2017 Football Roster

Jared Shanklin
Misty Leigh McElroy
Misty Leigh McElroy
Misty Leigh McElroy
Louis Talbot
Misty Leigh McElroy

8 Tuskani Figaro

  • Position QB
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Diego, Calif.
  • Highschool Lafayette

Biography

HONORS
2013
- All-Southland Honorable Mention
- LSWA Offensive Player of the Week (9/30)
- Set single-season rushing record with 1,103 yards


2017 Season (Redshirt Senior):
Saw action in eight games, serving as kick returner and backup quarterback... completed 8 of 24 pass attempts for 111 yards...  threw one interception... rushed for 242 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries... averaged 7.3 yards per rush... started at quarterback against Northwestern State, passing for 85 yards while rushing for 58... played in the second half at Lamar, rushing for 71 yards and a score on 10 carries... had a season long 21-yard rush in two different games... returned 10 kicks for 186 yards, averaging 18.6 yards... had a 27-yard return against Stephen F. Austin... finished career as just the seventh Colonel to rush for 2,000 yards for career (2,009)... had seven 100-yard games, finishing second on career list.

2016 Season (Senior): Sat out the season with an injury... received a medical redshirt.

2015 Season (Redshirt Junior): Started the first nine games at quarterback before missing the rest of the season with an injury… threw for 925 yards and four touchdowns… completed 91-of-164 passes (55.5 percent) and had six interceptions… averaged 102.8 yards passing per game… threw for a season-high 177 yards against McNeese… completed 70 percent or better in three games, including a career-best 18 completions (25 att.) against Houston Baptist… recorded a season-long 52-yard pass for a touchdown against McNeese… was third on the team in rushing, accounting for 456 yards and five touchdowns… averaged 4.9 yards per carry and 50.7 yards per game… registered his seventh career 100-yard rushing performance, racking up 114 yards and a score on 17 carries against Northwestern State… rushed for 91 yards and two TDs against Houston Baptist and 88 yards and a touchdown against Sam Houston State… had one carry for 75 yards at Lamar before being injured on the play… averaged 153.4 yards of total offense.
 
2014 Season (Junior): Received a redshirt (coach's decision).
 
2013 Season (Sophomore): Played in 11 games, starting eight times under center... ranked second in the Southland in rushing (100.3 ypg) and 21st in the FCS… set program record with 1,103 rushing yards and tied program mark of five 100-yard games… averaged 6.2 yards on 177 carries... set the Colonels' single-game rushing record with 281 yards in win over Arkansas Tech... reeled off four straight 100-yard rushing efforts in conference play - 145 at SFA, 107 vs. McNeese, 103 at Lamar and 117 at Sam Houston... rushed for two touchdowns in three different games... threw for 1,135 yards and eight touchdowns… completed 83-of-157 passes (52.9 percent)... had back-to-back 200-yard passing games, including a career-high 245 yards against Northwestern State... accounted for 15 touchdowns on the year… averaged 203.5 yards of total offense... only player in program history to rush and pass for 1,000 yards… garnered All-Southland honorable mention and LWSA Co-Offensive Player of the Week (9/30)… had two punts out of shotgun formation for 57 yards (28.5 avg.).
 
2012 Season (Freshman): Played in three games as a true freshman before suffering a season-ending injury... completed 2-of-2 passes for 35 yards... rushed for 208 yards with three touchdowns on 29 carries... averaged 7.2 yards per carry... saw first action at Tulsa where he rushed for 46 yards on 11 carries... had a breakout game vs. Evangel, rushing for 134 yards and three TDs.
 
At Lafayette: Played linebacker and quarterback… earned all-district honors on defense in 2009… garner all-state honorable mention as a quarterback in 2010… two-time all-district honoree in football… also played basketball and was named all-district in 2010-11.
 
Personal: Born on Oct. 24, 1993… son of Lisa Barr and Cedric Figaro… has one sibling, Thaos… his father was a linebacker at Notre Dame and spent seven seasons in the NFL… his uncle, Kevin Figaro, played basketball at Louisiana-Lafayette and was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks… majoring in computer science.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8A

    2012Freshman

    QB
    6'3" 210 lbs
    8A
  • 8

    2013Sophomore

    QB
    6'3" 210 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2014Junior

    QB
    6'3" 210 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2015Junior

    QB
    6'3" 210 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2016Senior

    QB
    6'3" 220 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2017Senior

    QB
    6'3" 220 lbs
    8