Derrick Foster

Derrick Foster (born March 6, 1986) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the running backs coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL).

Early life Foster was born in Goshen, Alabama on March 6, 1986. He played for the Goshen High School football team as a running back and was an All-County running back for the Eagles, surpassing 1,000 yards on the ground as a senior. In his senior year he was nominated to play in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game. He began playing on the varsity team during 7th grade.

College career After high school, Foster earned a scholarship to Southwest Baptist University where he would transition from running back to wide receiver. In 2012, Foster moved to an offensive assistant role with Tennessee, helping to coach running backs. He would then spend the next three years at Northwestern State, initially as a running backs coach before moving to a role coaching wide receivers.

Samford In 2016, Foster took a job as the run game coordinator and running backs coach at Samford, helping lead the Bulldogs to two straight FCS playoff appearances.

In 2020, he helped to coach sophomore running back, Tyler Goodson, into a first-team all-Big Ten Conference player. Iowa's first running back to achieve the honor since 2008.

Personal life Foster is the son of Robert Gamble and Dorothy Foster. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sports management from Southwest Baptist in 2010 and a master’s in public administration from Valdosta State University awarded in 2013.

He and his wife, Bianca, have two children, Cooper and Brielle.