ARIAN FOSTERFoster, Arian MichaelHeight: 6-1 Weight: 225 Born: August 24, 1986 Albuquerque, NM High School: Valley (Albuquerque, NM); Mission Bay (San Diego, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Tennessee | Redshirted |
| 2005 | Tennessee | Lettered |
| 2006 | Tennessee | Lettered |
| 2007 | Tennessee | Lettered |
| 2008 | Tennessee | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 27 | RB | 6 | 1 |
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 23 | RB | 16 | 13 |
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 24 | HB | 13 | 13 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 23 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 23 | RB | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 23 | RB | 13 | 13 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 23 | RB | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL | 29 | RB | 4 | 2 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 80 | 70 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/6/2009 | 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL |
| Released | 9/5/2009 | 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL |
| Practice Squad | 9/6/2009 | 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 11/17/2009 | 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL |
| Exclusive Rights Free Agent | 7/26/2011 | 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 7/31/2011 | 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/12/2013 | 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/27/2015 | 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL |
| Released (Failed Physical) | 3/2/2016 | 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 7/19/2016 | 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL |
| Reserve/Retired | 10/25/2016 | 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 831 | 831 | 73.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 327 | 327 | 29.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 621 | 621 | 56.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 190 | 190 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL | 85 | 85 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2054 | 2054 | 0 | 0 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 108 | ||
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 72 | ||
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 102 | ||
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 78 | ||
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 410 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 54 | 257 | 4.8 | 24 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 327 | 1616 | 4.9 | 74t | 16 | 89 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 278 | 1224 | 4.4 | 43 | 10 | 58 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 351 | 1424 | 4.1 | 46 | 15 | 78 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 121 | 542 | 4.5 | 23 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 260 | 1246 | 4.8 | 51 | 8 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 63 | 163 | 2.6 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL | 22 | 55 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1476 | 6527 | 4.4 | 74t | 54 | 336 | 40 | 9 | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 127.1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 127.1 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 9 | 8 | 88.9 | 93 | 11.6 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 84 | 66 | 78.6 | 604 | 9.2 | 50 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 72 | 53 | 73.6 | 617 | 11.6 | 78t | 2 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 58 | 40 | 69.0 | 217 | 5.4 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Houston Texans (NFL)2013 HOU NFL | 35 | 22 | 62.9 | 183 | 8.3 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 59 | 38 | 64.4 | 327 | 8.6 | 56t | 5 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 28 | 22 | 78.6 | 227 | 10.3 | 32 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2016 MIA NFL | 10 | 6 | 60.0 | 78 | 13.0 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 355 | 255 | 71.8 | 2346 | 9.2 | 78t | 14 | 103 | 26 | 7 | 2 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Houston Texans (NFL)2015 HOU NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Houston Texans (NFL)2009 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Houston Texans (NFL)2011 HOU NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Houston Texans (NFL)2012 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Houston Texans (NFL)2014 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Houston Texans (NFL)2010 HOU NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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