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Tyleik Williams Detroit Lions · #91

Defensive Tackle · 6' 3", 325 lbs · Manassas, VA · Age 23

Tyleik Williams is a Defensive Tackle for the Detroit Lions, drafted 28th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 14 tackles.

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Detroit Lions · #91 · Defensive Tackle

Tyleik Williams

Season avg14 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int

Career avg32 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

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Scouting report

Tyleik Williams — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+

Defensive Tackle · Rotation piece · Impact 50

Tyleik Williams is a Defensive Tackle for the Detroit Lions, drafted 28th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 14 tackles.

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Pass rush

Run D

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Pass rush

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A+

Run defense

Elite · defense

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Disruption

Solid · defense

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Splash plays

Solid · defense

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C+

Ball skills

Solid · defense

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Act II

Where Tyleik Williams stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬

29%

Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬

23%

Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬

22%

Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬

11%

Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #636 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

50Impact index

27Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Tyleik Williams — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+

Tackling

14 TKL

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Pass rush

0.0 SACK

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Coverage

0 PD

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0 FF

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The engine

How the model sees Tyleik Williams

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027 modeled

0.3

sacks

-0.1–0.7

tackles

14–17

0–0

0–3

games

2–13

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the sacks line vs last season

Last season 0 → projected 0 sacks

Baseline (recency-weighted)

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Age curve

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Net vs last season+0.3 sacks

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of real box production

every game line, verified

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Recency × games weight

recent, healthy years anchor the baseline

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Year-over-year trend

his own trajectory, season to season

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Position aging curve

age 23 — applied to the projection

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Role & usage context

target / carry share and snaps fold in

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Availability signal

games last 3: 17 / 3

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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Tyleik Williams career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	G	Tkl	Sack	PD
2025	17	18	1	4
2026 in progress · 3 games	3	14	0	0
Career	20	32	1.0	4

Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Roy Lopez 100%Harrison Phillips 100%Jordan Davis 100%Otito Ogbonnia 100%Joseph Ossai 99%Yahya Black 99%

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Context

Are the Detroit Lions built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record

91off index

99def index

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95%playoff odds

61roster

Roster delta · what changed

Offense grades A (91), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 86, pass rush 99, coverage 99.

How his role moves

Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

50 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Tyleik Williams

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2003-02-25

The beginning

Tyleik Williams is a Defensive Tackle for the Detroit Lions, in his 2nd NFL season.

Detroit Lions

Turning pro

Drafted 28th overall, 2025 as a Defensive Tackle.

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Tyleik Williams is a Detroit Lions defensive tackle, drafted 28th overall, 2025.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 32 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 14 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

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Williams's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the field

Measurables

Active

Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 325 lbs
Draft: 28th overall, 2025
Born: Manassas, VA
Age: 23
Jersey: #91

Background

Tyleik Williams is from Manassas, VA and is 23 years old. He was drafted 28th overall, 2025 and plays defensive tackle at 6' 3", 325 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 32 tackles, 1 sacks and 0 interceptions. Williams is currently on the Detroit Lions roster.

The person

Tyleik Williams is a depth defensive lineman who has generated 1 sacks and 32 tackles across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Pass rush1 career sacks with 0 forced fumbles.

Run defense32 career tackles up front.

Best season1 sacks in 2025.

First-round pedigree28th overall, 2025.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Tyleik Williams — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tyleik Williams, answered.

What position does Tyleik Williams play?

Tyleik Williams is a Defensive Tackle for the Detroit Lions.

When was Tyleik Williams drafted?

Tyleik Williams was drafted 28th overall, 2025.

How many seasons has Tyleik Williams played?

2 (2025–2026).

What are Tyleik Williams's career stats?

He has recorded 32 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions.

Tyleik Williams career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Tyleik Williams Detroit Lions · #91

Tyleik Williams — the report card

Where Tyleik Williams stands

Tyleik Williams — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Tyleik Williams

Tyleik Williams career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Detroit Lions built to win?

The Ballad of Tyleik Williams

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the field

Tyleik Williams — frequently asked

Current role & opportunity

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