Taliese Fuaga
American football player (born 2002)
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Taliese Fuaga (born April 5, 2002) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers, receiving All-American honors in 2023. Fuaga was selected by the Saints in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.
Fuaga in 2025 | |||||||
| No. 75 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||
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| Position | Offensive tackle | ||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||
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| Born | April 5, 2002 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 324 lb (147 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | Mount Tahoma (Tacoma) | ||||||
| College | Oregon State (2020–2023) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2024: 1st round, 14th overall pick | ||||||
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Early life
Fuaga attended Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Washington.[1] He played offensive and defensive line in high school. He was selected to play in the 2020 Polynesian Bowl.[2] Fuaga committed to Oregon State University to play college football, turning down similar offers from Oregon, USC, Hawaii, and Nevada.[3][4]
College career
Fuaga played in 14 games as a backup his first years at Oregon State in 2020 and 2021. He started all 13 games in 2022 and returned as a starter in 2023, where he was named a first-team All-American.[5][6]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||
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| 6 ft 5+3⁄4 in (1.97 m) | 324 lb (147 kg) | 33+1⁄8 in (0.84 m) | 10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 5.13 s | 1.77 s | 2.98 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) | ||||
| All values from NFL Combine[7][8] | ||||||||||||
Fuaga was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round with the 14th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.[9] He started in all 17 games as a rookie.[10]