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Ohio State Defensive Tackle Tyleik Williams Named an ESPN Midseason All-American

Tyleik Williams is a midseason All-American.

On Tuesday, ESPN named the Ohio State defensive tackle to its midseason All-American team, selecting Williams and Notre Dame's Howard Cross III as the best interior defensive linemen in college football after six weeks. ESPN named Illinois' Jer'Zhan Newton and Texas' T'Vondre Sweat honorable mentions.

This season, Williams leads Ohio State with six tackles for loss and ranks fifth behind Tommy Eichenberg (46), Steele Chambers (36), Lathan Ransom (29) and Davison Igbinosun (28) with 27 total tackles. Moreover, the 6-foot-2, 290-pound defensive tackle has collected one sack, four pass breakups, one quarterback hit, one fumble recovery and one defensive touchdown across six appearances in 2023.