Detroit Lions general manager Brad Holmes compared first-round pick Tyleik Williams to another Lions defensive tackle, Alim McNeill. Williams' old position coach at Ohio State, Larry Johnson, went a step further.
Johnson, in a conference call April 25 with Detroit reporters, said Williams' movement skills at 6 feet 3 and 334 pounds remind him of future first-ballot Hall-of-Famer Aaron Donald, a three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year who played the position at nearly 50 pounds lighter.
"Don't get me wrong, I’m not saying he's Aaron Donald," Johnson said. "But his movements skills, to be able to change direction.