Troy Fautanu

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Troy Fautanu
2024-0106-Troy Fautanu.jpg
Fautanu in 2024
Washington HuskiesNo. 55
Position Offensive 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 school Liberty (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.

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Early life and high school

Fautanu was 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 committed to play college football at the University of Washington. [3] [4]

College career

In Fautanu's first season in 2019 he redshirted and did not appear in any games. During the 2020 season, Fautanu appeared in four games. [5] During the 2021 season, Fautanu would play in nine games, starting in three of them. [6] Fautanu had a breakout 2022 season, where he started all 13 games. [7] In week three of the 2022 season versus Michigan State, Fautanu was named the Pac-12 offensive lineman of the week. [8] For his performance in the season, Fautanu was named second-team all Pac-12. [9] In the 2023 season, 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] Following the season, he declared for the 2024 NFL draft.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 3+34 in
(1.92 m)
317 lb
(144 kg)
34+12 in
(0.88 m)
9+12 in
(0.24 m)
5.01 s1.71 s2.88 s32.5 in
(0.83 m)
9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)
All values from NFL Combine [11] [12]

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References

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