Arian Foster life and biography

Arian Foster is an American football running back for the Houston Texans.

Signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2009...Released by the Texans on September 5...Signed to the Texans’ practice squad on September 6 ...Signed to the Texans’ active roster on November 17.

PRO:
Big running back that worked his way onto the active roster from the practice squad late in his rookie season...came on strong at the end of the season, rushing for 216 yards and three scores in the last two games...finished the year with 54 carries for 257 yards and three touchdowns to go with eight receptions for 93 yards.

2009 (Houston 6/1):
Saw action in the last six games of his rookie season, starting one...finished his rookie season with 257 yards on 54 carries and scored three touchdowns...also caught eight passes for 93 yards...signed to the Texans active roster on November 17...made his NFL debut vs. Tennessee (11/23) and played on special teams where he assisted on one tackle...was inactive vs. Indianapolis (11/29)...played on special teams at Jacksonville (12/6)...saw action at running back for the first time in his NFL career vs. Seattle (12/13) and responded with 34 yards on 13 carries and 54 yards receiving on four receptions including a long of 20 yards...rushed the ball twice for seven yards and caught one pass for thirteen yards at St. Louis (12/20)...had 19 carries for 97 yards and his first career touchdown as a pro at Miami (12/27) on a 17-yard run up the middle in the second quarter...made his first career start vs. New England (1/3/10) and posted his first career 100-yard game, rushing for 119 yards and two scores on 20 carries...caught three passes for 26 yards.

COLLEGE:
Rushed for 2,964 yards in four years at the University of Tennessee...led the team with 570 rushing yards and a touchdown as a senior in 2008...also caught 19 passes for 166 yards...finished sixth among SEC rushing leaders with 1,193 yards as a junior in 2007 and earned second-team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press and Rivals.com...his 12 rushing TDs were most by Vol runner since Jay Graham had 12 in 1995...also caught 39 passes for 340 yards and two scores...rushed 91 times for 322 yards with five touchdowns and caught 11 passes for 88 yards as a sophomore in 2006...earned freshman All-America accolades from Rivals.com and The Sporting News in 2005 when he ran for 879 yards and five touchdowns...ran for a career-high 223 yards against Vanderbilt...redshirted in 2004.

PERSONAL:
San Diego Union-Tribune’s All-San Diego Western League Player of the Year as a senior at Mission Bay High School...named All-West Region by PrepStar...also earned All-California Interscholastic Federation honors...led county with 2,500 all-purpose yards, racking up 2,093 rushing yards and 24 touchdowns while adding six scores on kickoff returns as senior in 2003...also part of the basketball and track and field squads.

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