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Twitter: @tyleikk
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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
Player Rank
27
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HISTORY — From College Profile
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 |
Physical Attributes:
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| Height: | 6-2 |
| Weight: | 290 |
| Forty: | 4.97 |
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Pro Day Results:
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Combine Results:
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Player Rank
27
Tyleik Williams
Ohio State,
DT,
Sr,
1