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Yamon Figurs was the 74th selection (3rd round) of the 2007 NFL Draft..."Figurs is a guy who is one of our favorite players this year," stated Ravens director of college scouting Eric DeCosta. "He's very explosive, if you've seen the clips of him. Certain guys are fast, and certain guys play fast. When you watch him on tape, you see an unbelievable speed and acceleration. It's not usual that you get a guy that the special teams coach loves, the coaches love and the scouts love. He gives us a lot of explosion as a return man and on offense." Figurs is the 1st-ever Raven to be drafted out of Kansas State.
Highlights:
One of the nation's premier return specialists and a dangerous deep threat during his 3-year career at Kansas State... Earned 1st-team All-Big 12 honors as a RS...He played in 34 games, starting 29 at WR...Finished his career with 73 catches for 1,144 yards to rank 18th in K-State's career receiving yards...Also posted 5 rushes for 79 yards...Registered 48 punt returns for 553 yards and 21 kickoff returns for 499 yards...Figurs totaled 2,275 career all-purpose yards during his career...Finished 5th in career punt returns (48) and yards (553), 6th in PR average (11.5 avg.) and 6th in career PR TDs (2)...Also ranked 7th in career KOR average (23.8), with 21 returns for 499 yards...Scored 11 TDs during his career (6 receiving, 2 rushing, 2 PR and 1 KOR)...Figurs also tallied 19 tackles and 3 FRs on special teams as one of the Big 12's top performers on coverage units.
College Career:
2006: Earned 1st-team All-Big 12 honors as a RS and honorable mention honors at WR from the league's coaches...Also a 1st-team All-Big 12 selection by the Houston Chronicle and an honorable mention choice by The Associated Press...Started and played in 12 of K-State's 13 games during his senior campaign...Missed the season finale at Kansas after suffering a concussion vs. Texas...Following the season, he was selected to play in the Hula Bowl All-Star Game in Honolulu...Finished 3rd for the Wildcats in receiving with 28 catches for 418 yards...Led the team in receiving TDs (3) and tied for the team lead in total TDs (7)...Had 3 rushes for 71 yards, 2 of which went for scores...Ranked 5th in the nation in PRs, averaging 14.7 per attempt with 2 TDs...His 14.7-yard PR average ranked 3rd in K-State single-season history...Had the longest PR in the Big 12 in 2006, netting an 81-yarder for a TD against Illinois State...Recorded 2 100-yard receiving games...Top performances came against Texas when he posted a career-high 123 receiving yards and 2 TDs...Also had a 52-yard PR that set up a score against the Longhorns, en route to earning Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors...Caught 4 passes for 101 yards at Baylor, including a career-long 68-yarder...Returned a punt 76 yards for K-State?s lone TD during the Texas Bowl vs. Rutgers.
2005: Saw action in all 11 games with 9 starts as a junior...Finished 4th on the team in receiving, hauling in 14 receptions for 243 yards and 1 TD...Averaged a team-best 17.4 yards per catch...Five of his 14 catches went for 20 yards or more, including a season-long 52-yard TD vs. Texas A&M...Had a season-high 3 grabs in 3 separate games, including a season-best 84 receiving yards vs. North Texas...In that game vs. the Mean Green, Figurs posted catches of 50 and 22 yards.
2004: Played in all 11 games, recording 8 starts...Led the Wildcats with 483 receiving yards...Had 4 contests with 80 or more receiving yards...Totaled 31 receptions, including a pair of TDs, and averaged 15.6 yards per catch...Led the team in long receptions with 11 grabs of 20 or more yards, including 5 of 30-plus...Had a season-best 106 receiving yards on 4 catches (26.5 avg.) at Kansas, including a season-long 51-yarder and a 48-yard catch...The 51-yard grab came on a 4th-and-6 play late in the 4th quarter that set up the Wildcats' final TD...Hauled in a season-high 6 grabs vs. both Oklahoma and Colorado...Finished with 80 receiving yards against the Sooners, including a 38-yard TD from QB Dylan Meier that gave K-State a 14-7 lead...Registered 3 catches for a team-high 91 yards against Texas Tech, including a 44-yard over-the-shoulder snag...Had 5 catches for 84 yards in his career debut vs. Western Kentucky, including a 35-yarder and a 24-yarder...Tallied his 1st-career TD at Texas A&M on a 20-yard reception...Earned K-State's "Shorty" Kleinau Award, which represents loyalty, hard work and commitment.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Earned All-Jayhawk Conference honorable mention honors at wideout as a redshirt freshman in 2003 at Garden City (KS) Community College...Had 25 receptions for 480 yards with 6 TDs...Ranked 8th in the conference in receiving yards per game despite playing in a run-oriented attack that averaged only 127.0 passing yards per game...Also ranked 10th in the conference in all-purpose yardage (97.9 ypg), 4th in KOR average (28.1, including 1 TD) and 7th in PR average (12.9).
Personal:
Figurs received his bachelor's degree in social science at Kansas State in December of 2006...Attended Westwood (Fort Pierce, FL) HS, where he was a 3-year starter...Earned All-Conference and All-Area honors as a senior...Also lettered in track and field and basketball...Ran an 11.01 into a stiff headwind to place 2nd in the 100-meter dash at the 2001 Florida state 2A meet...Born 1/10/83 in Fort Pierce, FL...Nickname is "Yo." | 