Olu Fashanu Says Tyron Smith and Morgan Moses Have Been ‘Everything to Me’

Learning from LT Tyron Smith and RT Morgan Moses since he was drafted in April, Jets rookie T Olu Fashanu‘s most impactful lesson from the veterans hasn’t been something on the field. It’s been their preparation.

“It’s a lot different than how I prepared in college,” he said. “Just looking at how they approach everything, whether it’s meetings, practice, walk-throughs, gameday itself. It’s completely different to how I would [my final] year at Penn State. Having those two guys in the room, having the opportunity to ask them questions, ask them tips and all that, it’s been everything for me.

“Talking to other rookie tackles in the in the league, a couple older tackles in the league and talking to them about their experience, they didn’t have those older guys in the room to lead them in the right path in terms of on and off the field and how it affected their play. It makes me a lot more lucky and a lot more blessed that I have guys like Morgan and Tyron in the room.”

Some of the linemen Fashanu has talked with incudes former college rivals — Cardinals LT Paris Johnson, selected No. 6 overall in 2023 out of Ohio State, and Titans LG Peter Skoronski, selected No. 11 overall in ’23 out of Northwestern.

Fashanu spoke with Johnson after the Jets’ Week 10 game at Arizona where the former Penn State player saw his first action at left tackle, the spot he played his entire college career for the Nittany Lions.

“I feel like every rookie, nonetheless a rookie picked in the first round, has that expectation that they’re going to come in and start, but I think I was in a really unique situation where I come in and there’s already two bookend tackles in the room,” he said. “For me, I just understood that it was all about taking advantage of that type of experience.”