NFL veteran says Saints OT Taliese Fuaga is the best rookie lineman he's ever seen

The 2024 NFL draft class was arguably deepest at the offensive tackle positions. If you count Washington's Troy Fautanu as a tackle, then eight of them were selected in the first round alone. After Notre Dame's Joe Alt (Chargers), Alabama's JC Latham (Titans) and Penn State's Olu Fashanu (Jets) came off the board, the fourth offensive tackle taken was Taliese Fuaga out of Oregon State, who went to the New Orleans Saints with the 14th overall pick in the draft. Fuaga has a reputation as a run-shredding right tackle, and is perhaps the most violent blocker in the class of 2024. However, he's more than just a mindless mauler. According to some of his teammates, Fuaga's game is quite advanced for his level of experience. In fact, starting center Erik McCoy says Fuaga is the best rookie offensive linemen he's seen since arriving in the NFL. That's some pretty high praise, but it also makes sense that Fuaga's game is polished given how well he performed in college. Over the last three seasons with the Beavers, Pro