Brooks Foster
Brooks Foster

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Boiling Springs, S.C.

High School:
Boiling Springs

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 205

Position:
Wide Receiver

• Had an impressive sophomore season in 2006 catching 38 passes • Caught at least one pass in every game.

2006 - Sophomore Season
Entered the season with zero career receptions, but finished second on the team with 38 catches for 486 yards and one touchdown • Had a career-best 39-yard touchdown catch on a pass from Joe Dailey in the first quarter of Carolina's 45-44 victory at Duke • Finished the Duke game with four receptions for 71 yards • Made one reception for 20 yards against NC State • Caught three passes for 57 yards, including a long of 25, against Georgia Tech • Had two catches for 12 yards at Notre Dame • Tied for team high honors with four catches for 49 yards, including a career-long of 35, against Wake Forest • Caught one pass for 14 yards at Virginia • Had two receptions for 28 yards, including 18 yards, against USF • Caught three passes for 35 yards, including a long of 18, against Miami • Had one reception for 14 yards at Clemson • Tied for the team high with three catches for 26 yards, including a long of 13, in the 45-42 win over Furman • Caught three passes for 40 yards and a touchdown against Virginia Tech • The touchdown, an 18-yard pass from Cameron Sexton, was the first of Foster's career • Had 11 receptions for 120 yards against Rutgers • It was the first time a Carolina player had at least 10 receptions in a game since Jarwarski Pollock caught 11 passes against NC State in 2003 • Had six catches for 54 yards in UNC's fourth-quarter TD-scoring drive that cut the lead to 21-16 • The 11 catches are the most ever by a Carolina sophomore in a game.

2004-2005
Played in five games as a reserve wide receiver in 2005, but did not have a catch • Also played on special teams • Redshirted in football in 2004 • Walked on to the 2005 NCAA champion UNC basketball team following the Continental Tire Bowl and played in five basketball games.

Boiling Springs High School
Ranked the No. 11 prospect in South Carolina by SuperPrep • Ranked among the top 25 players in South Carolina by The Charlotte Observer • Caught 56 passes for 759 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior • Returned 10 kickoffs for 275 yards and scored two touchdowns • Member of South Carolina's Shrine Bowl team • Caught four passes for 72 yards in the Shrine Bowl • Caught 35 passes for 500 yards and scored eight touchdowns as a junior • Coached by Jeff Snipes, a former assistant coach of NC State's Dick Sheridan.

Personal
Son of Bobby and Vanessa Foster • Born on April 9, 1986 • Would like to switch places for a day with Julius Peppers • Says there are many great things about attending Carolina, but the best is "getting a great education" • Pretended to be Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Marcus Allen and Robert Brooks growing up • Says the best thing about being a football player at Carolina is "putting on that Carolina Blue on Saturday" • Majoring in management and society.