Former Alabama linebacker Reuben Foster was seconds away from being selected by the New Orleans Saints late in Round 1 of the 2017 NFL Draft, only to have the San Francisco 49ers swoop in for the pick.
“I clicked over for the San Francisco 49ers and I think I said, ‘Hello?’ while the New Orleans Saints were still on the line,” Foster said (h/t Pro Football Talk). “But I wanted to be a 49er so bad.”
And now he is.
Foster’s collegiate stats don’t even tell half the story. Sure, his 115 tackles in 2016 speak to his ability to consistently be around the ball.