Tyleik Williams
Tyleik Williams
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Fourth year in the Ohio State defensive front, same address the whole way. Two straight seasons of it now: All-Big Ten again in 2024. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Michigan — Week 14, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- recognition record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 137 tackles — drafted at #28 overall by Detroit.
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Ryan Day.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
DetroitEntering 2nd NFL season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2024)
All-Big Ten
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ohio State | 46 | 16 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Ohio State | 54 | 20 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Ohio State | 21 | 10 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Ohio State | 16 | 10 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 137 | 56 | 27.0 | 11.5 | 9 | -- | -- |
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Tyleik Williams’s 2023 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Josaih Hayes's senior season at Kentucky (2023).
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