Robbie
Ouzts.
Robbie
Ouzts.
Alabama· 6'3"· 274 lb· 4.91s 40
"Ouzts is a throwback lead blocker in a tight end body, drafted for what he does on 20 snaps a game rather than anything he offers in the passing game."Pre-draft read
Ouzts is a blocker first, second and third. At 6-3 and 274 pounds he is built like a fullback and plays like one — he lines up in-line, in the backfield and at the wing, and he attacks defenders with real leverage and a genuine finishing mentality. Alabama used him as the enforcer on their short-yardage and goal-line packages.
The receiving game is essentially theoretical. He has soft enough hands on the rare target and can leak into the flat, but a 4.91 forty and a nonexistent route tree mean he will never threaten a defense. His value is entirely tied to how much a team wants to run the football out of heavy personnel.
Heavy-personnel run offense — a team that plays 12 and 21 personnel and wants a real lead blocker attached to or behind the formation on gap and duo concepts.
Year 1: blocking specialist and special teams. Ceiling: long-tenured FB/TE hybrid who plays 250-350 physical snaps a season.
Spread offense in 11 personnel that asks its tight end to win one-on-one against nickel defenders.
The role is real but narrow — a misaligned offensive system makes him a healthy scratch.
2025 NFL DRAFT HIGHLIGHTS: Robbie Ouzts | TE | Alabama
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Robbie Ouzts | Fullback | Tight End | Alabama | New England Patriots 2025 NFL Draft | Highlights
Ouzts played 51 games at Alabama over four seasons and caught 16 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns — total, across his whole career. His senior year was his best with eight catches for 108 yards and two scores. Nobody drafted him for the box score.
He went in the fifth round because he is one of the few players in the class who can genuinely be a lead blocker from an attached alignment. He tested reasonably for the size — 34-inch vertical, 26 bench reps, 7.34 three-cone — and the tape shows a player who takes pride in the dirty work and never quits on a block.
Seattle is drafting a role. He is a fullback-tight end hybrid who will play special teams, run block on early downs and occasionally catch a two-yard touchdown. In an offense that wants to be physical, he is useful. In a spread team, he is inactive on game day. The floor and the ceiling are close together here, and both are defined by scheme.
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Lead Blocker
Wins at the point of attack from multiple alignments.
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Fullback Build
Measures 274 pounds with play strength and a finishing mentality.
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Positional Versatility
Capable of playing in-line Y, wing, offset fullback, and goal-line.
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Pro-Style Scheme
Has four years in Alabama's pro-style run scheme, showing coached technique.
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Special Teams Contributor
Can be an immediate core special teams contributor.
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Receiving Production
Recorded 16 catches in four college seasons.
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Limited Speed
A 4.91 40-yard dash eliminates vertical or seam threats.
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Undeveloped Routes
Route tree is barely developed and he cannot separate against man coverage.
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Scheme Dependent
Value collapses in a spread offense that detaches its tight end.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.91sp50
- Vertical
- 34inp50
- Broad jump
- 119inp50
- Three-cone
- 7.34sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.45sp50
- Bench
- 26repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Alabama | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | Alabama | 13 | 4 | 43 | 0 |
| 2023 | Alabama | 14 | 3 | 33 | 1 |
| 2024 | Alabama | 13 | 8 | 108 | 2 |
| Career | — | 51 | 16 | 192 | 3 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
- Jalen MilroeQB27%
- Ryan WilliamsWR10%
- Germie BernardWR9%
#13 of 23 tracked contributors · Produced well above his snap share · Offense explosiveness 1.30 (p70) · CFBD — usage x PPA per tracked player
Ouzts projects as a valuable blocker and core special teams contributor, occasionally chipping in with short-yardage receptions but not a primary pass-catcher.
Ouzts possesses the versatility and blocking prowess to excel in a similar H-back role, offering scheme-flexible offensive contributions and special teams impact.
Ouzts's limited receiving upside could relegate him to a specialized blocking role and core special teams, making him a roster-bubble player if he cannot secure a niche.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Seattle drafted a specific job description, not a tight end. That is a legitimate use of a fifth-round pick if you intend to run the football.
The production is why he was available here — 16 career catches is a number that scares teams regardless of how well a player blocks.
The likely outcome is years of quiet employment as a lead blocker and special teams player who scores a touchdown or two a season from the one-yard line. Unglamorous, and genuinely hard to replace.