While Notre Dame’s Joe Alt is the preferred choice for the Tennessee Titans if they take a left tackle with the No. 7 pick in the 2024 NFL draft, Penn State’s Olu Fashanu is a possibility if Alt is off the board in that spot.
Fashanu took part in the NFL Combine on Sunday but his participation was cut short due to a right thigh injury he suffered during his first attempt at the 40-yard dash, he told NFL Network’s Stacey Dales.
Penn State is scheduled to hold its pro day on March 15 and Fashanu thinks he’ll be fine by then, so he’ll have another opportunity to show his stuff.
Fashanu did deal with an unrevealed injury during his junior season, when he appeared in eight games before shutting it down. However, he started all 12 regular-season games for the Nittany Lions last year before opting out of the Peach Bowl.
Before his combine injury, Fashanu measured at 6-foot-6 and 312 pounds, with an arm length of 34 inches and a hand size of 8 and 1/2 inches. He was clocked at 5.11 seconds in his lone 40-yard dash attempt and posted a 10-yard split of 1.77 seconds. His vertical was 32 inches and his broad jump was 9-foot-1.
As compared to Alt, Fashanu recorded a smaller hand size and arm length, with the Notre Dame product, who shined in his combine workouts, registering 10 inches and 34 and 1/4 inches, respectively.
Fashanu did top Alt in the vertical jump (32 inches to 28 inches), but fell short in the broad jump (9-foot-1 to 9-foot-4) and 40-yard dash (5.11 to 5.05 seconds).
Tennessee met with Fashanu at the combine and the Penn State product said he would definitely be a fan of reuniting with former teammate Will Levis, who was with the Nittany Lions during Fashanu’s first year there.
Fashanu also credited Levis with helping him make the transition from high school to college, and the two have been in touch recently. You can check out all of Fashanu’s comments on Levis and his meeting with the Titans right here.
While Fashanu’s injury shouldn’t be considered a big deal under normal circumstances, it won’t make a Titans fan base that has been tortured with a ridiculous amount of injuries the past few years feel any better about taking him.
