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

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.