Jets' Olu Fashanu signs rookie contract worth more than $20 million
Olu Fashanu at Jets rookie minicamp on May 4. Credit: Ed Murray
The Jets have signed first-round pick Olu Fashanu.
The offensive lineman from Penn State will sign his rookie contract, which will pay him $20.5 million guaranteed over four years with a fifth-year team option.
The Jets selected Fashanu with the No. 11 pick in the draft. Fashanu started 12 games at left tackle as a senior and was voted first-team All-American.
Fashanu is expected to be the Jets’ left tackle of the future and could work his way into the rotation this year.
The Jets rebuilt the offensive line this offseason, acquiring left tackle Tyron Smith, right tackle Morgan Moses and left guard John Simpson. Fashanu is expected to get reps at both tackle spots during OTAs to get him comfortable at both positions. Smith has missed 38 games over the past four seasons and the usually durable Moses is returning from surgery to fix a torn pectoral muscle.
All but one rookie signed
Running back Braelon Allen, a fourth-round pick, three fifth-round picks — quarterback Jordan Travis, running back Isaiah Davis and cornerback Qwan’tez Stiggers — and seventh-round pick safety Jaylen Key all signed their four-year rookie contracts with the Jets on Monday, too. Third-round pick Malachi Corley is the Jets’ only unsigned pick.
They also signed free agents WR Hamze El-Zayat and RB Markese Stepp, both of whom attended the rookie minicamp as tryouts. RB Jacques Patrick and DL Marquiss Spencer were waived.
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Al Iannazzone covers the Jets for Newsday after spending nearly two decades on the NBA beat with Knicks and Nets.
