Laviska Shenault Jr. on Sunday was named the Colorado Buffaloes‘ most valuable player during the team’s annual senior banquet at the Dal Ward Athletic Center.
The 6-foot-2, 220-pound receiver earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors after he finished with 86 catches for 1,011 yards and six touchdowns in nine games for the Buffs in 2018. He missed three games due to a toe injury.
Shenault, 20, is the first sophomore to earn the award since linebacker Jashon Sykes was honored in 1999. He is also the third receiver to win the award this decade, joining Paul Richardson (2013) and Nelson Spruce (2014-15).