Tyleik Williams

DT, · Ohio State

HISTORY — From College Profile

 

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Twitter: @tyleikk
Instagram: @tyleikk
Pronunciation: ty-LEEK

Ohio State Overview
• Tyleik will be one of the top defensive tackles in college football in 2024
• He is a three-time Varsity O letterman who has played in 38 games the past three seasons and started 12 times 
• He enters the 2024 campaign with 90 career tackles, the most among Ohio State defensive linemen
• He also has recorded 19 career tackles-for-loss (-77 yards) and nine quarterback sacks, totals that rank third on the team, respectively
• Is coming off an All-America season in 2023 when he was sixth on the team, and first among defensive linemen, in tackles with 53 and tied for the lead in tackles-for-loss with 10
• Had five pass break-ups to rank third on the team
• Earned second-team all-Big Ten honors 
• Had a career-high seven tackles vs. Western Kentucky
• Also had five- and four-game tackles-for-loss streaks last season
• Earned honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference honors as a freshman and sophomore 
• Played in all 13 games in 2022 and had 21 tackles and 2.5 TFLs 
• Played in 12 games in 2021 as a true freshman and recorded 16 tackles 
• Contributed 6.5 tackles-for-loss, for minus-51 yards, to rank in a tie for second on the team in that category
• Also second on the team with 5.0 quarterback sacks
• Earned freshman All-America accolades
• Recorded sacks in three consecutive games - vs. Tulsa, Akron and Rutgers - with a high of 2.0 sacks vs. Akron
• Is majoring in sport industry 

Honors & Awards
2023: Second team all-Big Ten Conference; Second team All-American (Walter Camp)
2022: Honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference
2021: Freshman All-American (ESPN, 247Sports, Pro Football Focus); honorable mention all-Big Ten

More on Tyleik
• One of 14 early enrollees who arrived on campus in January of 2021 and took part in spring practice
• A four-star prospect, Williams was the No. 4-ranked senior in Virginia and the No. 10 defensive tackle by 247Sports
• Has elite speed, athleticism and explosiveness
• Selected to play in the Army All-America Bowl
• As a junior, led then-Stonewall Jackson to eight wins and a Virginia Class 6 playoff appearance
• Was a first-team All-State pick while totaling 47 tackles and 3.5 sacks
• Is the son of Gloria Williams

 

 

2022

defensive
TFL QB HUR TOT TD PD SACKS SOLO
2.5 0.0 21.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 10.0

2021

defensive
TFL QB HUR TOT TD PD SACKS SOLO
6.5 2.0 16.0 0.0 2.0 5.0 10.0

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Height: 6-2
Weight: 290
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Player Rank
24
Tyleik Williams
Ohio State, DT, Sr, 1