Devin Figaro - Assistant Coach <br> <em> (Wide Receivers)</em> - Staff Directory

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Devin Figaro

Title:
Assistant Coach
(Wide Receivers)
Email:
Phone:
(478) 301-4604

A nine-year coaching veteran with previous stops at four other collegiate institutions, Devin Figaro begins his second year at Mercer in 2025-26 as the wide receivers coach for the Bears. Figaro joined the coaching staff in Macon in January 2024 after spending the previous four years in a similar role at Lenoir-Rhyne.

Mercer’s wide receivers were key in 2024 as the Bears racked up nearly 210 yards per game through the air, including a pair of games in which they amassed 350 or more passing yards. MU’s wide receivers corps alone amassed more than 2,200 receiving yards, while also averaging 13.5 yards per reception. Senior Kelin Parsons, an all-conference selection by Phil Steele, ranked among the nation's best pass catchers with 646 receiving yards, while four other Bears totaled 339 or more yards through the air.

The wide receiver corps at Lenoir-Rhyne thrived under Figaro’s leadership. From 2020-23, the Bears averaged more than 237 receiving yards per game to key one of the nation’s most explosive offenses, including nearly 12-1/2 yards per completion. Lenoir-Rhyne showcased NCAA Division II’s 11th-best passing offense in just his first season in Hickory, N.C., while three of his pass catchers ranked among the nation’s top-50 in receiving yards.

As co-special teams coordinator for the Bears, Figaro assembled a dangerous kickoff return unit that routinely ranked among the nation’s best. Lenoir-Rhyne was listed among NCAA Division II’s top-20 kickoff return squads through his first three seasons on the sidelines, and led the country with a 36.8 yard return average in 2020. L-R averaged 23 yards per kickoff return or better during both the 2021 and 2022 campaigns as well.

Figaro mentored six all-conference players in western North Carolina, including wide receiver Dareke Young who was taken in the 7th round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. The list of postseason honorees also included DeAree Rogers who claimed a spot on the all-region squad to culminate his final season at L-R. Figaro’s recruiting radar was impeccable in Hickory as well, as he raked in a pair of eventual Harlon Hill Award (D2 Heisman) finalists in all-American running backs Dwayne McGee and Jaleel McLaughlin.

Prior to trekking to the Southeast, Figaro spent the 2019 campaign as the wide receivers coach at Valparaiso. That stint followed a two-year stay (2017-18) as the wide receivers coach at Notre Dame under then-head coach Mike Jacobs. While in South Euclid, Figaro mentored junior Marvelle Ross who finished the 2018 season ranked 10th among NCAA Division II leaders with 1,203 receiving yards.

Figaro transitioned into coaching in 2016 as a graduate assistant coach at San Diego. The Toreros made NCAA history during his lone season in southern California when they became the first non-scholarship program to register a win in the NCAA FCS Playoffs.

Figaro played his first two collegiate seasons (2009-10) in the wide receiver rotation at Tulane, before transferring to nearby Louisiana Lafayette in time for the 2011 campaign. The Lafayette, La., native helped lead the Ragin’ Cajuns to three R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl championships, while also captaining his wide receiver unit as a senior in 2013.

Figaro earned his bachelor’s degree in general studies from Louisiana Lafayette in 2014. Devin and his wife, Brittany, have one son, Noah.

THE FIGARO FILE
Coaching Experience
2016	San Diego (Graduate Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers)
2017-18	Notre Dame, Ohio (Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers)
2019	Valparaiso (Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers)
2020-23	Lenoir-Rhyne (Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers/Co-Special Teams Coordinator)
2024-Present	Mercer (Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers)

Playing Experience
Played two seasons (2019-10) at Tulane. Played final three collegiate seasons in the wide receiver rotation at Louisiana Lafayette and helped pace Ragin Cajuns to three-straight New Orleans Bowl championships.

Education
Bachelor's degree in general studies (Louisiana Lafayette, 2014).

*Family*
Wife, Brittany, and son, Noah