In a surprising move, the Seattle Seahawks selected Robbie Ouzts with a compensatory pick at the end of the 5th round. Most projections had Ouzts going undrafted, so seeing him called in round 5 signifies the team sees a specific purpose for the unique player.
Ouzts had very little production as a tight end at Alabama over his few years as a starter, but was always a trusted blocker for the Tide. I had personally said leading up to the draft that I thought Ouzts was about 20 years too late to football, and he had the body type to be a legitimate fullback in the 2000s.
Well, the Seahawks immediately announced Ouzts as a fullback and not a tight end, so it seems they agree. They just fired offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb and his Air Raid/Spread college offense and hired Clint Kubiak, who ran an offense with the New Orleans Saints (and the 49ers before that) that actually did regularly use a fullback, so the Seahawks are likely looking at Ouzts to be a day 1 starter at a new position for them.
Roll Tide, Robbie, and may you carve out a long NFL career in a position that didn’t exist in the college game!
