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Taliese Fuaga

Offensive Tackle, New Orleans Saints · #75.

Player facts

Team: New Orleans Saints
Position: Offensive Tackle
Number: 75
Born: Apr 5, 2002 (age 24)
Birthplace: Tacoma, WA, USA
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 324 lbs
College: Oregon State
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

About

Taliese Fuaga (tah-lee-ESS-ay foo-ANG-uh; 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.

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Background

Early life

Fuaga attended Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Washington. He played offensive and defensive line in high school. He was selected to play in the 2020 Polynesian Bowl. Fuaga committed to Oregon State University to play college football, turning down similar offers from Oregon, USC, Hawaii, and Nevada.

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.

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