Troy Fautanu
Fautanu in 2024
Washington Huskies – No. 55
PositionOffensive tackle
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (2000-10-11) October 11, 2000 (age 23)
Henderson, Nevada, U.S.
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight317 lb (144 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolLiberty (Henderson)
Career highlights and awards

Troy Fautanu (born October 11, 2000) is an American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Washington and won the 2023 Morris Trophy.

Early life and high school

Cwas born on October 11, 2000, in Henderson, Nevada.[1] Coming out of high school Fautanu was a three-star prospect and was rated as the 59th offensive tackle in the country.[2] Fautanu would deicde to commit to play college football at the University of Washington.[3][4]

College career

In Fautanu's first season in 2019 he would redshirt and not appear in any games. During the 2020 season, Fautanu would appear in four games.[5] During the 2021 season, Fautanu would play in nine games, while getting the start in three of them.[6] In week three of the 2022 season versus Michigan State, Fautanu would be named the Pac-12 offensive lineman of the week.[7] Fautanu would have a breakout 2022 season, where he would play in and start all 13 games.[8] For his performance on the season, Fautanu was named second-team all Pac-12.[9] He declared for the 2024 NFL Draft following the 2023 season, in which he won the Morris Trophy as the top offensive lineman in the Pac-12 and the Joe Moore Award as the top offensive line unit.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Troy Fautanu Offensive Tackle Washington". nfldraftbuzz. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Emerson, Justin (7 September 2018). "Liberty OT Troy Fautanu chooses Washington". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  3. ^ Jude, Adam (6 September 2018). "Huskies get commitment from three-star offensive tackle Troy Fautanu". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ^ Caple, Christian. "14 things to know about OL Troy Fautanu, Washington's most recent recruiting commitment". The Athletic. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  5. ^ Crabbs, Kyle (26 October 2023). "2024 NFL Draft Player Profile: Washington OL Troy Fautanu". Athlon Sports.com. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Troy Fautanu". Washington University Athletics. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  7. ^ Vorel, Mike (8 November 2022). "Want to see a scary movie? Turn on ascending UW left tackle Troy Fautanu's fullback tape". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ^ Raley, Dan (29 June 2023). "An Insider's Look at UW Offensive Tackle Troy Fautanu ... Finally". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ Vorel, Mike (19 December 2022). "UW Huskies left tackle Troy Fautanu to return for fifth season in 2023". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Washington's Troy Fautanu, Jalen McMillan to enter NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved 12 January 2024.

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