Taliese Fuaga Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'6" / 324 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- April 5, 2002 (22)
- Experience
- Drafted
- 2024 / Rd. 1 / Pk. 14 (NO)
- College
- Oregon State
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Taliese Fuaga News
With the No. 14 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Saints selected Oregon State offensive tackle Taliese Fuaga. The 22-year-old had a lengthy college career with the Beavers. While he got off to a slow start, he ended his final season by being named an All-American. New Orleans has plenty of areas that need to be addressed, but the line was arguably the team's biggest weakness. Fuaga has a chance to start right away and should help keep Derek Carr vertical more often than he was during the 2023-24 campaign.
New Orleans Saints offensive tackle Trevor Penning, who was taken 19th overall in 2022, has struggled at tackle and has started only six games since he was drafted. It's why The Athletic's Bruce Feldman pegs the Saints to take Oregon State offensive tackle Taliese Fuaga with the 14th overall pick in this year's NFL draft. The 6-foot-6, 324-pounder played right tackle with the Beavers, but his coaches thought he was more than capable of playing on the other side and he could also end up being a dominant guard. "He's so physical and very explosive. He is a friggin' powerhouse. He really moves people in the run game. He's not super long, but he has quick feet and good awareness and balance. I thought he improved a lot last year, especially as a pass blocker," one coach said.
Depth Chart
- Offense
- Defense
FS | Tyrann Mathieu |
LDE | Cameron Jordan |
Tanoh Kpassagnon | |
LDT | Nathan Shepherd |
Bryan Bresee | |
RDT | Khalen Saunders |
RDE | Carl Granderson |
Isaiah Foskey | |
LOLB | Pete Werner |
Monty Rice | |
MLB | Demario Davis |
D'Marco Jackson | |
LCB | Paulson Adebo |
SS | Jordan Howden |
NB | Alontae Taylor |
LS | Zach Wood |
K | Blake Grupe |
P | Lou Hedley |
QB | Derek Carr |
RB | Alvin Kamara |
Jamaal Williams | |
LWR | A.T. Perry |
RWR | Chris Olave |
SWR | Rashid Shaheed |
TE | Juwan Johnson |
Taysom Hill | |
LT | Trevor Penning |
LG | Tommy Kraemer |
C | Erik McCoy |
RG | Cesar Ruiz |
RT | Landon Young |