds translated to the 2025NFL — each season's standing among its own-era peers, projected onto 2025's scoring environment. Modern-era (1999+) coverage.

Season	Actual Rush Yds	Rush Yds/G	→ 2025 Rush Yds	→ 2025 /G
2017	19	2.7	10-9	0.6

Data: nflverse:players, nflverse:player_stats, nflverse:player_stats_def, nflverse:snap_counts, nflverse:combine, nflverse:advanced-epa (CC-BY 4.0), nflverse:injuries · multi-source verified via the StatVault Oracle · updated 6/18/2026

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