Lavaka Named Freshman All-American by Pro Football Focus

Oregon State true freshman Gus Lavaka garnered his second Freshman All-American award Monday, when Pro Football Focus announced its Freshman All-America team.

Lavaka, who stepped into the lineup at left guard in the season's fourth game due to injury, helped solidify the Beavers offensive line for the remainder of the season. He went on to start seven of the final eight games of the season, missing the UCLA game due to his own injury. Lavaka helped pave the way for OSU's ballcarriers to establish a school record 5.2 yards per carry in 2016 beating the previous record of 4.9 ypc that had been set in 1960.

Pro Football Focus has this to say about Lavaka (and Stanford offensive guard Nate Herbig, who was the other selection): "Two monster Pac-12 guards led the way among true freshmen this season as Lavaka graded at 73.7 overall and Herbig came in at 70.8. Lavaka allowed only four pressures, all hurries, while ranking third among all freshman guards with a 73.7 run block grade while Herbig allowed only a sack and three hurries after taking over as starter in Week 7."

Lavaka was also named a Freshman All-American last week by Campus Insiders, while fellow Beaver Xavier Crawford, a redshirt freshman at cornerback, has collected similar accolades from Campus Insiders and USA Today.

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Lavaka Named Freshman All-American by Pro Football Focus

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Xavier Crawford

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