| No. 73 – Los Angeles Chargers | |||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | August 28, 1998 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 322 lb (146 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Graham-Kapowsin (WA) | ||||
| College: | Stanford (2017–2020) | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2021 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Foster Dane Sarell (born August 28, 1998) is an American football offensive tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens in 2021. He has also spent time with the New York Giants.
Sarell was born on August 28, 1998, in Tacoma, Washington. He attended Graham-Kapowsin High School, where he earned numerous accolades in football. He was thrice named the team's lineman of the year, was three times all-area, three times all-state, three times all-league, three times league offensive lineman of the year, and three times All-American. He was league MVP in 2016 and was named first-team USA Today All-USA that season. Sarell, a five-star recruit, was widely ranked the top high school player in the state and was listed by some sources as high as number two nationally. He additionally participated in track and field and basketball, while earning the High GPA Achievement Award in all four years at the school.[1]
After graduating from high school, Sarell committed to Stanford to play college football, becoming one of the school's highest rated recruits ever. Sarell was joined by two other five star prospects, quarterback Davis Mills and offensive lineman Walker Little.[2] As a true freshman in 2017, he played 14 games as a backup offensive lineman.[3] As a sophomore in 2018, Sarell appeared in two games before suffering an injury and played in only one afterwards, leading him to redshirt for the season.[4] He appeared in 11 games, each as a starter, in the 2019 season, being named to the All-Pac-10 Conference team as an honorable mention after the year ended.[1] As a senior in 2020, he started all six games in a season shortened by COVID-19.[1] Although Sarell had an extra year of eligibility in 2021, he decided to declare for the NFL Draft rather than return for a fifth season.[5]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.99 m) |
318 lb (144 kg) |
33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) |
5.58 s | 1.89 s | 3.22 s | 4.69 s | 7.63 s | 27.0 in (0.69 m) |
8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) |
29 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[6] | ||||||||||||
After going unselected in the 2021 NFL Draft, Sarell was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent.[7] He was waived at the final roster cuts, on August 31.[8] Sarell returned to the Ravens on September 16, being signed to the team's practice squad.[9] However, he was released five days later.[10]
On September 1, 2021, one day after being released from the Baltimore practice squad, Sarell joined the New York Giants practice squad.[11] After spending about a week there, he was released on September 28.[12]
Later, on October 14, 2021, he was signed by the Los Angeles Chargers as a practice squad member.[13] Sarell spent the whole season there, not appearing in a game, and was signed to a future contract on January 11, 2022.[14] At the final roster cuts in 2022, on August 30, he was released, after which he was re-signed to the practice squad.[15][16] He was promoted to the active roster for their week six game against the Denver Broncos,[17] and made his NFL debut in the 19–16 win, appearing on five special teams snaps.[18] He was elevated again for their game against the San Francisco 49ers in week ten, and recorded his first career start in the 16–22 loss, appearing on every offensive snap while allowing one sack.[19] He was signed to the active roster on November 26.[20] Sarell finished the season with seven regular season games played, three as a starter, in addition to one playoff game.[18]
