Brooks Foster, WR

Foster made North Carolina's basketball team as a walk on in 2005 and played in five games for the eventual national champions. Great things were expected from him on the football field as well as a top recruit from South Carolina, but he did not step into the forefront during his four years in Chapel Hill. He averaged 32 catches for 412 yards and two touchdowns over his career (30-334-2 in 2008), occasionally making a big play but never becoming "the guy." His triangle numbers intrigue scouts, who acknowledge his unique athleticism.

Positives: Athletic build with room for additional mass. Long arms. At least adequate straight-line speed to challenge over the top. Good agility. Flashes the foot quickness and balance to be an effective route-runner. Generally reliable hands. Can extend outside of his frame and pluck the ball out of the air. Catches and quickly turns upfield for positive yardage. Good strength to run through arm tackles in the open field.

Negatives: Isn't the sum of his parts. Lacks elite top-end speed to challenge deep and the explosiveness out of his breaks to consistently gain separation. Inconsistent hands. Allows too many balls into his chest, resulting in some ugly drops. Struggled with a knee injury late in the year and had to leave the Senior Bowl practices early as the pain flared up again. Knee requires a medical check.

Second on team with 417 receiving yards Recorded 29 catches and two touchdowns Posted two catches for 17 yards at Georgia Tech Had a UNC-best 63 yards on four catches at NC State Made three receptions for 32 yards in the win over Maryland Had four catches for 24 yards vs. South Carolina Missed the Miami game due to a quad injury Held to one catch for four yards and a 4-yard run at Virginia Tech Tallied two catches for 22 yards at USF Had seven grabs for a career-best 139 yards against Virginia for his second career 100-yard game Had two catches for 29 yards at ECU Made four catches for 87 yards and career-best two touchdowns against James Madison Scored on a career-long 65-yarder on the third play of the game and added an 8-yarder Named UNC's co-offensive player of the week.

Entered the season with zero career receptions, but finished second on the team with 38 catches for 486 yards and one touchdown Had a career-best 39-yard touchdown catch on a pass from Joe Dailey in the first quarter of Carolina's 45-44 victory at Duke Finished the Duke game with four receptions for 71 yards Made one reception for 20 yards against NC State Caught three passes for 57 yards, including a long of 25, against Georgia Tech Had two catches for 12 yards at Notre Dame Tied for team high honors with four catches for 49 yards, including a career-long of 35, against Wake Forest Caught one pass for 14 yards at Virginia Had two receptions for 28 yards, including 18 yards, against USF Caught three passes for 35 yards, including a long of 18, against Miami Had one reception for 14 yards at Clemson Tied for the team high with three catches for 26 yards, including a long of 13, in the 45-42 win over Furman Caught three passes for 40 yards and a touchdown against Virginia Tech The touchdown, an 18-yard pass from Cameron Sexton, was the first of Foster's career Had 11 receptions for 120 yards against Rutgers It was the first time a Carolina player had at least 10 receptions in a game since Jarwarski Pollock caught 11 passes against NC State in 2003 Had six catches for 54 yards in UNC's fourth-quarter TD-scoring drive that cut the lead to 21-16 The 11 catches are the most ever by a Carolina sophomore in a game.

Played in five games as a reserve wide receiver in 2005, but did not have a catch Also played on special teams.

Redshirted in football in 2004 Walked on to the 2005 NCAA champion UNC basketball team following the Continental Tire Bowl and played in five basketball games.

Ranked the No. 11 prospect in South Carolina by SuperPrep. … Ranked among the top 25 players in South Carolina by The Charlotte Observer. … Caught 56 passes for 759 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior. … Returned 10 kickoffs for 275 yards and scored two touchdowns. … Member of South Carolina's Shrine Bowl team. … Caught four passes for 72 yards in the Shrine Bowl. … Caught 35 passes for 500 yards and scored eight touchdowns as a junior. … Coached by Jeff Snipes, a former assistant coach of NC State's Dick Sheridan.

Son of Bobby and Vanessa Foster. … Born on April 9, 1986. … Pretended to be Bo Jackson, Deion Sanders, Marcus Allen and Robert Brooks growing up. … Majoring in management and society.