{"id":404144,"date":"2025-09-28T17:25:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T17:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/404144\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T17:25:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T17:25:10","slug":"ny-jets-olu-fashanu-looking-to-rebound-after-slow-start-to-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/404144\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Jets\u2019 Olu Fashanu looking to rebound after slow start to Year 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the New York Jets selected<\/a> Penn State tackle Olu Fashanu with the 11th overall pick in 2024, the organization hoped they found their stalwart blindside blocker.<\/p>\n

After a strong rookie season, Fashanu\u2019s sophomore season has not lived up to Year 2 expectations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Through three games, Fashanu leads NFL left tackles with 15 pressures allowed. His 53.4 Pro Football Focus grade ranks 26th out of 30 qualified left tackles and is the lowest among New York\u2019s starting offensive linemen.<\/p>\n

In an exclusive conversation with Jets X-Factor, Fashanu emphasized his understanding that the first three games of 2025 haven\u2019t been to his standard. He is doing everything in his power to change that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI haven\u2019t performed to the standard that I hold myself to,\u201d Fashanu said. \u201cSo it\u2019s just about looking at the film and looking at places where I need to improve on.\u201d<\/p>\n

WATCH: Joe Blewett’s Film Review of Olu Fashanu’s Rookie Season<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite the early-season struggles, the Jets believe they can get the young tackle on the right track. Some help from his linemate and \u201colder brother\u201d John Simpson certainly helps in that regard.<\/p>\n

The relationship between a left guard and left tackle is one of the more underrated partnerships in the NFL. Both positions need to be communicating consistently due to the myriad of looks that defenses throw at them each week.<\/p>\n

Luckily for the Jets, Fashanu\u2019s relationship with left guard John Simpson is as strong as ever. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s a big reason why Fashanu is confident he\u2019ll move past the early-season struggles that he is working through.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn is like an older brother to me,\u201d Fashanu told X-Factor. \u201cI have so much trust in him, and the other way around. For me to have the opportunity to play with someone like that, it\u2019s a blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since arriving on the team as a free agent last year, Simpson has been a consummate professional and stellar player on New York\u2019s offensive line. The hope is that, when paired with Fashanu, the two will be cornerstone linemen for New York.<\/p>\n

Jets\u2019 shrug off Fashanu\u2019s struggles<\/p>\n

For as much as Fashanu has struggled early on in the season, the Jets remain unconcerned about the left tackle\u2019s future play. <\/p>\n

Offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand made it a point this week to clarify that Fashanu still hasn\u2019t played a full season in the NFL yet as a starter.<\/p>\n

\u201cOlu\u2019s doing a really nice job,\u201d Engstrand said<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s just, again, how much game has he played? He didn\u2019t play a whole lot last year as a rookie, and then this year, in his second year, but I feel really comfortable where Olu is at right now.\u201d<\/p>\n

That context is always crucial to keep in mind. For young offensive linemen, the best way to improve from mistakes is to keep taking reps and learning from those prior mishaps.<\/p>\n

As the Jets try to bounce back from a 0-3 start, Fashanu is one of those players looking to steadily improve as the year goes on.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all about improvement through these first three weeks,\u201d Fashanu said. \u201cWe haven\u2019t been able to get the W, but it all starts looking at myself.\u201d<\/p>\n

New York needs its starting left tackle to play like the dominant player he was drafted to be. While it hasn\u2019t been the smoothest transition in Year 2, the tape, and his relationship with Simpson, has left Fashanu to believe he\u2019ll bounce back very soon.<\/p>\n

Reporting from the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center in Florham Park, NJ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When the New York Jets selected Penn State tackle Olu Fashanu with the 11th overall pick in 2024,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":404145,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[30015,198,7,3228,226,1917,255,2321,2097,6,3231,3916,1513,3234,12599],"class_list":{"0":"post-404144","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-faria-on-the-beat","9":"tag-featured","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-free-content","12":"tag-jets","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-jets","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkjets","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-ny-jets-news","19":"tag-ny-jets-players","20":"tag-olu-fashanu","21":"tag-standard","22":"tag-tanner-engstrand"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115283094761191132","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/404145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}