As a junior, he missed all or parts of four games because of injuries, collecting 186 carries for 803 yards, 5 rushing touchdowns.
[8] Lavette finished his career as the school's all-time leading rusher, receiver and scorer.
At the time he ranked number 17th on the NCAA's all-time rushing list and set 19 school records.
He still maintains many career yardage records and is a member of the Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame and was named an ACC Legend.
On December 4, he was placed on the injured reserve list after spraining his knee while covering a Kickoff against the Philadelphia Eagles on November 24.
[11] In 1986, with the addition of Herschel Walker to the Cowboys team, it was difficult for him find playing time at running back.
He crossed the picket line on October 7 and appeared in 2 games as the third-string running back.
[12] Lavette had some great training camp performances, but he never developed as a consistent running back, On November 4, 1987, he was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles.