| No. 73 – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||
| Roster status | Practice squad | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | (2000-03-31)March 31, 2000 (age 25) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight | 313 lb (142 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | West Bloomfield(West Bloomfield, Michigan) | ||||
| College | Missouri (2018–2023) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2024: 4th round, 114th overall pick | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||
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Javon Foster (born March 31, 2000) is an American professionalfootballoffensive tackle for theCincinnati Bengals of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theMissouri Tigers.
Foster attendedWest Bloomfield High School inWest Bloomfield, Michigan.[1] He committed to theUniversity of Missouri to play college football.[2][3][4]
Foster played at Missouri from 2018 to 2023. He redshirted his first year in 2018 and played in two games in 2019 and nine games with two starts in 2020. In 2021, he became the starting left tackle and started 39 games from then until his senior year in 2023.[5][6][7] He was named a first teamAll-Southeastern Conference (SEC) as a senior in 2023.[8]
Foster participated in the2024 Senior Bowl.[9]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft5+1⁄2 in (1.97 m) | 313 lb (142 kg) | 34+5⁄8 in (0.88 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 5.30 s | 1.79 s | 3.04 s | 4.93 s | 7.70 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) | 18 reps | |
| All values fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[10][11] | ||||||||||||
Foster was selected in the fourth round (114th overall) of the2024 NFL draft by theJacksonville Jaguars.[12]
On August 26, 2025, Foster was waived by the Jaguars as part of final roster cuts.[13]
On August 28, 2025, Foster was signed to theCincinnati Bengals practice squad.[14]
Foster's father,Jerome, played in the NFL from 1983 to 1987.[15]