Bryce Foster C Kansas |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #61 SUB-POSITION: Center | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 04/01/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 5.45 seconds (12%*) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age: 23.7 DOB: 12/18/2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #61 | |
| SUB-POSITION: Center | |
| Last Updated: 04/01/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2026 | |
| Forty time: 5.45 seconds (12%*) | |
| Age: 23.7 DOB: 12/18/2002 | |
| Overall Rating: | 79.0 / 100 | |
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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78% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Pass Blocking: |
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75% |
| Run Blocking: |
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71% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
UDFA
Overall Rank:
#261
Position rank:
#45 (OL)
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| College Games: 52 College Snaps: 3331 | ||
ESPN RATING: 83/100
College Combine Results
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247 RATING: 95/100
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RIVALS RATING: 6.1 (100%)
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Jonah Monheim - USC |
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99% |
| Charles Turner III - LSU |
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82% |
| Drew Kendall - Boston College |
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82% |
Draft Profile: Bio
A five-star Rivals recruit out of Katy Taylor High School in Texas, Bryce Foster was also a standout track and field athlete who won the Texas 6A shot put title as a senior with a mark of 71'1". He enrolled at Texas A&M and stepped right into the starting lineup as a true freshman in 2021, starting all 12 games at center. That first season earned him SEC All-Freshman honors along with FWAA and The Athletic Freshman All-America recognition. His sophomore year ended early after four starts due to injury, and the 2023 season saw inconsistent play across 12 starts in College Station.Foster transferred to Kansas ahead of the 2024 season and became a fixture on an offensive line that helped the Jayhawks average over 211 rushing yards per game while allowing only 10 sacks as a unit. He earned Second Team All-Big 12 honors that year. Returning for 2025, Foster started all 12 games again and landed on the Outland Trophy and Shrine Bowl preseason watch lists, along with Honorable Mention All-Big 12 recognition and a CSC Academic All-District nod.
Across five college seasons and 52 games, Foster has logged over 3,300 offensive snaps exclusively at center, one of the deeper experience bases in this draft class.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Good size at 6'5" and 310 pounds with a frame that carries weight well
- Made Bruce Feldman's Freak's List - ranked #51. He wrote "Back in high school he could bench-press more than 400 pounds, and the 6-5, 325-pounder has only gotten more powerful. Foster, a sophomore, is an elite shot putter with a personal record of 64’ 8.75”, which ranks fifth best all-time for the Aggies."
- Moves well for his size when asked to pull or climb to the second level
- Anchor has improved steadily, holds ground against bigger nose tackles
- Zero sacks allowed across two full seasons at Kansas on over 750 pass reps
- Comfortable making line calls and adjusting protections pre-snap
- Experienced starter with 52 games of center-only work in two conferences
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Poor foot speed shows up on tape and in testing
- Catches blocks instead of striking first, letting rushers into his chest
- Run blocking grades fluctuated year to year without clear consistency
- Hand reset timing is slow after his initial punch gets defeated
- Struggles to generate sustained push against shaded nose tackles in gap runs
- Physical tools never fully matched his production at Texas A&M
Scouting Report: Summary
Foster's two years at Kansas told a much cleaner story than his time at Texas A&M, where uneven play and an injury-shortened 2022 left his college career without real momentum. The transfer steadied him. His pass protection at Kansas was particularly solid, and he kept a clean sack column across both seasons on over 750 pass reps. He identifies fronts well, communicates pre-snap, and his anchor improved enough to hold up against bigger interior rushers. Those are useful traits for a backup center.The run game remains inconsistent. There are reps where Foster catches blocks instead of initiating contact, and his hand timing on resets after a defeated punch needs work. His effectiveness as a run blocker fluctuated year to year in ways that make it hard to trust the good stretches. A Feldman Freaks List selection with a state shot put title, he does carry explosive power and pulls well in space, but those traits showed up in flashes rather than on a snap-to-snap basis.
The realistic outcome is a roster-bubble center who competes for a backup job in camp. In a gap or duo scheme that values his pulling ability and does not ask him to cover ground laterally, he could carve out a role. The experience matters: 52 starts at center across two Power conferences and over 3,300 snaps. But the production never consistently matched the physical tools, and at this stage the tape says depth piece more than it says starter.
Written By:
Wyatt Brooks (SEC)
Bryce Foster percentiles vs other Centers (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)
How other scouting services rate Bryce Foster (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
308.0
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
67.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
