Taliese Fuaga

Photo by: Karl Maasdam

Photo by: Nick Bristol

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-6
Weight:
338
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Tacoma, Wash.
High School:
Mount Tahoma

PRONOUNCED Tall-ee-s-a Foo-ah-gah

2023 (JUNIOR)
• FWAA All-America First Team
• CBS Sports / 247Sports All-America First Team
• ESPN All-America First Team
• Pro Football Focus All-America First Team
• Phil Steele All-America First Team
• Associated Press All-America Second Team
• AFCA All-America Second Team
• Walter Camp All-America Second Team
• The Sporting News All-America Second Team
• The Athletic All-America Second Team
• USA Today All-America Second Team
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• AP All-Pac-12 First Team
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 First Team
• Polynesian Player of the Year Finalist
• Outland Trophy Semifinalist
• Lombardi Award Semifinalist
• ESPN.com Midseason All-America First Team
• Pro Football Focus Midseason All-America First Team
• Associated Press Midseason All-America First Team
• CBS Sports Midseason All-America First Team
• 247 Sports Midseason All-America First Team
• USA Today Midseason All-America First Team
• The Athletic Midseason All-America Second Team
• Preseason All-Pac-12 First Team
• Lombardi Award Watch List
• Outland Trophy Watch List
• Polynesian Player Of The Year Watch List
• Pac-12 Offensive Lineman of the Week (Oct. 16)
• Played in 12 games
• Part of an offensive line that helped OSU average nearly 5 yards per carry and almost 170 yards per game
• Played in 700 snaps
• Earned an 88.2 overall grade from Pro Football Focus, and a 90.9 mark in run blocking. PFF graded him at 80.0 in pass blocking

2022 (SOPHOMORE)
• PFF All-America Honorable Mention
• All-Pac-12 Second Team
• Associated Press All-Pac-12 Second Team
• PFF All-Pac-12 First Team
• Phil Steele All-Pac-12 Third Team
• Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Watch List
• Played in and started all 13 games
• Part of an offensive line that helped pave the way for the Beavers to average 396 yards per game overall and 196.5 on the ground, which was among the league’s leaders
• Graded out at 80.8 by Pro Football Focus, including a 79.6 mark in run blocking

2021 (FRESHMAN)
• Saw action in 10 games
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll

2020 (FRESHMAN)
• Saw action in four games

MOUNT TAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL
• Letterwinner for head coach Leon Hatch
• Rated three stars by both 247Sports and Rivals
• Played in the 2020 Polynesian Bowl in Honolulu on Jan. 18. Announced to the bowl in June 2019
• Played on the defensive line in addition to the offensive line
• Named First-Team All-League on the offensive line as a senior. Earned second-team honors on the defensive line
• Earned an All-Area nomination
• Selected Second-Team All-League on the offensive line as a junior
• Tallied 40 tackles with 10.5 tackles for loss and five sacks as a senior

PERSONAL
• Son of Sau and Manuia Fuaga
• Has three brothers: Alapati, Austin and Manuia
• Has one sister, Ashleyanne
• Majoring in sociology
• Chose Oregon State because “it was the best fit for me and my family.”