Pronunciation: TIE-leek
Weight: 327 (2024), 318 (2022-23), 330 (2021)

2024 Media Guide: Tyleik Williams will be one of the top defensive tackles in college football in 2024 … he is a three-time Varsity O letterman who has played in 38 games the past three seasons and started 12 times … he enters the 2024 campaign with 90 career tackles, the most among Ohio State defensive linemen … he also has recorded 19 career tackles-for-loss (-77 yards) and nine quarterback sacks, totals that rank third on the team, respectively.

2023: Tyleik had an All-America season 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 … had a career-high seven tackles vs. Western Kentucky … also had five- and four-game tackles-for-loss streaks in 2023.

2023 Media Guide: Tyleik is a two-year Varsity O letterman and is in his third season with the program with two seasons of eligibility remaining … has played in 25 games the past two seasons and is a two-time honorable mention all-Big Ten Conference honoree … enters the 2023 campaign with 37 career tackles, including 9.0 tackles-for-loss (minus-58 yards) and 6.0 quarterback sacks (minus-45).

2022: Played in all 13 games in 2022 and had 21 tackles and 2.5 TFLs.

2021: 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 and honorable mention all-Big Ten honors … recorded sacks in three consecutive games – vs. Tulsa, Akron and Rutgers – with a high of 2.0 sacks vs. Akron.

2021 Media Guide: Was a member of the 2021 signing class … 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.

High School: 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.

Personal: Is the son of Gloria Williams.