Montorie Foster

#3 · WR · Sr. · Michigan State6′0″ · 186 lb · Cleveland, OH · St. Edward

Montorie Foster: WR · Michigan State · #3.

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Montorie Foster

WR · Michigan State · Sr · #3

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at Michigan State. One game to point at: 100 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Iowa — Week 8, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Michigan State in the news

Spartan Stadium renovation plans evolvingThe Detroit News Oct 27
Oregon hires Jay Johnson as OCOct 27
Milvojevic, Patterson out for UCLA gameDetroit Free Press Oct 24
$10M donation to MSU athleticsLansing State Journal Oct 23

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Michigan State	46	588	12.8	3	40
2023	Michigan State	43	575	13.4	3	42
2022	Michigan State	7	98	14.0	1	25
2021	Michigan State	12	164	13.7	1	52
2020	Michigan State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		108	1,425	13.2	8	52

Season	Team
2024	Michigan State	2	7	--	48
2023	Michigan State	--	--	45	--
2022	Michigan State	--	--	--	--
2021	Michigan State	--	--	77	--
2020	Michigan State	--	--	--	--
Career		2	7	122	48

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 16-10vs Florida Atlantic	3	23	7.7	0	16
Wk 2	W 27-24@ Maryland	6	53	8.8	1	14
Wk 3	W 40-0vs Prairie View A&M	4	37	9.3	0	11
Wk 4	L 19-23@ Boston College	4	87	21.8	0	40
Wk 5	L 7-38vs No. 3 Ohio State	2	17	8.5	0	11
Wk 6	L 10-31@ No. 6 Oregon	3	57	19.0	0	35
Wk 8	W 32-20vs Iowa	5	100	20.0	1	37	Season-high 100 yds
Wk 9	L 17-24@ Michigan	4	44	11.0	0	30
Wk 10	L 10-47vs No. 13 Indiana	5	35	7.0	0	12
Wk 12	L 16-38@ Illinois	6	76	12.7	0	29
Wk 13	W 24-17vs Purdue	4	59	14.8	1	33
Total		46	588	12.8	3	40

Signature game

Week 8 · 2024

W 32-20

vs Iowa

5 rec · 100 yds · 1 TD

With A. Chiles — 256 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 81.3 · 51 rush yds (11 car) · J. Kim — 20 points · 55 long · 85.7 percent on field goals

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Michigan · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +3.33Aidan Chiles pass complete to Montorie Foster Jr. for 30 yds to the MICH 46 for a
Week 12 · Illinois · 4th and 4 · Q3 · EPA +3.05Aidan Chiles pass complete to Montorie Foster Jr. for 10 yds to the ILL 42 for a
Week 2 · Maryland · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.76Aidan Chiles pass complete to Montorie Foster Jr. for 9 yds for a TD (Jonathan Kim KICK)
Week 8 · Iowa · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.76Aidan Chiles pass complete to Montorie Foster Jr. for 37 yds to the MSU 48 for a
Week 4 · Boston College · 2nd and 17 · Q2 · EPA +2.69Aidan Chiles pass complete to Montorie Foster Jr. for 17 yds to the MSU 44 for a
Week 8 · Iowa · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.59Aidan Chiles pass complete to Montorie Foster Jr. for 18 yds for a TD (Jonathan Kim KICK)

4 more plays

Week 3 · Prairie View A&M · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.54Aidan Chiles pass complete to Montorie Foster Jr. for 11 yds to the PV 45 for a
Week 6 · Oregon · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.43Aidan Chiles pass complete to Montorie Foster Jr. for 35 yds to the ORE 30 for a Oregon Penalty, Defensive Holding (Yards) declined for a
Week 2 · Maryland · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.32Aidan Chiles pass complete to Montorie Foster Jr. for 14 yds to the MSU 48 for a
Week 4 · Boston College · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.30Aidan Chiles pass complete to Montorie Foster Jr. for 40 yds to the BC 1 for a

Teams and coaches

2020Michigan State2-5HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning

2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced

2023Michigan State4-8HC: Harlon Barnett · Balanced

2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 55 (#167 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

55Quality starter #167 of 466 · 2024?

13 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: long catch (29th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#199 / 610 · 67th pct

93.6%

EPA / target#204 / 610 · 67th pct

1.01

Yards / catch#210 / 610 · 66th pct

13.2

Explosive rate#223 / 610 · 63rd pct

17.0%

TD rate#392 / 610 · 35th pct

4.3%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#142 / 541 · 73rd pct

Rec yards#164 / 541 · 70th pct

588

Rec TDs#193 / 541 · 57th pct

Yards / catch#280 / 541 · 48th pct

12.8

Rush TDs#55 / 299 · 41st pct

Rush yards#184 / 299 · 37th pct

Fumbles lost#90 / 221 · 36th pct

Long catch#376 / 541 · 29th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

89th → 67th percentile

Explosive rate

71st → 63rd percentile

Catch rate

84th → 67th percentile

TD rate

57th → 35th percentile

Yards / catch

65th → 66th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.8	45.2	11.2	0.3
Road5g	4.6	63.4	14.7	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.7	45.7	12.5	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	4.8	62.8	13.1	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2024 season

Head Coach

Jonathan Smith

Pass share

48.1%

354 pass / 382 run

Plays / game

61.3

12 games

Team sack rate

8.6%

373 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

46 catches and 2 carries in 11 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

55 · #167 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #167 at the position.

Montorie Foster

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Michigan State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

46 catches and 2 carries in 11 games

Five seasons at Michigan State

2020