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Jersey Number 83
Montorie Foster Jr.
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- High School:
- St. Edward
Bio
Career Bio (PDF)
CAREER NOTES: Five-year letterwinner played in 54 games for the Spartans, including 28 career starts (one in 2020, three in 2021, 12 in 2023, 12 in 2024) . . . closed his career with 24 consecutive starts . . . had 108 career receptions for 1,426 yards and eight TDs . . . became the 34th MSU receiver with 100 career receptions in the game at Illinois on Nov. 16, 2024 . . . became the 49th Spartan receiver to reach 1,000 career yards on Sept. 21, 2024, in the game at Boston College . . . closed his career tied for No. 28 on MSU’s career receptions list (108) . . . had a streak of catching at least one pass in 24 straight games (last game of 2022, all 12 games in 2023, first 11 games in 2024) . . . 62 of his 108 (.574) receptions went for either a first down or touchdown . . . two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . changed his number from 83 to 3 for the 2024 season.
2024 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR): Posted career highs in receptions (46) and receiving yards (588) and tied his career best with three touchdown catches in his final season as a Spartan . . . led team in receptions for the second year in a row and also tied for team lead in TD catches; ranked second in receiving yards . . . also led team with six punt returns for 50 yards (8.3 avg.) . . . ranked fourth on the team with 645 all-purpose yards (588 receiving, 50 punt return, 7 rushing) . . . started all 12 games . . . played a total of 679 snaps, fourth most on the team on offense and most among the wide receivers . . . 26-of-46 (.565) receptions went for either a first down or touchdown . . . had his streak of 24 straight games with a reception snapped on Senior Day vs. Rutgers although he had four targets . . . started game vs. Purdue and had four catches for 59 yards, leading MSU in both catches and yards, and scored MSU’s first TD of night with a 7-yard catch from Aidan Chiles in the first quarter, charting 68 snaps . . . led MSU with season-high tying six receptions for team-leading 76 yards at Illinois, with three of the six catches going for first downs, with all three coming on MSU’s opening possession of the second half, including back-to-back plays, making a first down catch on the series-opening play, then later making a 10-yard catch on fourth-and-4 for the first down, and then a 29-yard catch going for 29 yards on the very next play, setting up the Spartan TD . . . added one rush for 4 yards and one punt return for 8 yards against the Fighting Illini . . . tied for team-high honors with five receptions for 35 yards in Indiana game, adding one punt return for 4 yards . . . logged a team-high tying four catches for 44 yards with a long of 30 yards at Michigan, adding one rush for 3 yards and three fair catches on punt returns . . . had first 100-yard outing of career with career-best 100 yards on five catches in Iowa game, including 18-yard TD pass, part of all five catches going for either a TD or first down . . . with the 100-yard receiving outing, teamed with Nick Marsh (113 yards) for first Spartan receiving duo with 100-yard receiving games since Oct. 2, 2021, when current NFL standouts Jalen Nailor and Jayden Reed did so against Western Kentucky with Nailor having 128 yards on eight catches and Reed snaring 127 yards on four receptions . . . snared three catches for 57 yards at Oregon with all three going for first downs, in playing 48 of the 52 offensive snaps . . . limited to two catches in Ohio State game, totaling 17 yards, with one of the two going for a first down . . . snared a season-long 40-yard catch on first reception at Boston College, setting up MSU’s first TD of night . . . finished with season-high 87 yards on four catches against the Eagles, with three going for first downs, in playing all 68 offensive snaps, one of seven offensive players to play every snap . . . started Prairie View A&M game and had four catches for 37 yards, with two going for first downs, and added two punt returns for 32 yards, including a long of 24-yards in the fourth quarter, setting up MSU’s final TD of the day, adding an 8-yard return after PVAMU’s opening possession, setting up MSU’s TD drive on its first series of contest . . . started game at Maryland and snared first TD catch of the season on 9-yard TD catch from Aidan Chiles in the first quarter, for Chiles’ first TD pass of Spartan career, finishing with six catches for 84 yards with the TD and two other catches going for first downs, playing 69 of the 74 total snaps . . . started season opener vs. Florida Atlantic and matched his new jersey number with team-high three receptions for 22 yards, with one catch going for a first down, in 54 snaps . . . added one punt return for 2 yards.
2023 SEASON (SENIOR): Led Michigan State in catches (43) and receiving yards (576; 48.0 ypg) . . . also tied for the team lead with a career-best three TDs . . . ranked tied for 15th in the Big Ten in receptions per game (3.6) and tied for 17th in the Big Ten in receptions (43) and receiving yards (576) . . . one of three Spartans to start all 12 games on offense . . . 25 of his 43 (.581) receptions went for either a first down or touchdown . . . had two grabs for 35 yards vs. Penn State at Ford Field . . . snared his third TD catch of the season with a highlight-reel spectacular catch-spin-and-run to the end zone for a 29-yard TD pass play in the Indiana game, finishing with seven catches for a season-high 94 yards, with four of the seven catches going for a TD or first down, including three of four catches on the same drive, capping it with the 29-yard scoring pay . . . tallied one catch for 11 yards and a first down on MSU’s opening offensive play from scrimmage at Ohio State, jump-starting the drive that resulted in a field goal attempt . . . had four catches for a season-high 94 yards with one TD catch in final game in Spartan Stadium on a 25-yard pass from Sam Leavitt that proved to secure the Victory for MSU, along with a season-long 42-yard catch . . . was starting wide receiver in game at Minnesota, snaring a 34-yard pass in the second quarter, good for the third-longest of career, finishing game with four catches for 55 yards, with two going for first downs, in playing 51 of 59 offensive snaps, the most of any non-offensive lineman . . .started Michigan game and tallied one catch for 13 yards . . . snared first TD catch of season with 13-yard TD reception on MSU’s opening possession at Rutgers, finishing with five catches for 48 yards . . . started Iowa game and caught a career-high eight passes for 79 yards, with four catches going for first downs . . . had six catches for 67 yards, all in the first half, vs. Maryland . . . had two catches for 50 yards vs. Washington, both going for first downs, on a 20-yarder and 30-yarder, on back-to-back plays . . . snared two catches for 23 yards, with both going for first downs, in Richmond game, adding two kick returns for 45 yards . . . started season opener vs. Central Michigan, snagging one catch for 7 yards.
2022 SEASON (JUNIOR): Had seven catches for 98 yards and one TD in playing in 10 games, adding one special teams tackle . . . played 120 snaps on offense at wide receiver and had 47 appearances on special teams units . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree for the second year in a row . . . had one reception for 16 yards at Penn State . . . registered special teams tackle on punt coverage at Michigan, immediately tackling returner for a -1-yard loss . . . had three receptions for 54 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown, vs. Ohio State . . . caught two passes for 22 yards at Washington . . . had one catch for 6 yards vs. Akron.
2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades . . . played in all 13 games, including three starts (Purdue, Maryland, Penn State) . . . had 12 catches for 164 yards and one touchdown . . . six of his 12 catches went for a first down or TD . . . played 302 offensive snaps . . . also saw action on special teams . . . had 10 catches for 141 yards (14.1 ypc) in the second half of the season, following an injury to starter Jalen Nailor . . . started Penn State game and had season-high four catches for 41 yards . . . did not log a catch at Ohio State but was targeted three times in playing 33 snaps . . . started Maryland game and caught first TD pass of Spartan career on a 52-yard flea-flicker pass from Payton Thorne, diving into the end zone . . . made first start of the season and snared three receptions for 33 yards at Purdue, playing 64 of the offensive snaps, with two receptions going for first downs, adding two kick returns for 21 yards . . . had two catches for 15 yards in Michigan game . . . was in on two offensive snaps and on special teams at Rutgers . . . had one receptions for 7 yards in playing 11 offensive snaps in Western Kentucky contest . . saw action in 12 offensive snaps at Miami . . . was in on 20 snaps of Youngstown State game, snaring first reception as a Spartan, going for 16 yards and a first down in the third quarter.
2020 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Earned his first letter by playing in all seven games, including a starting assignment vs. Northwestern . . . logged 58 total offensive snaps . . . also had two tackles on special teams . . . saw action in three offensive snaps at Penn State, seven snaps vs. Ohio State, season-high 18 snaps vs. Northwestern, 12 snaps vs. Indiana, 11 snaps at Iowa, five snaps at Michigan and two snaps vs. Rutgers.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated one of the best wide receivers in the Class of 2020 in Ohio by 247Sports (No. 3) and ESPN.com (No. 5) . . . ranked one of the best overall players in the state of Ohio by 247Sports (No. 29) and ESPN.com (No. 40) . . . basketball standout played four years of varsity . . . joined the football team for his first year of varsity football in 2019 for the Eagles and was named to the Ohio Prep Sportswriters (OPSWA) Division 1 All-Ohio Second Team after catching 40 passes for 634 yards and eight TDs . . . also earned OPSWA Northeast Lakes District first-team honors and was named to the Cleveland.com All-Offensive Team . . . played for Coach Tom Lombardo at St. Edward . . . helped the Eagles to an 11-2 record and a berth in the 2019 OHSAA Division 1 regional finals . . . in his debut as a starter in Week 2, caught four passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns against Detroit Cass Tech . . . son of Montorie Foster Sr. . . . born Aug. 3, 2001 . . . kinesiology major.
FOSTER’S CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 8, vs. Iowa (9/30/23)
Receiving Yards: 100, vs. Iowa (10/19/24)
Receiving TD: 1, eight times (last vs. Purdue, 11/22/24)
CAREER NOTES: Five-year letterwinner played in 54 games for the Spartans, including 28 career starts (one in 2020, three in 2021, 12 in 2023, 12 in 2024) . . . closed his career with 24 consecutive starts . . . had 108 career receptions for 1,426 yards and eight TDs . . . became the 34th MSU receiver with 100 career receptions in the game at Illinois on Nov. 16, 2024 . . . became the 49th Spartan receiver to reach 1,000 career yards on Sept. 21, 2024, in the game at Boston College . . . closed his career tied for No. 28 on MSU’s career receptions list (108) . . . had a streak of catching at least one pass in 24 straight games (last game of 2022, all 12 games in 2023, first 11 games in 2024) . . . 62 of his 108 (.574) receptions went for either a first down or touchdown . . . two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree . . . changed his number from 83 to 3 for the 2024 season.
2024 SEASON (GRADUATE SENIOR): Posted career highs in receptions (46) and receiving yards (588) and tied his career best with three touchdown catches in his final season as a Spartan . . . led team in receptions for the second year in a row and also tied for team lead in TD catches; ranked second in receiving yards . . . also led team with six punt returns for 50 yards (8.3 avg.) . . . ranked fourth on the team with 645 all-purpose yards (588 receiving, 50 punt return, 7 rushing) . . . started all 12 games . . . played a total of 679 snaps, fourth most on the team on offense and most among the wide receivers . . . 26-of-46 (.565) receptions went for either a first down or touchdown . . . had his streak of 24 straight games with a reception snapped on Senior Day vs. Rutgers although he had four targets . . . started game vs. Purdue and had four catches for 59 yards, leading MSU in both catches and yards, and scored MSU’s first TD of night with a 7-yard catch from Aidan Chiles in the first quarter, charting 68 snaps . . . led MSU with season-high tying six receptions for team-leading 76 yards at Illinois, with three of the six catches going for first downs, with all three coming on MSU’s opening possession of the second half, including back-to-back plays, making a first down catch on the series-opening play, then later making a 10-yard catch on fourth-and-4 for the first down, and then a 29-yard catch going for 29 yards on the very next play, setting up the Spartan TD . . . added one rush for 4 yards and one punt return for 8 yards against the Fighting Illini . . . tied for team-high honors with five receptions for 35 yards in Indiana game, adding one punt return for 4 yards . . . logged a team-high tying four catches for 44 yards with a long of 30 yards at Michigan, adding one rush for 3 yards and three fair catches on punt returns . . . had first 100-yard outing of career with career-best 100 yards on five catches in Iowa game, including 18-yard TD pass, part of all five catches going for either a TD or first down . . . with the 100-yard receiving outing, teamed with Nick Marsh (113 yards) for first Spartan receiving duo with 100-yard receiving games since Oct. 2, 2021, when current NFL standouts Jalen Nailor and Jayden Reed did so against Western Kentucky with Nailor having 128 yards on eight catches and Reed snaring 127 yards on four receptions . . . snared three catches for 57 yards at Oregon with all three going for first downs, in playing 48 of the 52 offensive snaps . . . limited to two catches in Ohio State game, totaling 17 yards, with one of the two going for a first down . . . snared a season-long 40-yard catch on first reception at Boston College, setting up MSU’s first TD of night . . . finished with season-high 87 yards on four catches against the Eagles, with three going for first downs, in playing all 68 offensive snaps, one of seven offensive players to play every snap . . . started Prairie View A&M game and had four catches for 37 yards, with two going for first downs, and added two punt returns for 32 yards, including a long of 24-yards in the fourth quarter, setting up MSU’s final TD of the day, adding an 8-yard return after PVAMU’s opening possession, setting up MSU’s TD drive on its first series of contest . . . started game at Maryland and snared first TD catch of the season on 9-yard TD catch from Aidan Chiles in the first quarter, for Chiles’ first TD pass of Spartan career, finishing with six catches for 84 yards with the TD and two other catches going for first downs, playing 69 of the 74 total snaps . . . started season opener vs. Florida Atlantic and matched his new jersey number with team-high three receptions for 22 yards, with one catch going for a first down, in 54 snaps . . . added one punt return for 2 yards.
2023 SEASON (SENIOR): Led Michigan State in catches (43) and receiving yards (576; 48.0 ypg) . . . also tied for the team lead with a career-best three TDs . . . ranked tied for 15th in the Big Ten in receptions per game (3.6) and tied for 17th in the Big Ten in receptions (43) and receiving yards (576) . . . one of three Spartans to start all 12 games on offense . . . 25 of his 43 (.581) receptions went for either a first down or touchdown . . . had two grabs for 35 yards vs. Penn State at Ford Field . . . snared his third TD catch of the season with a highlight-reel spectacular catch-spin-and-run to the end zone for a 29-yard TD pass play in the Indiana game, finishing with seven catches for a season-high 94 yards, with four of the seven catches going for a TD or first down, including three of four catches on the same drive, capping it with the 29-yard scoring pay . . . tallied one catch for 11 yards and a first down on MSU’s opening offensive play from scrimmage at Ohio State, jump-starting the drive that resulted in a field goal attempt . . . had four catches for a season-high 94 yards with one TD catch in final game in Spartan Stadium on a 25-yard pass from Sam Leavitt that proved to secure the Victory for MSU, along with a season-long 42-yard catch . . . was starting wide receiver in game at Minnesota, snaring a 34-yard pass in the second quarter, good for the third-longest of career, finishing game with four catches for 55 yards, with two going for first downs, in playing 51 of 59 offensive snaps, the most of any non-offensive lineman . . .started Michigan game and tallied one catch for 13 yards . . . snared first TD catch of season with 13-yard TD reception on MSU’s opening possession at Rutgers, finishing with five catches for 48 yards . . . started Iowa game and caught a career-high eight passes for 79 yards, with four catches going for first downs . . . had six catches for 67 yards, all in the first half, vs. Maryland . . . had two catches for 50 yards vs. Washington, both going for first downs, on a 20-yarder and 30-yarder, on back-to-back plays . . . snared two catches for 23 yards, with both going for first downs, in Richmond game, adding two kick returns for 45 yards . . . started season opener vs. Central Michigan, snagging one catch for 7 yards.
2022 SEASON (JUNIOR): Had seven catches for 98 yards and one TD in playing in 10 games, adding one special teams tackle . . . played 120 snaps on offense at wide receiver and had 47 appearances on special teams units . . . Academic All-Big Ten honoree for the second year in a row . . . had one reception for 16 yards at Penn State . . . registered special teams tackle on punt coverage at Michigan, immediately tackling returner for a -1-yard loss . . . had three receptions for 54 yards, including a 25-yard touchdown, vs. Ohio State . . . caught two passes for 22 yards at Washington . . . had one catch for 6 yards vs. Akron.
2021 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Earned Academic All-Big Ten accolades . . . played in all 13 games, including three starts (Purdue, Maryland, Penn State) . . . had 12 catches for 164 yards and one touchdown . . . six of his 12 catches went for a first down or TD . . . played 302 offensive snaps . . . also saw action on special teams . . . had 10 catches for 141 yards (14.1 ypc) in the second half of the season, following an injury to starter Jalen Nailor . . . started Penn State game and had season-high four catches for 41 yards . . . did not log a catch at Ohio State but was targeted three times in playing 33 snaps . . . started Maryland game and caught first TD pass of Spartan career on a 52-yard flea-flicker pass from Payton Thorne, diving into the end zone . . . made first start of the season and snared three receptions for 33 yards at Purdue, playing 64 of the offensive snaps, with two receptions going for first downs, adding two kick returns for 21 yards . . . had two catches for 15 yards in Michigan game . . . was in on two offensive snaps and on special teams at Rutgers . . . had one receptions for 7 yards in playing 11 offensive snaps in Western Kentucky contest . . saw action in 12 offensive snaps at Miami . . . was in on 20 snaps of Youngstown State game, snaring first reception as a Spartan, going for 16 yards and a first down in the third quarter.
2020 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Earned his first letter by playing in all seven games, including a starting assignment vs. Northwestern . . . logged 58 total offensive snaps . . . also had two tackles on special teams . . . saw action in three offensive snaps at Penn State, seven snaps vs. Ohio State, season-high 18 snaps vs. Northwestern, 12 snaps vs. Indiana, 11 snaps at Iowa, five snaps at Michigan and two snaps vs. Rutgers.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated one of the best wide receivers in the Class of 2020 in Ohio by 247Sports (No. 3) and ESPN.com (No. 5) . . . ranked one of the best overall players in the state of Ohio by 247Sports (No. 29) and ESPN.com (No. 40) . . . basketball standout played four years of varsity . . . joined the football team for his first year of varsity football in 2019 for the Eagles and was named to the Ohio Prep Sportswriters (OPSWA) Division 1 All-Ohio Second Team after catching 40 passes for 634 yards and eight TDs . . . also earned OPSWA Northeast Lakes District first-team honors and was named to the Cleveland.com All-Offensive Team . . . played for Coach Tom Lombardo at St. Edward . . . helped the Eagles to an 11-2 record and a berth in the 2019 OHSAA Division 1 regional finals . . . in his debut as a starter in Week 2, caught four passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns against Detroit Cass Tech . . . son of Montorie Foster Sr. . . . born Aug. 3, 2001 . . . kinesiology major.
FOSTER’S CAREER HIGHS
Receptions: 8, vs. Iowa (9/30/23)
Receiving Yards: 100, vs. Iowa (10/19/24)
Receiving TD: 1, eight times (last vs. Purdue, 11/22/24)
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