Washington Huskies Football: Rebuilding the offensive line
Left tackle
At this moment, Troy Fautanu is at the top of the depth chart. Fautanu played in nine games last year, starting two games at left tackle against Arizona and Stanford. He started another game at left guard against WSU in the Apple Cup. This will be Fauntanu’s fourth year at Washington, though listed as a sophomore. He played in all four games in 2020 after redshirting in 2019.
His spot at LT is far from guaranteed. The NCAA may allow Jaxson Kirkland to return for a sixth season. Kirkland was headed to the NFL before ankle issues caused him to withdraw his name. He petitioned to come back to Washington, but there is no word yet on his status.
Roger Rosengarten is number two and is one of the redshirt freshmen, although he is going into his third year. Rosengarten could see time and maybe start at right tackle. As mentioned earlier, Mele is third.
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Left guard
Nate Kalepo is the Washington Huskies starting left guard for now. An all-state at Rainier Beach as a senior in 2018, last year, he played in every game except in the final game against WSU.
Julius Buelow is number two but started the first five games last year, playing in all games except the Apple Cup. It will be a good battle between the two hog mollies, which might go all the way until Opening Day. The “loser” could move to right guard. O’Dea High School grad Owen Prentice fills the third spot right now.