During Pac-12 Media Day in Las Vegas, Arizona head coach Jedd Fisch confirmed the Freshman All-American would shift over and start at right tackle this fall.
Arizona hasn’t produced a first-round offensive lineman to land in the NFL Draft since John Fina in 1992.
The inside-to-outside development began after Arizona’s 5-7 season in 2022, when Savaiinaea started all 12 games at right guard between center Josh Baker and right tackle Paiton Fears, who graduated in the spring. Savaiinaea seldom played guard in the spring and was slowly implemented as Arizona’s starting right tackle.“He’s a good athlete, so he’s made the transition pretty well,” he added. “We just wanted to try a bunch of guys at different spots, kind of like we’ve always done, to have more versatility if we need to make that move.”“I get ... help on the inside,” Savaiinaea said. “On the outside, I’m on an island; I’m like one-on-one almost 90% of the time.
One of the primary storylines of Pac-12 Media Day, besides the conference’s media rights deal and conference realignment, was the collection of elite quarterbacks scattered across the league. But like Roth noted, “You have to protect the quarterbacks.” The Wildcats return most of their offensive unit that ranked sixth nationally in passing offense.
Other suitors at guard include Wendell Moe, a walk-on who started three games at guard last season, Langi, Canadian redshirt sophomore Leif Magnuson and former center JT Hand, among others.
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