Luq Barcoo
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Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
| No. 0 – St. Louis Battlehawks | |||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | July 27, 1998 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Castle Park (Chula Vista, California) | ||||||
| College | Grossmont (2016–2017) San Diego State (2018–2019) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2020: undrafted | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Luqman Barcoo (born July 27, 1998) is an American professional football cornerback for the St. Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs, and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2020. He was the first defensive player drafted by the San Antonio Brahmas of the XFL.
High school career
Barcoo attended Castle Park High School in Chula Vista, where he earned three letters in football and became a two-way starter.[1][2] On offense, he rushed 57 times for 472 yards and six touchdowns in his final two seasons and caught 71 passes for 1,314 yards and 15 touchdowns.[2] On defense, Barcoo recorded 74 tackles (52 solo), four tackles for loss, five interceptions, nine pass breakups, and one blocked field goal.[2]
Barcoo tore his hamstring during his senior season, though he was able to convince his coach to allow him to play in their playoff matchup against The Bishop's School and caught Castle Park's only touchdown of the game.[1] Barcoo was unrecruited out of high school due to his injury and the fact that he came from a smaller school.[3]
College career
Barcoo played two years of junior college (JUCO) football at Grossmont Community College in El Cajon, California, earning the starting cornerback spot as a freshman.[1] That year, he had 21 total tackles, two interceptions, and four pass breakups.[4] The following season, he was moved to wide receiver where he caught 35 receptions for 767 yards and seven touchdowns.[4] Barcoo was considered a two-star JUCO recruit by 247Sports.[5]
Barcoo transferred to San Diego State. During the 2018 season, he mostly played on special teams, recording one interception, 500 pass breakups, and 70 tackles.[1][6] In 2019, he led college football in interceptions, passes defended, and pass breakups.[7]