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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.
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.
Professional career
Fuaga was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 14th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.
References
External links
New Orleans Saints bio
Oregon State Beavers bio
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- Taliese Fuaga
- 2024 New Orleans Saints season
- List of Samoans
- Oregon State Beavers football
- 2023 College Football All-America Team
- 2023 Pac-12 Conference football season
- 2024 NFL draft
- Bump Cooper Jr.
- List of New Orleans Saints first-round draft picks
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