2024 NFL Draft Scouting Report: Olumuyiwa Fashanu

Prospect Summary:

After two years of development, Fashanu broke into the starting lineup for Penn State in 2023 and had a tremendous debut. He was viewed as a potential first-round pick for the 2023 NFL Draft, but he decided to return for his fourth season with the Nittany Lions. In 2023, he played well overall, but was not dominant.

As a pass blocker, Fashanu has a quality skill set to be an edge protector. He is not elite in terms of movement, but uses his size and length well to entangle defensive linemen. Fashanu’s natural mass and size leads to a strong base that can negate bull rushes. After sinking his weight, Fashanu holds his ground and does not given drive back into the quarterback. There is some stiffness with Fashanu, but not to the point where it is a crushing weakness. Fashanu is not a dominant pass blocker, but he is efficient.

In the ground game, Fashanu is not one to create a big push or toss defenders around. He lacks violence or nastiness as the point of attack. There are times where he willl finish off defensive linemen, but he is not consistently violent up front. As a pro, Fashanu might be a run blocker who manages more wins by turning, manipulating or stalling defenders.

In speaking to sources at multiple teams, they do not see Fashanu as a top-caliber prospect. They said they thought Fashanu was solid, but not elite, and saw him being an appropriate value in the mid- to late portion of the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

One AFC director of player personnel told WalterFootball.com:

He’s not elite movement wise …. He uses his size and length well. He’s efficient in pass pro, but I would like him to be more nasty, and he’s not consistent with his violence. He can play left tackle, but not an elite left tackle-type athlete. He’s not nearly as athletic as, say, a Penei Sewell.”

Additionally, an NFC director of player personnel shared:

There is a hint of stiffness. He’s best in pass protection and the run blocking isn’t very good to me …. Not real surge or push because he’s not violent and gets shed too frequently. A little more athletic flare than [Russell] Okung, but they’re similar.

While Fashanu has been graded as a mid- to late first-rounder, he still has a shot at being a top-10 pick during the 2024 NFL Draft. This year features a talented offensive line class, and how the prospects come off the board will depend on the team and which flavor each prefers. As a pro, Fashanu looks like he will be a solid starting offensive tackle.