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The Las Vegas Raiders agreed to terms with former Pittsburgh Steelers fullback Connor Heyward on a two-year contract. New head coach Klint Kubiak loves using a fullback in his offense. Heyward will play a sizable role for the Raiders in 2026.
Kubiak was the offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks last season. They signed a rookie undrafted tight end in Robbie Ouzts and converted him to fullback last offseason. Ouzts ended up playing 203 snaps on offense for the Seahawks. That accounted for nearly 20 percent of their total offensive plays.
You can probably expect a similar workload for Heyward. Kubiak was the offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints in 2024. They had fullback Adam Prentice play 272 snaps, which accounted for 25 percent of Kubiak's offensive snaps that year.
Obviously Kubiak coached alongside Kyle Shanahan with the San Francisco 49ers. They've had one of the best fullbacks in recent memory in Kyle Juszczyk. Kubiak adopted that system and has used a fullback in his own playbook ever since.
Hopefully Heyward has a positive impact on Ashton Jeanty and the Raiders' rushing attack. Implementing a fullback definitely improved the Seahawks' ground game last year. Heyward will play a selfless role that helps Jeanty.
This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Connor Heyward will be the Raiders' version of Robbie Ouzts
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Kubiak was the offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks last season. They signed a rookie undrafted tight end in Robbie Ouzts and converted him to fullback last offseason. Ouzts ended up playing 203 snaps on offense for the Seahawks. That accounted for nearly 20 percent of their total offensive plays.
You can probably expect a similar workload for Heyward. Kubiak was the offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints in 2024. They had fullback Adam Prentice play 272 snaps, which accounted for 25 percent of Kubiak's offensive snaps that year.
Obviously Kubiak coached alongside Kyle Shanahan with the San Francisco 49ers. They've had one of the best fullbacks in recent memory in Kyle Juszczyk. Kubiak adopted that system and has used a fullback in his own playbook ever since.
Hopefully Heyward has a positive impact on Ashton Jeanty and the Raiders' rushing attack. Implementing a fullback definitely improved the Seahawks' ground game last year. Heyward will play a selfless role that helps Jeanty.
This article originally appeared on Raiders Wire: Connor Heyward will be the Raiders' version of Robbie Ouzts
Continue reading...
