Arian Foster
Teams
Houston Texans (2009-2015)
Miami Dolphins (2016)
Playoffs
Appearances - 3 (2011,2012,2015)
Conf Champ Games - 0
Super Bowls - 0
Championships - 0
Awards and Honors
All-Pro First Team - 1 (2010)
All-Pro Second Team - 1 (2011)
Pro Bowl - 4 (2010,2011,2012,2014)
All-Time Ranks
Rushing Yards per Game - #14
Yards per Rush - #64
Rushing Touchdowns - #68
Rushing Yards - #80
League Leads
Rushing Yards (#1-2010, #5-2011, #6-2012,2014)
Rushing Touchdowns (#1-2010,2012, #8-2011,2014)
Yards per Rush (#8-2010,2014)
Rushing Yards per Game (#1-2010, #2-2011,2014, #6-2012)
Total Touchdowns (#1-2010,2012, #5-2014, #9-2011)
Scrimmage Yards (#1-2010, #3-2011, #8-2012,2014)
After a strong junior season at Tennessee where he rushed for 1193 yards and 12 touchdowns, Arian Foster was projected to be a second round draft pick, but he decided to stay in school, and he ended up not being drafted after sharing the backfield as a senior and only gaining 570 yards.
He was signed as a free agent to the practice squad by the Houston Texans in the preseason of 2009. He did not play much as a rookie, but got to start in the last game of the season, where he gained 119 yards and scored 2 touchdowns, which was a sign of what was coming.
In the very first game of the next season, Foster ran for 231 yards and 3 touchdowns, the second most ever for an opening game. He continued that level of play throughout the season, and finished the year leading the league in rushing yards (1616), rushing touchdowns (16), and scrimmage yards (2220). He was named to the All-Pro First Team and finished 3rd in voting for Offensive Player of the Year.
He missed a few games at the beginning of the next season due to a hamstring injury, but was his usual self when he returned, gaining 1224 yards and scoring 10 touchdowns as he made the All-Pro Second Team and a second straight Pro Bowl. He also made his first playoff appearance that year, gaining 336 total yards and scoring 3 touchdowns in two games.
He signed a big contract before the 2012 season, and he played up to it. He gained 1424 yards on the ground that year, and led the league with 15 rushing touchdowns while reaching his 3rd straight Pro Bowl. He was once again magnificent in the playoffs, gaining 327 yards with 3 touchdowns in two games.
He suffered a back injury before the 2013 season started, but still played in the season opener and performed well at first, but his performance started to drop off as the season wore on, until he ruptured a disk in his back during week 9, ending his season early.
He came back healthy in 2014, and had another strong season, rushing for 1246 yards and 8 touchdowns, earning him votes for Comeback Player of the Year and getting him into his 4th Pro Bowl in 5 seasons.
He missed the first 3 games of the next season due to injury, and after his return he wasn't performing as well as expected. He played in only 4 games before he tore his Achilles tendon, which ended his season, as well as his time with the Texans, who released him after the season.
He signed with the Miami Dolphins for the 2016 season, but still wasn't the runner he had been a couple of years earlier, and after suffering another injury in just his 4th game with the team, he abruptly retired right in the middle of the season.
Foster had a few truly great seasons for the Texans, and is still the franchise leader in rushing yards and touchdowns, but like many others on this list, injuries stopped him in his prime. He is #14 on the all-time list for rushing yards gained per game, and led the league in most rushing categories in 2010, and he deserves to be remembered as one of the best to play the game.
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