Colgate University Athletics

Career Statistics

Career
Games/Starts: 45/22
Colgate Debut: Aug. 31, 2013, at Air Force
First Career Start: Nov. 22, 2014. at Bucknell
Stats: 176 tackles (85 solo) … 10 pass breakups … Four interceptions … One forced fumble.
 
Awards
2016 All-Patriot League Second Team
 
2016 (Senior)
Games/Starts: 10/10
Position: FS
Stats: Finished fifth on squad with 49 tackles, including 23 solo … Recorded two interceptions during season, returning them for combined six yards … Notched six pass breakups … Ranked eighth in Patriot League in pass breakups.
Best Games: Recorded interception against Syracuse in season-opener … Also registered interception along with two pass breakups against Cornell.
Coach Dan Hunt on Joe: "Fig is one of the hardest working guys we've had on and off the field. He works hard in the classroom. He takes nothing for granted. He appreciates the opportunity that he has to be at Colgate. I have never seen a player practice with more intensity. I know he is taking to heart everything the coaches are saying. He's the quarterback of the secondary. He's going to make the right call, he's going to make the right checks. He's made a lot of big plays for us in his career. I know whenever I'm talking, his eyes are always right on me – I knows he's buying in to we're trying to do. He's made himself as good of a player as he is through his own hard work."
 
2015 (Junior)
Games/Starts: 11/11
Position: FS
Stats: Posted 63 tackles, 28 solo … Two tackles-for-loss … Two interceptions, including one for 23-yard return … Two pass breakups.
Best Games: Matched career-high eight tackles against Bucknell … Also posted eight tackles against Princeton and again versus Sam Houston State in NCAA playoff quarterfinals.
 
2014 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 12/1
Position: FS
Stats: Finished ninth on squad with 48 tackles, 23 solo … Posted season-high seven tackles twice during season … Tallied eight special teams tackles, good for fifth on squad … Recorded two pass breakups.
Best Games: Earned first career start against Bucknell … Posted seven tackles in that game  … Also notched seven tackles against Albany.
 
2013 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 12/0
Position: FS
Stats: Finished year with 16 tackles, good for second among Raider first-years … Had 11 solo tackles ... Forced one fumble.
Best Games: Tallied season-best seven tackles against Fordham … Helped force fumble against Stony Brook.
 
Before Colgate
Fort Pierce Central High School … Lettered two years. 
Position: FS
Stats: Served as captain during junior and senior seasons … Recorded 89 tackles and five interceptions during senior campaign … Set school record with 13 career interceptions.
Honors: Named as participant in the Tournament of Champions: Nike 18th Annual All-Star Game … Earned Team Florida Defensive MVP honors … Two-time Associated Press All-State Class 7A free safety honoree and two-time Treasure Coast All-Area selection … Helped team win four straight District 12-7A championships.
 
Personal
Born: Joseph Paul Figueroa in Hollywood, Florida.
Family: Parents are Wilfred and Margaret Figueroa … Has one twin brother.