Olu Fashanu
Penn State Nittany Lions – No. 74
PositionOffensive tackle
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior
MajorSupply Chain and Information Systems
Personal information
Born: (2002-12-09) December 9, 2002
Waldorf, Maryland, U.S.
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight317 lb (144 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolGonzaga College (Washington, D.C.)
Career highlights and awards

Olumuyiwa Anthony Fashanu (born December 9, 2002) is an American football offensive tackle. He played college football at Penn State, earning All-American honors in 2023.

Early life and college

Fashanu was born on December 9, 2002, in Waldorf, Maryland. He attended Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C. He committed to Penn State University to play college football.[1][2] After not playing his first year at Penn State in 2020, Fashanu played nine games in 2021 and made his first career start in the 2022 Outback Bowl.[3][4] He became the starter at left tackle in 2022.[5][6] Fashanu was voted to the 2023 College Football All-America Team and was named the Big Ten's Rimington–Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year before declaring for the 2024 NFL Draft.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Olu Fashanu, 4-star OL, commits to Penn State". 3 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Penn State 2020 recruiting class profile: Olu Fashanu is an offensive tackle prototype who can be as good as he wants to be". 8 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Penn State's Olu Fashanu part of an O-line with plenty to prove, and he's working hard to lock down the left tackle job". 24 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Major role in store for PSU freshman". 30 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "James Franklin is pleased with Penn State's Olu Fashanu's strong start … will it continue at Auburn?". 15 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "No. 22 Penn State's Olu Fashanu puts Sean Clifford's 'mind at ease' at left tackle".
  7. ↑ McGuire, Kevin. "Olu Fashanu named Big Ten offensive lineman of the year". Nittany Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Ralph, Max. "Penn State standout lineman Olu Fashanu declares for April's NFL draft". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
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