Pro Football Focus names Bryce Foster center most likely to break out in 2022

Pro Football Focus is high on Texas A&M center Bryce Foster heading into his second season with the Aggies. After naming him to their 2021 All-Freshman team, the outlet has named Foster as their top center candidate to have a breakout year in 2022.

Foster, who started at center, was one of two true freshmen starting on the line for the Aggies for much of the season, along with right tackle Reuben Fatheree. He helped Jimbo Fisher’s squad finish the year with an 8-4 record.

Foster had his best game of the year versus the Alabama Crimson Tide in the middle of the season. The former top-100 prospect did not give up a sack in 67 snaps against the Crimson Tide front. He was a big part of giving former Aggies quarterback Zach Calzada time to find targets downfield. Texas A&M came out of the contest victorious, notching their biggest win of the year.

A breakout campaign for the Texas native could shoot his name up to the top of draft boards for the 2024 NFL Draft.

Jimbo Fisher reveals why Texas A&M players are finding success in the NFL

In recent years, the Texas A&M Aggies have had success in producing NFL-level talent. In 2019, the Aggies had seven players selected in the draft. Last year, they had four players taken. In the 2022 NFL Draft this year, Texas A&M saw four selections again, including one in the first round.

According to Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher, a lot of the reason for the Aggies’ success in producing NFL talent is due to the similar schemes and system that he runs in comparison to those in the NFL.

“That’s it, the key is, do you make it, how many guys do you make it with,” Fisher said. “That’s two years in a row we’ve had four draftees. I think the year before we had four, we had four then, I can’t remember the year before that, like six or seven. But a lot of our guys are sticking.

“When they’re getting there, they’re in systems to where when they get there, they come back and say, ‘Coach, this is like practice. We practice the same way, the systems are the same, the plays are the same.’ It’s maybe called tomato tomato, but the schemes of it are exactly the same and it’s allowing them to be successful. That’s the big thing, can they make it and can they stick on teams. I’m very happy with that for those guys.”

On3’s Jonathan Wagner contributed to this report.