My only issue is hearing that Conerly is moving to guard. I can’t get over what I saw in person at the Big 10 title game and am having this poor man Sewell Deja vu. Hope I’m wrong. At the very least seems like we could have gotten something from Washington cause they wanted him.
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Who’s Collins? my brain is blank
Alfred Collins would be my guess in who they’re referencing
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Yeah, Alfred.
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I was thinking of an NFL lineman already i dont know why.
All I could come up with was La’el Collins
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I got my nickname for Tyleik
Im calling him Tweak
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Great post and I liked the pick last night and more now, however, you did neglect one data point.
0-4 vs Michigan
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Thank you for your in-depth analysis! That helps a lot. The year-by-year breakdown is wonderful!
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I expect Levi to start at 3 tech. Reader at Nose. Williams will be Levi’s main backup and keep Levi fresh. Williams hopefully can play like 20 snaps per game, whereas Levi probably more like 35 snaps would be my guess. Alim back late November would be a real addition as well.
We are seriously deep at 3 tech. Cause that’s Wingo’s position too. Paschal can also rush inside
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And when you have a look at the injury history of our DTs, you can see why they were more than happy to snag Williams.
Levi, Reader, Alim, Wingo… all have serious injury history.
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Something I noticed that I really like is his knack at batting down passes at the LOS. We almost never did that last year it seems. Those tipped passes often get picked off.
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Hutch is gonna remind him of that every day for the next 5 years…lmao you know it’s gonna happen non stop
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Another thing that doesn’t get talked about is how smooth his skin is………yup
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I can see why. When he’s battling at the line of scrimmage his eyes are up and seeing the play developing around him. It’s like he’s dealing with the player or players in his way purely through muscle memory to free him for whatever the next step afterwards is.
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Dane Brugler bio on him:
BACKGROUND: Tyleik (ty-LEEK) Williams, the fourth of five children, grew up in northern Virginia with his mother (Gloria). Wanting to follow in the footsteps of his older brothers, he started playing pee wee football at age 5, first as a quarterback before moving to running back. In middle school, Williams shifted to the defensive side of the ball and played linebacker. He also played basketball throughout childhood and competed in the shot put while in junior high.
Williams enrolled at Stonewall Jackson High (later renamed Unity Reed High) in Manassas, Va. Because of his growing size, he moved to the
defensive line and earned a starting role as a freshman, earning second-team all-district honors and quickly announcing himself as one of the
better players in the area. As a sophomore, Williams was named the district’s defensive player of the year (65 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and 15 sacks) and helped lead Unity Reed to the 2018 1A state playoffs. As a junior, he helped the program to an 8-3 record and was named first-team
all-state, with 47 tackles and 3.5 sacks. The 2020 season was postponed to the spring because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Williams graduated early and didn’t play his senior year. Williams also lettered in track and set the school record in the shot put.
A four-star recruit, Williams was the 25th-ranked defensive lineman in the 2021 recruiting class and the No. 6 recruit in Virginia. After his
sophomore season, he picked up his first FBS offers from Virginia and Virginia Tech. He added offers from several Big Ten (Michigan, Penn State) and SEC (Georgia, Tennessee, Texas A&M) schools before narrowing down to a top six: Alabama, LSU, North Carolina, Ohio State, South Carolina and Virginia Tech. Williams originally picked Alabama, but another defensive line recruit (Tim Keenan) filled his spot, so Alabama turned him down.
His focus shifted to his relationship with Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson, and he committed to the Buckeyes in August 2020.
Williams was the 14th-ranked recruit in Ohio State’s 2021 recruiting class (two spots ahead of Marvin Harrison Jr.). He graduated with a degree in sports industry (Dec. 2024). Williams declined his invitation to the Senior Bowl, because of Ohio State’s deep playoff run.
STRENGTHS:
● Owns a thick frame with large hands
● Quickly breaks down blocks in the run game with hip explosion and extension at contact
● Maintains gap integrity and uses natural leverage to stay balanced through congestion
● Upfield burst once he defeats the hands of blockers
● Tough guy to slow down once he gets his momentum downhill through gaps
● Terrific block awareness and has a feel for splitting double teams
● Creates more penalties than he commits
● Sniffs out screens and understands where the offense wants to attack
● Always in pursuit mode — frequently makes tackles away from his square
● Weighed more than 360 pounds when he enrolled and worked hard to keep a steady weight
WEAKNESSES:
● Below-average length and can be out-levered if he doesn’t win off the snap
● Doesn’t consistently collapse the pocket as a pass rusher
● Not known for his ability to counter and has some stiffness attempting to redirect
● Needs to mature his pass-rush plan beyond his initial attack
● Strong backs can run through his fingertip tackles (see 2024 Penn State tape)
● Missed three games as senior with lower-body injury (Sept. 2024) and ankle issue (Nov. 2024); battled shoulder, elbow and knee injuries
throughout 2022 season
SUMMARY: A two-year starter at Ohio State, Williams played the three-technique position in former defensive coordinator Jim Knowles’ four-man front. His production won’t jump off the page — he finished 10th in tackles (46) and sixth in sacks (2.5) for the Buckeyes’ national title-winning squad in 2024. But his impact as a dominant run defender is much clearer on the tape.
With his initial quickness, Williams can cross the face of blockers or create knockback with his ability to stack, find the football and detach. Aside from his physical capabilities, he has outstanding awareness to identify pre-snap clues and anticipate play design. Overall, Williams needs further development as a pass rusher, but he is one of the best run-defending linemen in the draft class because of his recognition skills and disciplined execution at deconstructing blocks. He has the type of skill set that will be appreciated by NFL coaches.
GRADE: 2nd round (No. 40 overall)
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I thought a Buckeye Breakdown was what you do in the CFB thread when OSU is down a tuddy.
Thank you for sharing btw.
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I don’t know if we can trust this guy. His favorite teams are like rooting for the Celtics AND the Lakers.
This is what we need. If he can continue this in the pro’s against Love, Lamar, Allen, Daniels, Hurts, I’d say we got a steal.
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