The New York Jets drafted a top-tier offensive tackle at No. 11 overall and GM Joe Douglas has since laid out his expectations for Olu Fashanu.
' general manager Joe Douglas wanted to come away from the NFL draft with a future franchise left tackle.their first-round selection
"We felt it was a really good tackle group. For us, there were still a lot of good blockers left , but with Olu you're just getting a highly productive left tackle. That was a priority — someone that can play left tackle," said Douglas during anDouglas, who has routinely expressed his affinity for nasty offensive linemen, sounded enamored by Fashanu's abilities.
Fashanu made 20 starts for Penn State at left tackle over the last two seasons. In 2023, he logged 382 pass blocking snaps over a 12-game sample while not allowing a sack. The team captain went on to win the Rimington-Pace Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year award.in the NFL since the Jets acquired left tackle Tyron Smith and right tackle Morgan Moses to presumably start.
"I feel like tackle is what he's played his entire career in high school and college. He'll get out here at practice, and we'll have him get into a left tackle stance, get into a right tackle stance. He's going to practice a lot of different positions here," said Douglas.
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