STRENGTHS
Laviska is a run after the catch, determine to make 1st downs and touchdowns, type of receiver. He shows on film the eye/hand coordination and big catch radius to catch any ball in any kind of weather situation. Laviska has the strong, powerful, body type to be used in different positions for your offense. He shows quick feet to get in and out of breaks and separate when running routes. He is smart and understands zone coverages and when used on jet sweeps he is not interested in being strung out, he cuts up north and south as soon as he sees the opportunity. Laviska can be a weapon on offense and because of his ability to break tackles and determination to make 1st downs and touchdowns, he also has the “potential” to become a franchise offensive player and receiver for the team that selects him.
CONCERNS
Laviska has the “potential”, if he learns how to change gears and run the deep routes at the wide receiver position, as well as he runs routes from the slot. He has speed and quickness but his speed will be matched at the next level so learning HOW to use his speed is the key to becoming more than just a flash at the next level or having the type of career that could be long and outstanding. He has the potential to be a bigger vision of former Panthers receiver Steve Smith Sr.
BOTTOM LINE 1.72
Everything comes down to Laviska learning how to run deep routes against single coverage as too how impacting he can become in the future. He has all the other skills and his run after the catch talents are attractive but learning how to stay injury-free and the continuation of his RAC impact will depend on how much of a cushion Defensive Backs have to give him off the line of scrimmage and that will only happen IF he scares them with the deep routes as part of his skill set. For his college team, Laviska was a playmaker and a jack of all trades. But for the next level to become more than just a player who can impact when used on a set of specialty plays, he has to learn how to run the route tree against any style of defense and that will take him learning the intricacies of the wide receiver position. I’m sure his works outs will be outstanding but it takes more than athleticism to be more than just a specialty player at the next level. It takes football intelligence and the willingness to take what you learn in practice and the classroom on to the field quickly. I believe Laviska has that ability but we shall see. Remember a swiss army knife is not the main knife in a person’s arsenal, it’s just the knife most use when they can’t use their main knives and although it’s handy, it doesn’t work for all projects. Laviska has to become more than just a swiss army knife.
