17 Alex Williams

Alex Williams Ohio State
Name
Alex Williams
Nationality
usaUnited States
Position
DE
Height
6'6"
Weight
260
Hometown
Pickerington, OH
High School
North
Recruiting Stars
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Transferred To
Vanderbilt
Past Teams
Ohio State
Seasons
2018, 2019

Post-OSU Update: Alex Williams transferred to Vanderbilt prior to the 2020 football season. He played one year for the Commodores (in 2021), recording six tackles and a PBU. He resurfaced in 2024 to play one season with Middle Tennessee State. (updated: Aug. 2025)

Major: Fashion and Retail Studies (2019)
Weight: 270 (2019), 260 (2018)

2019 Media Guide: Alex Williams is in his second season with the Ohio State football program … he red-shirted the 2018 season as a true freshman for the Big Ten and Rose Bowl champions.

2018 Media Guide: Alex Williams was a consensus three-star recruit and a top 20 player in the state of Ohio … earned honorable mention all-Ohio honors by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association and also earned all-Central District first-team accolades while helping Pickerington North High School to a 10-3 record for head coach Nathan Hillerich … amassed 38 tackles, 13.5 tackles-for-loss, four quarterback sacks, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble as a senior … was rated the No. 32 weak-side defensive end prospect by 247Sports and he is considered a superb athlete for his size … a member of the Columbus Dispatch all-Metro team … played on both sides of the line during his high school career.

Personal: Parents are Jen and Dan Williams.

Defensive Stats

SeasonTeamGGSTklSoloAsstTFLTFL YdsSacksSack YdsFFFRIntInt YdsPBUBlkDef TD
2018Ohio State6000000000000000
2019Ohio State5084400000000000
Total-11084400000000000