West Bloomfield 2016 DB Evan Foster follows in brothers footsteps

Aaron Foster played his prep football at West Bloomfield (Mich.), then he went on to play college football at Bowling Green State University from 2010-2013. He was a safety for the Falcons during his career there. Foster currently has a younger brother who plays for West Bloomfield, Evan Foster, and also plays safety. And just like his older brother, Evan has decided to take his talents down Interstate-75 to Bowling Green.

I am proud to announce that I have officially committed to BGSU #GoFalcons S/O @DellGoDUMB for the edit pic.twitter.com/4XiFD08DPX- Evan Foster #2⃣1⃣ (@Flash_fos7) June 29, 2015

Foster received an offer from Bowling Green on Sunday night, and wasted no time pulling the trigger on his decision.

"Last night I talked to my parents and my brother about the opportunity that I was given," Foster said. "They felt it was best for me, because my brother built a great relationship with the safeties coach, Nick Monroe, and I felt he was almost like a family member, and he always told me he was here for me.

"So after that that, they left it up to me, and I woke up the next morning and thought what could be better than to commit to my brother's former school, and do great things for that program."

The Falcons graduating two safeties before Foster arrives, also played a huge part in his decision, but his brother's influence was the biggest factor for the 6-1, 190-pounder. If anyone has been the perfect role model for Evan, it's been his older bother, Aaron. Literally following in his footsteps is proof in the pudding. He certainly made his brother proud.

Welcome to the falcon family @Flash_fos7 #falconNation welcome my little bro to the family. #Committed. pic.twitter.com/MH4OpIgsXO- Ben-jammin since 91' (@FosterBoy_23) June 29, 2015

"He was very proud of me, and very excited that I chose to fill in his footsteps," Foster said of his older brother. "He has been a huge influence on me, and he kept telling me I was going to get mine, and to keep grinding, and that's what I did."

Foster said he broke the news to his future position coach, Monroe, who was actually in the middle of a outwork, but was still fired up to land a the sibling of one of his former standouts at Bowling Green.

Monroe and his staff might have a steal in Foster, who has Division I size and ability, but didn't have much to show for it in the recruiting process, only holding offers from Eastern Michigan and Bowling Green. The process became trying for Foster, but good things come to those who wait. Now that he's on the radar, expect other schools to jump on his bandwagon.

"I started to get impatient," he said. "But I was compared to my brother, so I wasn't too worried. I came on late, and I know he came on late too. I am very solid with them (Bowling Green) right now."

Now Foster can turn his focus to his upcoming senior year with West Bloomfield. The Lakers went 9-2 last season, and have enough firepower returning to repeat that very same success, and more, including one of the better defensive backfields in the state, with Foster, Purdue commit, Navon Mosley, and fellow senior, Justin Clark. It's going to take a team effort though.

"We got to build as a team, and push the younger guys to do what the leaders do, so we can be successful," Foster said.