Offensive Tackle Olu Fashanu, Penn State, Round 1, Pick 10

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“You understand me by now. O-line, Dline, the extra the merrier,” Saleh mentioned. “You may by no means have sufficient.” The coach added that having not too long ago acquired veteran tackles Tyron Smith and Morgan Moses helps with Fashanu’s transition to the professional recreation. “They’ve a lot wealth of expertise, not solely in method however in additionally tips on how to be a professional and put together at this degree. The younger man’s solely 21 years outdated. He hasn’t even scratched the floor but.”

Fashanu sees many advantages to placing on the inexperienced and white as quickly as subsequent week’s rookie minicamp. And three of these causes are three of the gamers he watched video of when he first began enjoying soccer at his Washington, DC, highschool: QB Aaron Rodgers and fellow tackles Tyron Smith and Morgan Moses.

“Aaron Rodgers, simply rising up watching him and all of the gereat issues he is completed all through his profession, to have that chance to be on the identical workforce and simply ask him any bits and ideas and recommendation as to what made his profession so profitable, that is simply the very best alternative,” he mentioned.

As for Smith, Fashanu mentioned, “I really feel like I am residing a fairytale. He was the primary participant I ever watched after I began watching movie as a sort out. On the time, he was absolutely the commonplace at left sort out.” Equally for Moses: “He is a man I’ve watched plenty of movie on from the previous. To have the chance to study beneath two veteran tackles, I am simply really blessed.”

Apart from the tenth total choose, the Jets additionally despatched their sixth-round choice, 203rd choose to the Vikings, they usually acquired in return the Vikes’ eleventh choose in addition to their fourth-round alternative (129th) and their fifth-rounder (157th).

“The added ammo is nice. It provides us extra flexibility,” Douglas mentioned. “We’ll assess how the remainder of this spherical goes, we’ll put our board collectively for tomorrow night time, and there are going to be 5 – 6 situations so far as shifting up, shifting again. Having these additional picks provides us plenty of flexibility to do various things.”

The Jets have gone to the Joyful Valley effectively typically over time, with Fashanu the twenty eighth Nittany Lion to be drafted by the Inexperienced & White. Most of the noteworthy Penn State Jets draftees performed on the defensive aspect of the ball, starting with LB Ralph Baker (forty third, 1964), adopted by DE John Ebersole (98th, 1970), LB Greg Buttle (67th, 1976), LB Lance Mehl (69th, 1980), S Harry Hamilton (176th, 1984) and DT Lou Benfatti (94th, 1994).