13 Facts About Bud Foster

Bud Foster currently serves as a Special Assistant to Athletics Director Whit Babcock.

Bud Foster is regarded as one of the best defensive coordinators in college football.

Since taking on his first coaching position at Virginia Tech in 1987, Bud Foster coached over 50 players that were drafted in the NFL including first-round draft picks DeAngelo Hall, Kyle Fuller, Tremaine Edmunds and Terrell Edmunds; Pro Bowlers Hall, Brandon Flowers and Kam Chancellor and Super Bowl champions Chancellor, Roger Brown, Tyronne Drakeford, Cornell Brown, Pierson Prioleau and Kendall Fuller.

Bud Foster coached former All-Americans John Engelberger, Anthony Midget, Corey Moore, Ben Taylor, Ronyell Whitaker, David Pugh, Willie Pile, Darryl Tapp, Jimmy Williams and Xavier Adibi.

Bud Foster began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Murray State in 1981, Frank Beamer's first season as the head coach.

Bud Foster coached outside linebackers for three seasons before taking over the inside linebackers as well in 1986.

Bud Foster served as the Racers' recruiting coordinator and worked with special teams.

Bud Foster moved with head coach Beamer to Virginia Tech in 1987 and became the inside linebackers coach.

Bud Foster then coached the outside linebackers for the next five seasons.

Bud Foster assumed responsibility for both sets of linebackers prior to the 1993 season and took over special-teams coaching that year.

Bud Foster assumed the position of co-defensive coordinator in 1995 and took over as the sole defensive coordinator in 1996.

Under Bud Foster's coaching, the Hokies' 2001 defense proved to be one of the nation's best, ranking among the top eight teams in Division I-A in six different categories and leading the way in shutouts with four.

In 2000, Bud Foster took a defense that returned just three starters and turned it into a unit that led the Big East Conference in rushing defense, placed 16th nationally against the run and tied for third nationally in interceptions.