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Twitter: @tyleikk
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Pronunciation: ty-LEEK
Ohio State Overview
• Tyleik was an outstanding defensive tackle for the Buckeyes between 2021-24, capping his career by anchoring the nation's No. 1 defense in total defense and scoring defense and helping the Buckeyes defeat No. 7 Tennessee, No. 1 Oregon, No. 3 Texas and No. 5 Notre Dame to win the first 12-team College Football Playoff national championship
• He graduated in December 2024 with his degree in sport industry
• He is a four-time Varsity O letterman who played in 51 games and started 25 times
• Earned all-Big Ten Conference recognition all four years
• Capped his career with a 46-tackle senior season that included 8.0 tackles-for-loss and 2.5 sacks
• His career totals included 136 tackles, 27 tackles-for-losses totaling 97 yards, 11.5 quarterback sacks, 10 pass break-ups and four quarterback hurries
• Was in on 14 tackles, with 2.5 sacks, during Ohio State's run to the CFP national championship
• Tied his career-high of seven tackles twice as a senior: vs. Akron to open the season and also vs. Michigan
• 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
• Initially set his career-high with seven tackles vs. Western Kentucky
• 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
Honors & Awards
2024: Graduated in December with his degree in sport industry, Third-team all-Big Ten Conference (coaches vote)
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
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2024 Football Roster
Williams, Tyleik
Jersey Number 91
Tyleik Williams
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 327
- Hometown:
- Manassas, Va.
- Last School:
- Unity Reed
- Year:
- Senior
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