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Tyleik Williams

Defensive Tackle · Ohio State

A national champion at Ohio State, Tyleik Williams brings run-stuffing power to the Detroit Lions' interior defensive line.

Tyleik Williams arrived in Detroit as the Lions' first-round pick after anchoring Ohio State's defensive front on a 2024 national championship team. At 6-foot-3 and roughly 330 pounds, he is built to clog running lanes and eat up double teams, giving the Lions another physical presence up front.

★ 2025 NFL Draft first-round pick (No. 28 overall)

★ Won the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship with Ohio State

★ 2023 second-team All-American and second-team All-Big Ten

★ 2021 Freshman All-American

Path to the league

Williams was a two-year starter at Ohio State from 2021 to 2024, earning Freshman All-American honors in 2021 before developing into a disruptive interior force. The Lions selected him in the first round, 28th overall, of the 2025 NFL Draft, viewing him as a plug-and-play run defender with untapped pass-rush upside.

Career highlights

Over his Ohio State career, Williams piled up 136 tackles, 28 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks and 10 pass deflections, earning second-team All-American and All-Big Ten recognition in 2023. He capped his college run by starting 13 games for the Buckeyes' 2024 national title team, finishing that season with 46 tackles, eight tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.

2025 season recap

As a rookie, Williams appeared in all 17 games for Detroit, starting 10, and rotated through the interior alongside veterans on the Lions' defensive line. He finished with 18 combined tackles, 1.0 sacks and four pass deflections, developing steadily as a run-stopper in his first professional season.