Laviska Shenault Jr.

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Laviska Shenault Jr.
Jacksonville Jaguars - No. 10
Wide receiver
Date of birth: October 5, 1998
Place of birth: Irving , Texas
Height: 1.85 m Weight: 103 kg
NFL debut
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career
College : Colorado
NFL Draft : 2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 42
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • First Team All- Pac-12 (2018)
  • Second team All-Pac-12 (2019)
Statistics at NFL.com

Laviska "Viska" Shenault Jr. (born October 5, 1998 in Irving , Texas ) is an American American football player on the position of wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars in the National Football League (NFL).

He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes and was selected by the Jaguars in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft .

Early years and high school

Shenault Jr. attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas. As a senior, he had 46 receptions for 825 yards and nine touchdowns . He enlisted in the University of Colorado Boulder to play college football . As a freshman in high school, Shenault Jr. also played basketball.

college

In his first year in Colorado in 2017, Shenault Jr. played 12 games and had seven receptions for 168 yards. As a sophomore in 2018, he became a starter for the Buffaloes, recording 11 receptions for 211 yards and one touchdown in the first game of the season against Colorado State . Against Arizona State he had 13 receptions for 127 yards with two pass touchdowns and two run touchdowns. After the 2019 season with 764 yards and 6 touchdowns, Shenault decided to forego his senior year and sign up for the 2020 NFL draft .

NFL

Shenault was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Matt Hayes: Meet the Colorado WR Who Has the NFL Drooling: 'He's Julio Jones, Only Bigger'. Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Laviska Shenault Jr. - Football. Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Brent Schrotenboer: Colorado football player chose his dreadlocks over hoops and now leads nation in receiving. Retrieved February 28, 2020 (American English).
  4. ↑ CU Buffs' Laviska Shenault displays star potential. In: BuffZone. August 16, 2018, Retrieved February 28, 2020 (American English).
  5. ↑ Nick Kosmider: That's Viska: Colorado sophomore WR Shenault continues to ... Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Shenault. Retrieved February 27, 2020 .
  7. ↑ 2020 NFL Draft: Colorado WR Laviska Shenault declares as potential first-round pick. Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Shenault is the selection at No. 42. Retrieved May 1, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Shenault, Laviska Jr.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shenault, Viska (nickname); Shenault, Laviska Terrell Jr. (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1998
PLACE OF BIRTH Irving , Texas , United States