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Tyleik Williams might trail (slightly) behind JT Tuimoloau in the minds of Buckeye fans for most effective D-lineman from last year's National Championship-winning team, but he is almost certainly going to be the first Buckeye from that side of the ball off the draft board. He doesn't light up the highlight reels like some Buckeye standouts in recent years, but "Ty" is one of the best defensive linemen in this year's draft class due to his overall consistency and his strength on run defense.
Williams was flying up mock drafts at one point this cycle because of his strength on run defense. According to PFF, his rush defense ranking was in the top ten of all players last year. He has a wide variance in the better mock drafts out there, some going as high as the first round but in some slipping to late second round or even early third.
One slight issue for Williams is that he seemed to hurt himself at Ohio State's pro day and didn't record any individual stats there, while also not working out at the Combine. Still, it doesn't seem major and NFL teams have plenty of film on him to know what he's capable of. Don't be shocked if Williams gets taken on Thursday, but a second round pick is still the likeliest. If he falls any further than that, he'll probably be considered one of the steals of this year's draft.
This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Tyleik Williams NFL Draft profile
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Defensive Tackle Tyleik Williams
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Draft Projection: Late Round 1-Early Round 3
Williams was flying up mock drafts at one point this cycle because of his strength on run defense. According to PFF, his rush defense ranking was in the top ten of all players last year. He has a wide variance in the better mock drafts out there, some going as high as the first round but in some slipping to late second round or even early third.
One slight issue for Williams is that he seemed to hurt himself at Ohio State's pro day and didn't record any individual stats there, while also not working out at the Combine. Still, it doesn't seem major and NFL teams have plenty of film on him to know what he's capable of. Don't be shocked if Williams gets taken on Thursday, but a second round pick is still the likeliest. If he falls any further than that, he'll probably be considered one of the steals of this year's draft.
This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Tyleik Williams NFL Draft profile
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