Devin Figaro

Position:
Wide Receiver
Ht./Wt.:
6-3 / 190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Lafayette, La.
High School:
Lafayette
Prev School:
Tulane

2012 (Junior): Played in five games as a reserve wide receiver and on special teams. . . made three catches for 24 yards. . . caught a 12-yard pass in the second half vs. Lamar (9/1/12). . . added a career-high two catches for 12 yards vs. Arkansas State (10/23/12). . . earned first letter.

2011 (Redshirt): Joined the team as a walk-on after two seasons at Tulane. . . redshirted during the season to meet NCAA transfer guidelines.

Tulane: Played in 21 games in two seasons, making 23 catches for 302 yards and two touchdowns. . . was fifth on the team with 19 catches for 259 yards and a TD as a sophomore. . . ended the year with a career-best eight catches totaling 79 yards vs. Marshall (11/27). . . made four receptions for a career-best 95 yards vs. Houston (9/25), making a 36-yard TD catch and a 49-yard grab, the longest of his career. . . played in 11 games as a true freshman in 2009. . . finished the year with four receptions for 43 yards.

High School: Played the 2008 season at Hargrave Military Academy for coach Robert Prunty. . . helped Hargrave go 10-1, including games against East Carolina, Marshall, Navy and Tennessee's junior varsity teams...for the season, had 25 catches for 640 yards and nine touchdowns. . . three-year letterman at Lafayette High for coach Mark Barousse. . . named three-star recruit by Rivals.com and Scout.com. . . helped lead Lions to 16 wins as a prepster, including trips to the state playoffs all three years and the District 2-5A title as a junior. . . named first-team all-district as a senior after catching 28 passes for 678 yards and five touchdowns...as a junior, had over 700 yards and nine scores receiving. . . also lettered four years in basketball where he helped team win the 5A state title as a senior en route to claiming first-team All-Acadiana and second-team all-district recognition.

Personal: Born April 21, 1990 in Lafayette, La. . . . son of Kevin and Diane Figaro. . . has two brothers (Kamari & Jevon) and one sister (Ramonie). . . his father was a standout on the UL basketball team from 1977-81, played in the NBA for three years with the Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Clippers and was inducted into the UL Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006. . . his uncle, Cedric Figaro, played football at Notre Dame and went on to play eight seasons as a linebacker in the NFL. . .