 Foster in a post-game press conference as UCLA head coach | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UCLA |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 4–7 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | January 10, 1980 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1998–2001 | UCLA |
| 2002–2007 | Carolina Panthers |
| 2008 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2013 | UCLA (SA) |
| 2014–2015 | UCLA (GA) |
| 2016 | Texas Tech (RB) |
| 2017–2023 | UCLA (RB) |
| 2024–present | UCLA |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 4–7 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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DeShaun Xavier Foster (born January 10, 1980) is an American college football coach and former player who is the head football coach for the UCLA Bruins. He played professionally as a running back for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Foster played collegiately for UCLA, earning All-American honors in 2001. He is a member the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame.
Foster was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft. He played five seasons for the Panthers and one for the San Francisco 49ers. He became a coach, serving as an assistant coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders and UCLA. The Bruins promoted him to head coach in 2024.