The New York Jets have not had a franchise left tackle since D’Brickashaw Ferguson.
Olu Fashanu is looking to end the drought.
With the 11th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, the Jets selected the Penn State left tackle despite already having Tyron Smith. After cross-training between left and right tackle during training camp, Fashanu went into the season as the Jets’ backup swing tackle behind starters Smith and Morgan Moses.
Fashanu was quickly tossed into the fire as a rookie. By Week 4, he was starting at right tackle in place of an injured Moses. The Jets’ offensive line eventually became so banged up that Fashanu played 37 snaps at right guard in Week 9.
Fashanu struggled while playing right tackle and right guard, two positions he had never played in college. But in Week 10, Fashanu finally got the chance to return to his natural left tackle position. Fashanu finished his rookie season with 336 snaps at left tackle across six games (five starts).
It was immediately clear that Fashanu was more comfortable at left tackle. The Jets’ offensive line improved after Fashanu took over on the blind side.
But exactly how good was Fashanu in 2024? Was he the instant above-average left tackle that some claim, or does he have more work to do than fans realize? And where must he improve if he is going to take a Year 2 leap?
Only the film can answer those questions.
Below is Blewett’s Blitz’s full Olu Fashanu film review, analyzing 37 plays across every game from Fashanu’s 2024 season.
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