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Chris Foerster

Chris Foerster

Assistant
Team: SFType: OffensiveTenure: 7 years (2019-2026)

Coaching Timeline

Why does coaching matter?
CFB
Colorado State
Graduate Assistant
19821 yr
CFB
Colorado State
Asst. Offensive Line
1983-875 yrs
CFB
Stanford
Asst. OL
1988-914 yrs
MIN
Minnesota Vikings
Offensive Line
19921 yr
MIN
Minnesota Vikings
Asst. OL
1993-953 yrs
TB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Offensive Line
1996-016 yrs
IND
Indianapolis Colts
Other Notable Asst.
2002-032 yrs
MIA
Miami Dolphins
Offensive Coordinator
20041 yr
BAL
Baltimore Ravens
Asst. Head Coach
2005-073 yrs
SF
San Francisco 49ers
Offensive Line
2008-092 yrs
WAS
Washington Commanders
Other Notable Asst.
2010-145 yrs
SF
San Francisco 49ers
Offensive Line
20151 yr
MIA
Miami Dolphins
Run Game Coordinator
2016-172 yrs
SF
San Francisco 49ers
Other Notable Asst.
20191 yr
SF
San Francisco 49ers
Asst. Offensive Line
20201 yr
SF
San Francisco 49ers
Offensive Line
20211 yr
SF
San Francisco 49ers
Run Game Coordinator
2022-254 yrs

Team Info

SeasonRoleTeamRecordHCOCDCQB1QB2RB1WR/TE 1WR/TE 2
2025Other Notable Asst.SFSF12-5Kyle ShanahanKlay KubiakRobert SalehBrock Purdy(9.00)Mac Jones(8.50)Christian McCaffrey(17.00)Jauan Jennings(14.75)George Kittle(10.25)
2024Other Notable Asst.SFSF6-11Kyle Shanahan—Nick SorensenBrock Purdy(15.00)Joshua Dobbs(1.25)Jordan Mason(9.00)George Kittle(14.50)Jauan Jennings(14.50)
2023Other Notable Asst.SFSF12-5Kyle Shanahan—Steve WilksBrock Purdy(16.00)Sam Darnold(3.00)Christian McCaffrey(15.50)Deebo Samuel(13.75)Brandon Aiyuk(15.25)
2022Other Notable Asst.SFSF13-4Kyle Shanahan—DeMeco RyansJimmy Garoppolo(10.25)Brock Purdy(6.25)Christian McCaffrey(10.75)Brandon Aiyuk(16.75)George Kittle(14.75)
2021Other Notable Asst.SFSF10-7Kyle ShanahanMike McDanielDeMeco RyansJimmy Garoppolo(14.50)Trey Lance(3.75)Elijah Mitchell(11.00)Deebo Samuel(15.75)George Kittle(14.00)

Coach Impact

Note: only calculated for first year upon arrival — take results with a grain of salt.
MIA
Miami Dolphins (2017)
Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line(Promoted — was Offensive Line here)
Promoted within team — delta reflects year-over-year change
Playbook Fingerprint
↑4th Down Go% +9.1%92↑Pass Rate OEX +0.0589↑13 Personnel% +3.5%86
Before (2016)First Year (2017)Delta
OFFENSE
Scripted EPA-0.10118-0.09121▲ +0.01053
RZ P/V5.0504.833▼ -0.232
3&Out%37.3%1437.5%12▲ +0.2%46
Penalty EPA1.624-2.711▼ -4.365
Pass EPA0.05353-0.08214▼ -0.13515
Rush EPA-0.03769-0.16010▼ -0.1236
xRY0.0000.0000.0043
RYOE0.00260.00260.0039
YAC OEX0.68700.4449▼ -0.2427
xYAC OEX0.0857-0.3422▼ -0.4220
SF
San Francisco 49ers (2022–2025)
Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator(Promoted — was Other Notable Asst. here)
Promoted within team — delta reflects year-over-year change
Playbook Fingerprint
↓4th Down Go% -6.9%6↑Screen% +3.6%90↓Play Action% -4.5%18
Before (2021)First Year (2022)Delta
OFFENSE
Scripted EPA0.019550.09680▲ +0.07770
RZ P/V5.6925.158▼ -0.516
3&Out%28.1%6725.8%81▼ -2.3%64
Penalty EPA13.2846.655▼ -6.673
Pass EPA0.141780.15581▲ +0.01454
Rush EPA-0.00879-0.02475▼ -0.01639
xRY4.14684.2980▲ +0.1567
RYOE-0.07220.4175▲ +0.4883
YAC OEX2.331001.1696▼ -1.170
xYAC OEX-0.04470.3679▲ +0.3979

Player Impacts

Skill positions only (QB/RB/WR/TE), min 4 adj. games per qualifying season. Baselines use the 1–2 seasons immediately before the coach took over.
MIA
Miami Dolphins (2017)
Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line
Personal-best FP/G seasons set under this coach (must clear pre-coach peak).
RBKenyan Drake11.52017 FP/G · 11.0 gp4.9Prev Best+135.2%
WRJarvis Landry12.82017 FP/G · 16.0 gp11.6Prev Best+9.5%
SF
San Francisco 49ers (2022–2025)
Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator
Personal-best FP/G seasons set under this coach (must clear pre-coach peak).
WRJauan Jennings11.92024 FP/G · 14.5 gp4.9Prev Best+140.6%
QBMac Jones15.52025 FP/G · 8.5 gp13.3Prev Best+15.9%
WRBrandon Aiyuk13.92023 FP/G · 15.3 gp12.9Prev Best+7.8%
QBJimmy Garoppolo16.12022 FP/G · 10.3 gp15.7Prev Best+2.4%

Core Efficiency - Offensive

0255075100Percentile2017Off EPA — Chris Foerster-0.111MIA

Pass/Rush Splits - Offensive

YearRoleTeam% PassPass EPAPass Succ%Pass SOSxYAC OEXYAC OEX% RB RushRush EPARush Succ%Rush SOSxRYRYOE% QB RushQB Rush EPA
2017Coord.MIAMIA64.6%-0.08241.6%0.016-0.340.4433.6%-0.16034.9%0.0030.000.001.8%-0.079

Scheme

YearRoleTeamShotgun%Under Center %RPO%PA%Motion%1R%Horiz%Screen%WR Tgt%RB Tgt%TE Tgt%11 Pers12 Pers13 Pers21 PersXFP Conc
2017Coord.MIAMIA48.6%52.0%————45.5%8.9%67.7%17.0%15.3%74.9%15.0%6.1%0.0%57.6%

Tendencies

YearRoleTeamPlays/GNo-Huddle%Plays/G OEXLow PC%Avg SFPCalled Pass%Called Pass OEX4th Go%2pt%Blowout CP%Blownout CP%
2017Coord.MIAMIA61.67.8%-0.132.6%27.865.3%-0.7%12.2%4.5%43.6%86.4%

XFP Summary

SeasonRoleTeamTypeGPXFPFPXFP/GFP/GOEX%% XFP% FPRZ XFP/GRZ FP/GRZ OEX%% RZ XFP% RZ FP
2025Other Notable Asst.SFSFQB Pass17241.9268.714.215.8+11.1%——5.47.7+41.1%——
2025Other Notable Asst.SFSFQB Rush1636.340.52.32.5+11.5%3.4%3.7%1.01.4+43.8%4.9%6.3%
2025Other Notable Asst.SFSFRB Rush17257.7231.915.213.6-10.0%24.2%21.0%6.25.2-15.3%33.1%25.0%
2025Other Notable Asst.SFSFRB Rec17214.1237.212.614.0+10.8%20.1%21.5%3.94.9+24.5%21.1%23.4%
2025Other Notable Asst.SFSFWR/TE Rec17552.2591.232.534.8+7.1%51.9%53.6%7.69.5+25.7%40.6%45.5%
2025Other Notable Asst.SFSFWR/TE Rush64.31.20.70.2-72.4%0.4%0.1%0.20.0-128.4%0.3%-0.1%