2019 Football Roster
Lavaka, Gus
Jersey Number 63
Gus Lavaka
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 347
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kearns, Utah
- High School:
- Kearns HS
Bio
PRONOUNCED luh-vah-kah
CAREER
• Appeared in 45 games, with 41 starts
• Per Pro Football Focus allowed nine sacks in four seasons at Oregon State
• Named a Freshman All-American by Campus Insiders and Pro Football Focus in 2016
• Recognized as a member of the Pac-12 and national All-Freshman teams by Athlon in 2016
• 2019 Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team
• 2019 Outland Trophy Watch List
• 2019 Polynesian Football Player of the Year Watch List
2019 (SENIOR)
• Played in 11 games, making 10 starts
• Allowed one sack and six total quarterback hurries per Pro Football Focus
• Part of an offensive line that helped Oregon State’s running backs to seven 100-yard efforts
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team
• Outland Trophy Watch List
• Polynesian Football Player of the Year Watch List
• Team captain
2018 (JUNIOR)
• Played in and started all 12 games at left guard
• Part of an offensive line that helped Jermar Jefferson become the first OSU running back to 1,000 yards in a decade. Jefferson had seven games of 100 or more yards, including two of 200 or more.
• Lavaka and the offensive line paved the way for eight 100-yard games in 2018 as Artavis Pierce eclipsed that plateau in the season opener at Ohio State
2017 (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in and started all 12 games at left guard
• Part of an offensive line that helped Ryan Nall to three 100-yard rushing efforts
2016 (FRESHMAN)
• Lined up at offensive guard steadily showing improvement and moving up the depth chart in the spring
• Played in 10 games, making seven starts
• Moved into the starting lineup at left guard when Fred Lauina went down to injury, and never gave his spot back
• Earned Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention
• Named a Freshman All-American by Campus Insiders and Pro Football Focus
• Recognized as a member of the Pac-12 and national All-Freshman teams by Athlon
• Signed a National Letter of Intent in February 2016
• Arrived on campus in March for spring term
KEARNS HIGH SCHOOL
• Originally signed an NLI with Hawai’i in 2012
• Played on both the offensive and defensive lines at Kearns
• Named to the 5A all-state second team by the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News
• Selected to Region 2 First Team on offense
• Earned all-league honors in football, wrestling and basketball
• One of the state’s top heavyweights in wrestling – runner-up at the state meet in the 285-pound division as a junior
PERSONAL
• Son of Gustaf and Lafo Lavaka
• Has two brothers, Tasini and Sherwin, and six sisters, Tina, Hazel, Mele, Veronica, Ana and Otolose
• Completed a two-year LDS Mission to the Kingdom of Tonga
• Is part of the Poly Notes, an acapella group, with Elu Aydon, Miki Fifita and Alexander Skelton
• Graduated with a degree in digital communication arts
CAREER
• Appeared in 45 games, with 41 starts
• Per Pro Football Focus allowed nine sacks in four seasons at Oregon State
• Named a Freshman All-American by Campus Insiders and Pro Football Focus in 2016
• Recognized as a member of the Pac-12 and national All-Freshman teams by Athlon in 2016
• 2019 Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team
• 2019 Outland Trophy Watch List
• 2019 Polynesian Football Player of the Year Watch List
2019 (SENIOR)
• Played in 11 games, making 10 starts
• Allowed one sack and six total quarterback hurries per Pro Football Focus
• Part of an offensive line that helped Oregon State’s running backs to seven 100-yard efforts
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team
• Outland Trophy Watch List
• Polynesian Football Player of the Year Watch List
• Team captain
2018 (JUNIOR)
• Played in and started all 12 games at left guard
• Part of an offensive line that helped Jermar Jefferson become the first OSU running back to 1,000 yards in a decade. Jefferson had seven games of 100 or more yards, including two of 200 or more.
• Lavaka and the offensive line paved the way for eight 100-yard games in 2018 as Artavis Pierce eclipsed that plateau in the season opener at Ohio State
2017 (SOPHOMORE)
• Played in and started all 12 games at left guard
• Part of an offensive line that helped Ryan Nall to three 100-yard rushing efforts
2016 (FRESHMAN)
• Lined up at offensive guard steadily showing improvement and moving up the depth chart in the spring
• Played in 10 games, making seven starts
• Moved into the starting lineup at left guard when Fred Lauina went down to injury, and never gave his spot back
• Earned Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention
• Named a Freshman All-American by Campus Insiders and Pro Football Focus
• Recognized as a member of the Pac-12 and national All-Freshman teams by Athlon
• Signed a National Letter of Intent in February 2016
• Arrived on campus in March for spring term
KEARNS HIGH SCHOOL
• Originally signed an NLI with Hawai’i in 2012
• Played on both the offensive and defensive lines at Kearns
• Named to the 5A all-state second team by the Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News
• Selected to Region 2 First Team on offense
• Earned all-league honors in football, wrestling and basketball
• One of the state’s top heavyweights in wrestling – runner-up at the state meet in the 285-pound division as a junior
PERSONAL
• Son of Gustaf and Lafo Lavaka
• Has two brothers, Tasini and Sherwin, and six sisters, Tina, Hazel, Mele, Veronica, Ana and Otolose
• Completed a two-year LDS Mission to the Kingdom of Tonga
• Is part of the Poly Notes, an acapella group, with Elu Aydon, Miki Fifita and Alexander Skelton
• Graduated with a degree in digital communication arts
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