Texas A&M Player Profile: Offensive Lineman, Bryce Foster

Texas A&M Player Profile: Offensive Lineman, Bryce Foster

Going into the 2022 football season, Aggies Wire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas A&M roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Jimbo Fisher this season.

Bryce Foster is entering his sophomore season as the starting center for the Aggies after a successful freshman campaign as the 2021 starter at the position. As one of the key returners on the offensive line paired with starting right guard, Layden Robinson and starting right tackle, Reuben Fatheree II, Foster will be counted on to deliver in the trenches every week. As a long-time Aggies recruiting target, It was between Oklahoma and Texas A&M at the end, with Foster ultimately committing to the program on Dec. 18, 2020, becoming a two-sport athlete in football and track and field (shot put, discus). During his time at Taylor High School in Katy, Texas, Bryce Foster was a first-team all-district selection during his junior and senior seasons, and in track and field, he won the Texas 6A shot put title as a senior (71-1) and also received a third-place finish in the discuss (191-1) and recorded a personal best 210-10 in the discus during his senior year. During the 2021 season for Texas A&M, Foster earned the starting center position after a solid showing in fall camp and proceeded to start in all 12 games during the season, helping the team accumulate 595 total yards in the season opener against Kent State, and winning various awards seasons end including 2021 SEC All-Freshman Team, 2021 FWAA Freshman All-America Team 2021, and The Athletic Freshman All-America First Team.

Preseason Player Profile

Hometown: Katy, Texas

Height: 6-5

Weight: 325lbs

247Sports Composite Ranking

Class of 2021: 4-Star player ranking, 13th ranked player in Texas, 5th ranked offensive line prospect in the country

PFF Grades

Year Offense Run Blocking Pass Protection
2021 69.2 73.0 58,4

Depth Chart Overview

Bryce Foster (Sophomore) is currently projected as the starting center on the offensive line in Texas A&M’s pro-style offense, led by Head Coach Jimbo Fisher and Offensive Coordinator, Darrell Dickey. Foster is in a first-team offensive line group that includes left tackle, Trey Zuhn III (Redshirt Freshman),left guard, Jordan Spasojevic-Moko (Redshirt Sophomore), right guard, Layden Robinson (Redshirt Junior), and right tackle, Reuben Fatheree (Sophomore). Foster has the frame needed to have success in the interior at 6-4, 325lbs, has a solidly large base and big hips while showing great balance and awareness in pass protection with top-notch footwork and hand use, and exhibits a nasty demeanor and mauler mentality in run blocking, finishing his blocks at a high rate. Foster was seen as a great communicator during the 2021 season, helping ease the quarterback transition from Haynes King to Zach Calzada, with a keen understanding of defensive shifts, etc. Bryce Foster will be counted on as one of the younger leaders this season due to his steadfast dedication to the program, his passion for the game, and his brilliant play on the field. Look Foster’s sophomore season to be one of his best yet.

Players’ Photo Gallery

Sep 18, 2021; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies offensive lineman Kenyon Green (55) and offensive lineman Bryce Foster (61) in action during the game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the New Mexico Lobos at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2021; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies offensive lineman Kenyon Green (55) and offensive lineman Bryce Foster (61) in action during the game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the New Mexico Lobos at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2021; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies offensive lineman Kenyon Green (55) and offensive lineman Bryce Foster (61) in action during the game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the New Mexico Lobos at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2021; College Station, Texas, USA; Texas A&M Aggies True Freshman offensive lineman Bryce Foster (61) in action during the game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the New Mexico Lobos at Kyle Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports