Career: Played in 50 games with 11 starts … made 59 tackles, including 3.5 TFLs, as well as 9 pass breakups and an interception ... part of winningest senior class in school history, posting four-year record of 45-10 that included 29-5 mark in Big Ten play and 11-1 record in rivalry games … part of four consecutive bowl game wins, four straight seasons of 10-plus wins and three Big Ten West Division titles … contributor to one of the of nation’s elite units, with UW ranking No. 2 nationally in scoring defense (16.0 ppg), No. 2 in rushing defense (104.8 ypg), No. 2 in pass efficiency defense (103.9) and No. 3 in total defense (281.7 ypg) over the span of his four-year career
2017 Season: Earned fourth letter, playing in 12 games ... recorded 5 tackles and 1.0 TFL ... had 1 pass breakup and 1 forced fumble ... shared Jimmy Demetral Team MVP award with fellow senior teammates … opened season with 2 tackles, 1 forced fumble and 1 interception vs. Utah State on Sept. 1 ... recorded 1 tackle at BYU on Sept. 19 ... notched 1 tackle vs. Maryland on Oct. 21 ... had 1 tackle at Indiana on Nov. 4
2016 Season: Earned third letter, playing in all 14 games with 4 starts … finished the season with 29 tackles, including 21 solo stops … logged 2 tackles and a career-best 3 pass breakups against Northwestern on Nov. 5 … had 4 tackles, a forced fumble and a pass breakup vs. Iowa on Oct. 22 … recorded a sack and a pass breakup against Minnesota on Nov. 26 … had a career-high 4 tackles vs. Georgia State on Sept. 17, vs. Ohio State on Oct. 15, at Iowa on Oct. 22 and at Purdue on Nov. 19
2015 Season: Earned second letter, playing in 11 games … recorded a solo tackle in Holiday Bowl vs. USC on Dec. 30
2014 Season: Earned first letter, playing in 13 games with seven starts ... started at safety in first career game, recording one tackle in season opener vs. LSU on Aug. 30 ... started four of first five career games ... grabbed first career interception and returned it 43 yards vs. Bowling Green on Sept. 20 ... made four tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss vs. Minnesota on Nov. 29 ... recorded four tackles at Northwestern on Oct. 4 ... forced a fumble and logged three tackles vs. South Florida on Sept. 27 ... logged three tackles vs. Auburn in Outback Bowl on Jan. 1 ... tallied two tackles vs. Ohio State in Big Ten Football Championship Game on Dec. 6 ... made two tackles vs. Nebraska on Nov. 15 ... tallied two tackles vs. Western Illinois on Sept. 6 ... recorded one tackle at Rutgers on Nov. 1
High School: Three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Scout and 247 Sports ... finished career with 117 tackles, 9 sacks, 7 interceptions and 13 pass breakups ... part of three Massachusetts Division 1A state championship teams at Everett ... as a senior, named All-Scholastic by the Boston Globe after posting 50 tackles, four sacks, three interceptions and five pass breakups ... as a junior, recorded 37 tackles, five sacks and three interceptions ... also played basketball ... high school coach was John Dibiaso
Personal: Parents are Lubren and Phanise Figaro ... cousin Nerlens Noel played basketball at Kentucky and now plays for Philadelphia 76ers ... cousin Jim Noel played defensive back at Boston College from 2009-12 ... cousin Rodman Noel plays linebacker at NC State... human development and family studies major
Career Game Highs |
Tackles |
4 (6x) MR at Purdue, Nov. 19, 2016 |
Tackles for Loss |
1.0 (2x) MR at Purdue, Nov. 19, 2016 |
Sacks |
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Interceptions |
1 vs. Bowling Green, Sept. 20, 2014 |
Passes Defended |
3 at Northwestern, nov. 5, 2016 |