Explosive athlete with great speed and acceleration
Named to the Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America’s All-Rookie Team in 2007 when he played in 14 games and averaged 24.7 yards per KOR (46 for 1,138 yards), including a 94-yard return for a TD, the 3rd-longest in franchise history
His KOR for a TD was the 1st for the Ravens since 1998
His 1,138 KOR yards is the 2nd-most in team history
Returned 16 punts for 171 yards (10.7 avg.), including a career-long 75-yard TD return (game 3 vs. Ari.)
He is the 1st Raven with a PR-TD and KOR-TD in the same season
Yamon Figurs was the 74th selection (3rd round) of the 2007 NFL Draft
2007: Named to the Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America’s All-Rookie Team, when he played in 14 games as a rookie and averaged 24.7 yards per KOR (46 for 1,138 yards), including a 94-yard return for a TD, the 3rd-longest in franchise history
His KOR for a TD was the 1st for the Ravens since 1998
Returned 16 punts for 171 yards (10.7 avg.), including a career-long 75-yard TD return (game 3 vs. Ari.)
He became the 1st Raven with a PR-TD and KOR-TD in the same season
Figurs also had 1 reception for 36 yards and a 1st down on the year
2007 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Recorded his 1st-career reception (36 yards), good for a 1st down and returned 2 punts for 15 yards and 1 kick for 14 yards in game 14 at Mia. (12/16)
Averaged 28.0 yards per KOR, running 7 back for 196 yards including a career-long 94-yarder returned for a TD in game 13 vs. Ind. (12/9)
Figurs 196 KOR yards are the 2nd-highest total in Ravens single-game history, and his 94-yard return for a TD is the 3rd-longest in franchise history
His KOR for a TD was the 1st for the Ravens since 1998
He also became the 1st Raven in franchise history with a PR-TD and KOR-TD in the same season
Had 5 KORs for 104 yards (20.8 avg.) and averaged 17.5 yards per punt return (2 for 35 yards), including a long of 33 in game 12 vs. NE (12/3)
Returned 6 KOs for 152 yards, including a long of 57, which set up the Ravens’ 1st TD, in game 11 at SD (11/25)
Earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors, returning 2 punts for 75 yards, including a career-long 75-yarder for his 1st-career TD in the 2nd quarter of the 26-23 win in game 3 vs. Ari. (9/23)
It was the 2nd punt returned for a TD for the Ravens in ‘07, following Ed Reed’s PR-TD in week 1 against the Bengals
Figurs also had 2 KORs for 64 yards (32.0 avg.) against the Cardinals
Played in his 1st-career game and had 2 KORs for 89 yards (44.5 avg.), with a long of 61 in game 2 vs. NYJ (9/16)
Also had 3 punt returns for 20 yards with a long of 16
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 return specialist
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 and finished ranked 7th in career KOR average (23.8)
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)
Scored 11 TDs during his career (6 receiving, 2 rushing, 2 PRs 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
Earned 1st-team All-Big 12 honors as a return specialist and honorable mention honors at WR from the league’s coaches as a senior
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
Was selected to play in the Hula Bowl All-Star Game in Honolulu
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
Earned K-State’s “Shorty” Kleinau Award, which represents loyalty, hard work and commitment
Earned All-Jayhawk Conference honorable mention at wideout as a redshirt freshman in 2003 at Garden City (KS) Community College
Received his bachelor’s degree in social science at Kansas State in Dec. 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
In Sep. 2007, Yamon participated in the United Way Extreme Makeover Challenge, teaming with Baltimore area businesses to make over 6 classrooms in a local YMCA childcare facility
In Oct. 2007, Yamon participated in A Purple Evening, a night that included football basics, autographs and fan forums at M&T Bank Stadium
Also joined Ravens’ director of college scouting, Eric DeCosta, at ESPN Zone for a Q&A session and a meet and greet for fans
Visited kids at A Small World Child Care Center to talk about the importance of playing a role in bettering the community
Participated in the inaugural billiards tournament, benefiting Carsons scholars fund, which raises money for children’s education
Figurs teamed with the Baltimore City Police Department to distribute coats to men in need at the Helping Up Mission in Baltimore and joined youth at a group home in Baltimore (for Thanksgiving), both in Nov. 2007
Attended the annual ESPN Zone Holiday party to celebrate the holiday season with youth from the Police Athletic League in Dec. 2007
Played football with youth at Camp Shoresh in May 2008
Full name: Yamon Figurs (pronounced: YA-mahn Figures)
