Tyleik Williams: DT · Ohio State · #91.
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Tyleik Williams
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Fourth year in the Ohio State defensive front. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Big Ten again in 2024. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Michigan — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Los Angeles Times Nov 1
Eleven Warriors Oct 29Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| 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 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-6vs Akron | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-0vs Western Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 35-7vs Iowa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32@ No. 3 Oregon | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 21-17vs Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-13@ No. 3 Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-15vs No. 5 Indiana | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-13vs Michigan | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | W 42-17vs No. 7 Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 41-21vs No. 1 Oregon | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 28-14vs No. 4 Texas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 34-23vs No. 3 Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 16 | 8.0 | 2.5 | — | 1 |
Week 9 · 2024
W 21-17
vs Nebraska
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 4 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%8 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
2%1 hurry46 tackles · 8 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
4 seasons under Ryan Day — 47-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Day
Pass share
46.5%
455 pass / 523 run
Plays / game
61.1
16 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
470 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #50 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Ohio State, 137 tackles — drafted at #28 overall by the Detroit Lions.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Ryan Day.
Next stop · NFL
Detroit LionsEntering 2nd NFL season
Detroit LionsEntering 2nd NFL season
