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Pro scouting report of Penn State Left Tackle Olumuyiwa Fashanu
Olumuyiwa Fashanu is a senior left tackle at Penn State University. He started 21 out of 29 games with the Nittany Lions, 12 in 2023 and eight in 2022, before suffering an undisclosed season-ending injury. Fashanu was a team captain, first-team All-American, Big Ten offensive lineman of the year, and first-team All-Big Ten in 2023.
What to make of Olumuyiwa Fashanu as a left tackle? Here are my takeaways from Fashanu's college film
As a pass blocker, Fashanu shows impressive athleticism and get-off with his initial quickness in pass sets. He has a good understanding of set points on angles and verticals. He also shows good processing in establishing half-man relationships with 3-tech and 5-tech rushers. He also has active hands; he neutralizes speed rushers with his strike timing and hand placement. Fashanu has very good arm length and uses his strike timing to keep rushers off-balance and can quickly latch onto rushers and kill their rush plan early. When engaged, he has good upper body play strength and uses arm length to wash rushers around the pocket.
Fashanu also has a good feel for speed-to-power rushers. He is consistent in his get-off, using above-average initial quickness on angle sets. Fashanu plays with good pad level when in pass protection and is active with his hands to gain leverage and hold ground against power. He shows solid anchor ability at the set point against speed-to-power. Against line stunts, Fashanu shows average-level processing, identifying blitzes and simulated pressures. He also showcases good strength on contact when taking on crashers and loopers.
Against pure power/bull rushers, Fashanu displays good patience in his set points, using his athleticism to win half-man relationships and eliminate their rush path. Fashanu's lateraFashanu'st is effective, too, and stands out most when engaged in mirroring defenders. Fashanu's anchor is most effective against power rushers from the second level. His grip strength is not too impressive; his 8.5" hand size is likely a factor, but he does a solid job sustaining blocks. Overall, Fashanu showcases above-average independent hand usage, locking into BIG's wrist and ultimately taking away their rush leverage.
In the run game, Fashanu understands block concepts well. He is good in zone schemes and consistently gets into position on reach or combo blocks. He can create space on the first level with frontside combo blocks and displays good overall functional strength to displace defenders out of gaps with his leg drive. As a backside blocker, Fashanu is active as well as a post-blocker and has impressive physical toughness in his leg drive when overtaking on combo blocks. For the most part, Fashanu is comfortable on the second level. He can quickly climb to the second level with his acceleration and solid foot speed. As a backside blocker, he can clear rush paths with his hand placement and strength of contact. As a playside blocker, Fashanu shows good processing ID'ing 2nd-level targets.
Fashanu wins in 1-on-1 situations, too,...
