The son of Jesse and Charlesette Foster, Jerald was born on Sept. 14, 1995. He is a construction management major, and has been named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his first four semesters. Foster earned spots on the Brook Berringer and Tom Osborne Citizenship Teams for his community outreach work, which included volunteering with Uplifting Athletes, Make-A-Wish, School is Cool and numerous hospital and school outreach events.