We’re up to lucky number 7 on Building the Dam’s countdown of the top 20 players to watch in 2023. Offensive line has been the Beavers’ best unit for a few seasons now, and today we’re taking a look at a player who had a breakout season last year.
#7) - Taliese Fuaga - Offensive Line
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In 2021 Fuaga wasn’t yet a starter, but appeared in 10 of the Beavers’ games and was already being tabbed as one of OSU’s next great linemen. In 2022, as a full time starter, Fuaga proved his fans right, with an absolutely dominant series that saw him as a key part of a line that helped Oregon State’s passing and rushing game put up mammoth numbers.