The San Francisco 49ers announced on Friday they have signed linebacker Reuben Foster to a four-year deal. With the signing, the 49ers now have eight of the team’s 10 2017 draft picks under contract.
Foster (6-1,228) was the second of two first-round draft picks (31st overall) selected by the 49ers in this year’s draft out of Alabama. He appeared in 51 games (24 starts) during his four-year career at Alabama and registered 222 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 11 passes defensed and eight sacks.
In 2016, he was named First-Team All-America by the Associated Press, SEC Championship Game MVP and the winner of the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker.