BWI Live: How Penn State first round picks Olu Fashanu and Chop Robinson fit with the Jets, Dolphins
The Penn State Nittany Lions had two players selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. As predicted, left tackle Olu Fashanu went in the top half of round on to the New York Jets, while defensive end Chop Robinson found his new home with the Miami Dolphins. On today’s BWI Live Show, Penn State film analyst Thomas Frank Carr discusses what each player brings to their new teams and how they fit in. Join the show at 10 am on YouTube or check out the video on the site.
Penn State players find near-perfect fits at next level
Not only has T-Frank watched these two players closely for the last several seasons of Penn State football, he’s also a diehard Buffalo Bills fan and has a good understanding of the AFC East dynamics that both players step into at the next level. Here’s what he had to say about Fashanu’s fit with the Jets.
Jets head coach Robert Saleh is the former defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers and brought a similar offensive system to New York. The team relies heavily on the popular outside zone running scheme in the NFL, which Penn State used last season under former OC Mike Yurcich. Not every zone scheme is run the same way, but most rely on athletic offensive linemen working in tandem to steal gaps from the defense in a lateral fashion.
Fashanu’s athleticism and movement skills make him a great fit for this scheme, allowing him to play with speed and burst off the football.
But Fashanu’s real value is as a pass protector. Find out what he is good at and how he can help unlock a new level of offense for the Jets.
Chop Robinson can flourish in Miami
Here’s a portion of what we wrote about Robinson’s fit with the Dolphins.
Typically, defnses like this ask its edge defenders to play upfield and attack the run with speed, rather than control of a gap. While Robinson isn’t an aggressive run defender from a contact standpoint, he’s incredibly effective at getting upfield and shedding blocks in space to create negative plays and bubble runs to his side. In all situations, his athleteicism has a chance to shine.
Find out how the Dolphin’s organizational philosophy also should help Robinson become the best version of himself.
The rest of Penn State’s potential Day Two players
Finally, we’ll discuss the Penn State football players who could potentially go on Day Two of the NFL Draft. We’ll discuss Adisa Isaac, Theo Johnson, Hunter Nourzad and Caedan Wallace.
