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Olu Oluwatimi

Center, Seattle Seahawks · #55.

Player facts

Team: Seattle Seahawks
Position: Center
Number: 55
Born: Aug 5, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 309 lbs
College: Michigan
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

About

Olusegun 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 Michigan Wolverines. He was an All-American with Michigan, winning the Rimington Trophy, Outland Trophy, and the Joe Moore Award in 2022.

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Background

College career

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

Virginia Cavaliers

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

Michigan Wolverines

In January 2022, Oluwatimi transferred as a graduate student to play for the Michigan Wolverines at the University of Michigan.

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. He was also named a consensus first-team All-American.