Jakari Foster
Louisiana Tech
Scouting Report

Foster is a ballhawking safety who led the nation in interceptions and earned AP First-Team All-American honors out of Conference USA — the kind of stat line that demands attention even from a program that rarely produces NFL talent. He plays with excellent anticipation in zone coverage and tracks deep balls with natural ball skills, reading quarterbacks' eyes to jump routes and create turnovers at an elite rate. The questions are real, though: he wasn't invited to the combine, his run support is a legitimate concern, and the speed profile may not hold up against NFL-caliber athletes. This is a high-variance Day 3 dart throw whose interception production screams louder than the tape against Conference USA competition.

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Pro ComparisonTashaun Gipson

Similar profile to early-career Tashaun Gipson — undersized UDFA-level safety from a non-Power program who produced eye-popping interception numbers and had to prove his coverage instincts could translate against better competition. Gipson parlayed ball skills and anticipation into a long NFL career despite physical limitations.

College Production (2025)
INTs
8
PDs
4
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