Jayson Foster (2018) - Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Fame

Jayson Foster

Induction:
2018

2004-2007
Earned All-America honors at three different positions: quarterback, running back and all-purpose athlete … The 2007 Walter Payton Award winner as the top player in the FCS, earning first-team All-America honors from four different outlets as a senior … The 2007 Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year … The only Eagle to ever score a touchdown five different ways: rushing, passing, receiving, punt return and kickoff return … The 2004 SoCon Freshman of the Year … Set a new NCAA all-division record for rushing yards in a season by a quarterback with 1,844 in 2007 … Switched from quarterback to wide receiver as a junior and was named first-team All-SoCon and an honorable mention All-American … Moved back to quarterback as a senior and compiled a school-record 3,047 yards of total offense, breaking that of College Football Hall of Famer Tracy Ham … Finished his career with 3,835 career rushing yards, which stands fifth all-time at GS … Passed for 2,099 yards and had 651 yards receiving … Tallied 54 career rushing touchdowns (third most in program history), 15 passing scores and five receiving touchdowns.