Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2024Ohio State
Tyleik Williams
DT • 6'3" • 327 lbs • Manassas, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Tyleik Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
89
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
66
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Akron
Player Story
Tyleik Williams built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Manassas, VA wearing No. 91, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Tyleik Williams' career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2025
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 28
- Overall
- No. 28
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Tyleik Williams, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Ohio State. Tyleik Williams shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 24.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 137
- TFL
- 27
- Sacks
- 11.5
- QB hurries
- 4
- Passes defended
- 9
Quick Answers
Tyleik Williams quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · DT
- Career Tackles
- 137
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 44 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Akron
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. John Bosco · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Unity Reed · 8 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2025 · Round 1 · Pick 28 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 91 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 46 tackles · DT 10th (top 5%) · Big Ten 95th (top 12%) · National 746th (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Ohio State | 9 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 9 | 15 | 6.5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 51.7 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 9 | 21 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 19.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 64.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 50 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 64.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 14 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 32 | 5.5 | 2.5 | - | - | 0 | 48.7 |
Related Context
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Tyleik Williams played DT for Ohio State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Tyleik Williams recorded 137 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Ohio State paired 19 primary output with 31.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
24.4
Usage
6.3
Consistency
51.7
Best Game by takeover score
Nebraska
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Notre Dame: 1. Texas: 2. Oregon: 1. Tennessee: 0.5. Akron: 2.5. Western Michigan: 1. Iowa: 0. Oregon: 0. Nebraska: 3. Penn State: 0. Northwestern: 0. Indiana: 1. Michigan: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Notre Dame: 4 by 26.7. Texas: 4 by 36.7. Oregon: 3 by 22.5. Tennessee: 3 by 17.5. Akron: 7 by 54.2. Western Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Iowa: 2 by 8.3. Oregon: 5 by 20.8. Nebraska: 4 by 46.7. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Northwestern: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 3 by 22.5. Michigan: 7 by 34.2
Split Comparison
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Wins1.1 · Games = 11 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.3 · Games = 2 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Nebraska
Best efficiency game
54.2 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/21 | @ Notre Dame | W 34-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 1/11 | @ TexasSplash game | W 28-14 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 1/1 | @ Oregon | W 41-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/22 | vs Tennessee | W 42-17 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | vs Michigan | L 10-13 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Indiana | W 38-15 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Northwestern | W 31-7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/2 | @ Penn State | W 20-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 21-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Oregon | L 31-32 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Iowa | W 35-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Western Michigan | W 56-0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs AkronSplash game | W 52-6 | 7 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Tyleik Williams story
Tyleik Williams built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Manassas, VA wearing No. 91, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Tyleik Williams' career was his defensive production: 137 tackles, 27 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, and 9 passes defended across 44 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Ohio State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Tyleik Williams' production has multiple signals. With 44 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State.
The arc is straightforward: Tyleik Williams moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2021-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Postseason | Ohio State | 15.5 | 24.7 | 7.7 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ohio State | 15.5 | 24.7 | 7.7 | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Ohio State | 4.5 | 14.7 | 3.3 | -11 |
| 2023 Postseason | Ohio State | 19 | 31.9 | 10.5 | 14.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ohio State | 19 | 31.9 | 10.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | Ohio State | 12.5 | 24.4 | 6.3 | -6.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Ohio State | 12.5 | 24.4 | 6.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Akron
Week 4 · W 59-7
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Wisconsin
Week 9 · W 24-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Nebraska
Week 9 · W 21-17 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Michigan State
Week 12 · W 56-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
81.4 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 81.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Penn State
Week 9 · W 44-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
80.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Ohio State
19 primary output · 31.9 efficiency · 10.5 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Ohio State
64.5
19 primary · 31.9 efficiency · 10.5 usage
#3
2021 Postseason · Ohio State
51.7
15.5 primary · 24.7 efficiency · 7.7 usage
Milestones
11
Impact games
14
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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