Shawn Foster II

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
5-11
Weight:
180
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Grand Ledge, Mich.
High School:
Grand Ledge, Mich.
Previous School:
Michigan State/Hope
Twitter:
@ShawnFoster22
Instagram:
@shawnfoster_8

Transferred to Central Michigan from Michigan State … Enrolled at Central Michigan in January 2026.

2025 AT MICHIGAN STATE

As a redshirt sophomore wide receiver, played in one game and one snap on special teams … Saw action in the season opener vs. Western Michigan.

2024 AT MICHIGAN STATE

As a freshman wide receiver, did not see game action … Redshirted 2024 season … Attended Michigan State in the 2024 spring semester after transferring from Hope College and joined the team over the summer.

2023 AT HOPE

As a true freshman wide receiver, saw action in seven games … Rushed 17 times for 77 yards and one touchdown … also had four kick returns for 70 yards (17.5 avg.) and one punt return for 19 yards … Caught three passes for 47 yards … Had a season-high 36 yards on eight carries, including his first career TD, in victory at Kalamazoo College (10/28) … Rushed six times for 29 yards and hauled in a 23-yard reception at Olivet (10/21) … Had a season-long 25-yard catch vs. Albion (10/7) … Made his collegiate debut on Sept. 2 in season opener vs. Aurora.

HIGH SCHOOL

A 2023 graduate of Grand Ledge High School, where he played three years of varsity football for head coach Joe Brya … All-State selection as a senior … MHSCA All-Region selection as a senior … Named the Lansing State Journal Offensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2022 . . . Also named to the Lansing State Journal Dream Team … Earned Second Team All-State honors from The Associated Press and was a First Team All-CAAC Blue honoree as a senior … Garnered MHSFCA First Team All-Region honors … Played quarterback and wide receiver for the Comets … Closed his career with 38 total touchdowns and 3,060 yards of total offense, both totals rank among the top three career performances in Grand Ledge football history … Rushed for 1,489 yards and 21 touchdowns in 11 games his senior year while throwing for 893 yards and nine touchdowns … His 1,489 rushing yards and 21 rushing touchdowns were the most by a Grand Ledge quarterback in a single season … Finished with 2,382 yards of total offense and accounted for 30 touchdowns, second most in school history, during the 2022 season … Rushed for seven touchdowns, tied for third most in state history, and 396 yards on 27 attempts, along with the game-winning touchdown, a 75-yard run with 51 seconds left against DeWitt … Scored on touchdown runs of 70, 6, 26, 55, 17, and 28 yards in the game … The performance was named the MHSAA state performance of the week and earned him Lansing State Journal High School Athlete of the Week honors … Rated at two-star recruit by 247sports.com.

PERSONAL

Born Shawn Foster II on April 19, 2005 … Son of Shawn Foster … Father Shawn was a three-year letterwinner (1998-2000) as a running back at both Michigan State and a First Team All-State selection at Lansing Sexton High School … Communications major.

ARTICLES
Grand Ledge's Shawn Foster follows father's footsteps with MSU football
Grand Ledge’s Shawn Foster is following in father’s footsteps by earning a spot on the MSU football team | WLNS 6 News
Grand Ledge’s Shawn Foster is following in father’s footsteps by earning a spot on the MSU football team - Yahoo Sports
High school football: Shawn Foster shining in new role for Grand Ledge
High school football: Shawn Foster's record night boosts Grand Ledge