| No. 75 – New Orleans Saints | |
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| Position: | Offensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (2002-04-05) April 5, 2002 (age 22) Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Weight: | 324 lb (147 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Mount Tahoma (Tacoma) |
| College: | Oregon State (2020–2023) |
| NFL draft: | 2024 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
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| Player stats at PFR | |
Taliese Fuaga (born April 5, 2002) is an American 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.
Fuaga attended Mount Tahoma High SchoolinTacoma, 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]
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]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump |
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| 6 ft5+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) |
Fuaga was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 14th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.[9]
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New Orleans Saints 2024 NFL draft selections
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