STRENGTHS
Olu has all the athletic measurements to become an offensive lineman for the team that selects him. He has those long arms and overall size to keep those pesky edge rushers away from quarterbacks. He is excellent at picking up stunts and looks to be very smart overall working, well with his offensive line teammates. Olu should be able to play more than one position on the offensive line for the team that selects him because of his high football IQ and overall maturity. He moves his feet well and has the athletic talent to be used for screens and as a pulling tackle or guard. Olu shows leadership skills and the maturity to improve and continue to get better and that adds a lot to his evaluation, and his potential to be a starting Offensive lineman for the team that selects him.
CONCERNS
There are a lot of concerns that I’m sure most teams will take a look at before the draft. The first concern is injuries and why the leg injury is undisclosed and if this injury affected his play in some games. Also, he shows a lack of consistency in his lateral agility and the quickness to get out of his stance. His lack of strength, lower and upper body, is shocking but then again, maybe he went to class instead of the weight room. He struggles going out to the second level to make a block because he lacks the lateral agility and change direction agility in the open field, and this could be a concern blocking for screens. The biggest concern is the inconsistency of his play in general, his balance, and his techniques.
BOTTOM LINE: 1.86
On film, in the Ohio State game, Olu struggled and did not look like he was ready for the NFL. That being said, against Michigan he did look like he was ready for the NFL. Against Ohio State, he was slow out of his stance, took bad angles, and struggled staying with his blocks when run blocking. At times he was even on the ground blocking air. He struggled and it made me think that his leg injury was more of an issue. Against Michigan, he was just the opposite and much better. Nevertheless, I could in see in both games that at the next level he would struggle with the edge rushes and if not paired with an athletic quarterback, Olu would be better off moving to a guard position. All of those concerns aside, I do think with better coaching and concentration that he can play Tackle at a high level in the NFL. Selecting Olu early in this draft seems like a no-brainer to me because of his athletic measurements, maturity, and high football IQ to get better and be more consistent. His mature character traits to improve quickly are his strength along with his athletic measurements and as I stated before, selecting him early would be smart because potentially good offensive linemen are needed by every team in the NFL.
