Courtesy of LA Tech Athletic Communications
While Conference USA voters may have missed it, the rest of the nation did not. Louisiana Tech safety Jakari Foster earned Associated Press First Team All-American honors Monday, despite earning Second Team All-CUSA honors earlier this year.
This marks the first time since 2012 that a Bulldog has earned first-team AP All-America honors, joining punter Ryan Allen.
Foster, a redshirt senior from Piedmont, Alabama, became the first FBS player to record seven interceptions in a season since 2022. After appearing in all 13 games last year as a backup, Foster excelled this season, starting all 12 games at safety and finishing with 54 tackles, seven interceptions, one touchdown, one forced fumble and four pass breakups.
His seven interceptions are tied for the third most in a single season in program history and the most by a Bulldog since 1997.
The second-year Bulldog posted a career-high 10 tackles against WKU and recorded two interceptions and eight tackles in the win over Liberty that helped Tech reach bowl eligibility. The sure-handed safety logged interceptions in six different games.
He has played in 25 games during his two seasons in Ruston, and has recorded 87 tackles, eight interceptions, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one touchdown.
Foster is just the fifth defensive back in program history to earn first or second team All-America honors. He becomes the third this century, joining Bobby Gray (2001) and Amik Robertson (2019). He is the Bulldogs’ first AP All-American since Amik Robertson was named to the second team in 2019.
Foster became the fifth Bulldog to earn All-America honors under head coach Sonny Cumbie, joining Marquis Crosby (2022), Michael Richard (2023), David Blay (2024), and Devin Gandy (2025).
The Bulldogs are set to play in the Independence Bowl for the second consecutive season, facing Coastal Carolina on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at 1 p.m. at Independence Stadium in Shreveport. Click here to purchase tickets to watch Foster and the Bulldogs face the Chanticleers.
Jakari Foster 2025 Awards
Associated Press First Team All-American
Walter Camp Second Team All-American
All-Conference USA Second Team
