Olu Oluwatimi

Olusegun "Olu" Oluwatimi (born August 5, 1999) is an American professional football center for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers and the Michigan Wolverines. He was an All-American with Michigan, winning the Rimington Trophy, Outland Trophy and the Joe Moore Award in 2022.

Olu Oluwatimi

Oluwatimi with the Wolverines in 2022
No. 51 – Seattle Seahawks
Position:	Center
Personal information
Born:	(1999-08-05) August 5, 1999 (age 25) Upper Marlboro, Maryland, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	309 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:	DeMatha Catholic (Hyattsville, Maryland)
College:	Air Force (2017) Virginia (2018–2021) Michigan (2022)
NFL draft:	2023 / round: 5 / pick: 154
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (2023–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Outland Trophy (2022) Rimington Trophy (2022) Consensus All-American (2022) Second-team All-American (2021) First-team All-Big Ten (2022) Second-team All-ACC (2021)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2024
Games played: 17 Games started: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

College career

Oluwatimi attended DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, before enrolling at the United States Air Force Academy in 2017.^[1] He was a member of the Air Force Falcons football team but did not appear in any games with them.^[1]

Virginia Cavaliers

Oluwatimi transferred to the University of Virginia in 2018 and started 32 consecutive games for the Virginia Cavaliers from 2019 to 2021.^[1] In 2021, he was one of the three finalists for the Rimington Trophy, an award presented annually to the best center in the country.^[2] He was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a second-team All-American.^[1] Oluwatimi graduated with a degree in economics in 2021.^[1]

Michigan Wolverines

In January 2022, he transferred as a graduate student to play for the Michigan Wolverines at the University of Michigan.^[3][4][5]

By the end of the season, Oluwatimi retrieved the Outland Trophy as the best interior lineman in college football and the Rimington Trophy as the best center.^[6] He was also named a consensus first-team All-American.^[7][8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	40-yard dash	10-yard split	20-yard split	20-yard shuttle	Three-cone drill	Vertical jump	Broad jump	Bench press
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in (1.89 m)	309 lb (140 kg)	32+3⁄4 in (0.83 m)	8+5⁄8 in (0.22 m)	5.38 s	1.86 s	3.05 s	4.68 s	7.58 s	29.0 in (0.74 m)	9 ft 2 in (2.79 m)	29 reps
Sources:[9][10]

Oluwatimi was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round, 154th overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.^[11] Oluwatimi played two of three preseason matches that year, being held out of the second due to injury.^[12] Oluwatimi began the regular season as the Seahawks' backup center after losing the job to free-agent signing Evan Brown.^[13] As a rookie, he appeared in 16 games and started one in the 2023 season.^[14]

References

1. "Olusegun Oluwatimi". University of Michigan. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
2. "Key U.Va. transfers select destinations". Daily Press. December 28, 2021. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Chengelis, Angelique S. (December 27, 2021). "Olusegun Oluwatimi, Virginia All-American center, to transfer to Michigan football". The Detroit News. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
4. Chengelis, Angelique S. (July 18, 2022). "Grad transfer Olu Oluwatimi eager to raise his game, UM's O-line play to greater heights". The Detroit News. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
5. Raines, Spencer (April 2, 2022). "For Michigan, Olusegun Oluwatimi brings more than just experience". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
6. Chengelis, Angelique S. (December 8, 2022). "UM offensive lineman Oluwatimi wins Outland, Rimington trophies". The Detroit News. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
7. Chengelis, Angelique S. (December 8, 2022). "UM's Corum, Oluwatimi headline list of local players named All-Americans". The Detroit News. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
8. "Big Ten Conference Unveils Football All-Conference Teams for Offense and Select Individual Honors". Big Ten Conference. November 30, 2022. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
9. "Olu Oluwatimi Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
10. "2023 NFL Draft Scout Olusegun Oluwatimi College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
11. Garcia, Tony (April 29, 2023). "Michigan football All-American C Olusegun Oluwatimi drafted by Seattle Seahawks in Round 5". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
12. Condotta, Bob (August 19, 2023). "Olu Oluwatimi leads Seahawks rookies unable to play in second preseason game due to injury". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
13. Smith, Corbin (September 3, 2023). "Evan Brown Aiming to 'Continue Continuity' For Ascending Seahawks' O-Line". All Seahawks. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
14. "Olusegun Oluwatimi 2023 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 21, 2024.

External links

• Olu Oluwatimi on Twitter
• Seattle Seahawks bio
• Michigan Wolverines bio
• Virginia Cavaliers bio