Much of the focus in the NFL is turned to April’s NFL Draft. However, there has historically been talent that has fallen through the cracks and proved to be catalytic in the NFL.
According to Barry Werner of the Touchdown Wire, one of those players was former Houston Texans running back Arian Foster.
Arian Foster somehow was not drafted out of Tennessee. He erupted in his second season with 1.616 yards for the Houston Texans. In eight seasons, Foster rushed for 6,527 yards and 54 touchdowns.
The former Tennessee Volunteer won the NFL rushing title in 2010 and was instrumental in establishing a balanced attack in coach Gary Kubiak’s offense. The Texans won their first two AFC South titles in 2011-12 and made their first two playoff appearances with Foster in the backfield.
However, it wasn’t just Foster’s talent in the run game that made him dynamic. Coach Bill O’Brien said on Aug. 21, 2019, that Foster was a “tremendous receiving back.”
“He was, really, an excellent running back but his passing-game ability was unbelievable,” said O’Brien.
Foster caught 255 passes for 2,346 yards and 14 touchdowns in his seven-year career with Houston from 2009-15.
