Get ready for the 2025 NFL Draft with our spotlight on Tyleik Williams. Get the breakdown on their strengths and weaknesses in our scouting report, understand their potential with our draft profile, and see where experts predict they’ll land.
Tyleik Williams’ NFL Draft Scouting Report
Tyleik Williams is an exciting defensive tackle prospect who possesses the kind of raw athleticism and physical tools that will get NFL decision-makers excited. He is a highly disruptive run defender and is nearly impossible to block 1-on-1.
In the passing game, Williams primarily wins with his bull rush and overall motor, but he can convert speed to power, collapse the pocket, or stunt across alignments and penetrate gaps. Williams makes a ton of plays late in the down, as he never stops working even when his initial rush is stymied.
However, he does lack length, which hurts his ability to finish and pry through extensions at times. Williams must develop consistent hand counters to keep his chest clear as a rusher, but he projects as a high-upside run defender with similar potential in the passing game, and he brings inbuilt alignment versatility from 1-tech all the way to 5-tech on early downs.
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Tyleik Williams’ Latest NFL Draft Projection
PFSN’s Ian Cummings projected Williams to be drafted 36th in his most recent 7-round 2025 NFL Mock Draft.
Cummings said, “The Jaguars passed on DT in Round 1, and they still came away with a first-round talent in Tyleik Williams, an alignment-versatile hybrid nose tackle in the mold of Alim McNeill.”
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Tyleik Williams’ NFL Draft Profile and Measurements
- Height: 6’3″
- Weight: 327 pounds
- Position: Defensive Tackle
- School: Ohio State
- Hand: 1028
- Arm: 3200
- Wing: 7858
Where Does Tyleik Williams Rank Among 2025’s DT Prospects?
Here are the top 10 DT rankings for the 2025 NFL Draft, according to PFSN Draft Analyst Ian Cummings:
10. T.J. Sanders, South Carolina
9. Shemar Turner, Texas A&M
8. Darius Alexander, Toledo
7. CJ West, Indiana
6. Alfred Collins, Texas
5. Kenneth Grant, Michigan
4. Walter Nolen, Ole Miss
3. Derrick Harmon, Oregon
2. Tyleik Williams, Ohio State
1. Mason Graham, Michigan
Few prospects in the 2025 class are more underrated than Ohio State’s Tyleik Williams. Williams was incredibly productive on a title team, was on pace to have elite testing at 6’3″, 327 pounds before a minor injury, and he’s only viewed as a fringe first-rounder.
Ticking off the boxes, it’s unclear if there’s a trait Williams lacks. He has the burst and mass to halt blocks in their tracks as a run defender from 1-tech, 3-tech, or 5-tech. Meanwhile, as a rusher, he can stunt, exert menacing power, and rocket through gaps.
Williams bears some similarity to Alim McNeill as a prospect: An athletic, heavy-handed collegiate nose who’s developed into a versatile lineman with high-level ability at both 1-tech and 3-tech. Like McNeill, Williams projects as an essential presence on the interior.
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Tyleik Williams’ College Stats
Career:
- Solo Tackles: 56
- Tackles: 136
- Tackles For Loss: 28
- Passes Defended: 10
2024:
- Solo Tackles: 16
- Tackles: 46
- Tackles For Loss: 8
- Passes Defended: 1