Seahawks FB Robbie Ouzts showing newfound speed at OTAs

Seattle Seahawks fullback Robbie Ouzts stood out as he showed off newfound speed during the team’s final day of OTAs on Thursday, according to firsthand accounts of the team period.

Brian Nemhauser, also known as @hawkblogger, has been reporting from the Virginia Mason Athletic Center throughout OTAs. He livestreamed following the practices which were open to the media and said this.

At the 3-minute mark, he begins to talk about how Ouzts was “one of the stars of the day”. He mentions him running a wheel route and being a unique downfield mover considering his size. NFL teams rarely have a fullback who can do such a thing on offense, considering the height/weight ratio they need to block in-line and be useful at the fundamentals of the position in the first place. Ouzts’ athletic testing pointed him toward this role after playing tight end in college:

Robbie Ouzts is a TE prospect in the 2025 draft class. He scored an unofficial 4.63 #RAS out of a possible 10.00. This ranked 654 out of 1216 TE from 1987 to 2025.

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The Seahawks’ liked Ouzts coming out of college and he only ran a 4.91 at the NFL combine, but at 274 pounds (98th percentile weight), he’s a completely different player than the 230-250 pound H-back types he’s being compared to at TE. The biggest questions are, how much faster could Ouzts get than 4.91, and how off-guard did he have to catch the defense to find open space?

Either way, Ouzts could be a candidate for a big gain in offensive snaps. He struggled to stay consistent and healthy as a rookie but a full year of NFL strength and conditioning might be the main reason for the truly newfound athletic improvements he’s seeing.

This article originally appeared on Seahawks Wire: Seahawks offseason: FB Robbie Ouzts showing newfound speed at 2026 OTA