Ohio State '20 VA DT (SR) - Tyleik Williams ('23 Second Team All-BIG)

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DEFENSIVE TACKLE
6'3''
315 LBS
CLASS OF 2021

Ohio State has offered.

 

Blessed and honored to receive an offer from THEE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY!! #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/ofPyymET0D

— Tyleik Williams € (@tyleikk) April 3, 2020

 

Newly offered 4-star D-tackle @tyleikk tells me he likes "everything" about #OhioState. VIP https://t.co/UUYeXU8cdx.

— Bill Kurelic (@Bill_Kurelic) April 3, 2020

 

Check out Tyleik Williams Full Season by Tyleik Williams on @hudl https://t.co/SI59gFIaNo #hudl

— OSUBasketballJunkie (@ScarletBuckeye2) May 23, 2020

 

A top D-lineman the #Buckeyes have offered looking to narrow the field soon. VIP https://t.co/CFpW4JCSb2

— Bill Kurelic (@Bill_Kurelic) June 23, 2020

 

I wrote yesterday that a source had told me 4-star D-tackle @tyleikk would be dropping his finalists perhaps as soon as today. Williams' final schools includes #OhioState. Here is the story. https://t.co/6LtPs0dKAj

— Bill Kurelic (@Bill_Kurelic) June 24, 2020

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM ! ❤️
FINAL 6 🔒 pic.twitter.com/aQ2WYEVXYy

— Tyleik Williams € (@tyleikk) June 24, 2020

 

The Hurry-Up: Garrett Dellinger comes off the board, OSU is in the mix for defensive linemen Tyleik Williams and Kenyatta Jackson Jr., and we highlight in-state corner Alex Afari. https://t.co/aK9TFHBXtE

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) June 24, 2020

OSU IN MIX FOR VIRGINIA DT, FLORIDA DE
Virginia defensive tackle Tyleik Williams, a rising senior out of Stonewall Jackson High School, is a player we touched base with in the beginning of April due to the unusual scenario regarding his scholarship offer from the Buckeyes.

Apparently, two months prior to his announcement he had been offered by Ohio State on April 2, Williams had been offered by Larry Johnson over the phone. But due to some miscommunication, Williams was unaware that he had officially been offered.

Misunderstanding aside, the Buckeyes have done enough in their recruitment of Williams to make a strong impression on him, as they have made the final six list for Williams.

Ohio State is up against Alabama, North Carolina, LSU, South Carolina and Virginia Tech for Williams, who is ranked No. 160 overall, No. 10 at defensive tackle and No. 5 in Virginia.

 

Top247 DT @tyleikk set an announcement date for later this week. His Top 6 was Alabama, UNC, South Carolina, LSU, Ohio State, Virginia Tech in June (FREE) @SWiltfong247 @Bill_Kurelic @EvanGWatkins247 @Sheadixon @HaleMcGranahan https://t.co/OU2i2GdoQO

— BrianDohn247 (@BrianDohn247) August 25, 2020

 

Warm up the grinch..........

 

Top defensive tackle @tyleikk discusses his top-3 ahead of his college decision (VIP via @BrianDohn247)https://t.co/kk9KTkTn4j pic.twitter.com/tjJHxXQEfS

— Bucknuts (@Bucknuts247) August 25, 2020

 

Buckeyes on verge with Virginia lineman, tight end dominoes fall https://t.co/8CgUysLQMm

— Lettermen Row (@LettermenRow) August 25, 2020

Defensive line target Tyleik Williams announces commitment date
Back in April, Tunmise Adeleye surprised a lot of people by not only committing when he did, but by committing to Ohio State and defensive line coach Larry Johnson. It wasn’t that Adeleye hadn’t been fond of the Buckeyes, but there’d been little to no public discussion about him and the Big Ten champions for months leading up to his sudden announcement.

Of course, Adeleye has since decommitted — revealing that he wasn’t ready to make that decision when he did. And that forced the Buckeyes to circle the wagons on the defensive line recruiting front at a time when wagon-circlin’ isn’t coming easily. After all, no one can make worthwhile campus visits without some serious NCAA loophole bending, and the Ohio State coaching staff has for all intents and purposes put recruiting on a kind of temporary hold.

Yet on Monday night, the internet was abuzz with Buckeyes commits hinting at the next possible addition to Ohio State’s top-ranked 2021 recruiting class. Then, from Manassas (Va.) came word from defensive tackle Tyleik Williams that his college choice was set to be public on Thursday evening, and it didn’t take long for the math to be sorted out.

There was little conversation about Adeleye when he committed to Ohio State, but by comparison, it still dwarfs the conversation about Williams since he was offered by the Buckeyes back in April.

Alabama, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, LSU and South Carolina were all in the final-six schools for the 6-foot-3, 330-pound 4-star defensive tackle.

The country’s No. 10-ranked interior lineman has not visited the Buckeyes, and with months until signing day and no known timeline for visits to campus, it’ll be fun to watch the next segment of this recruiting story unfold.

 

The Hurry-Up: Ohio State 2021 defensive tackle target Tyleik Williams has set a Thursday commitment date, and Kerry Coombs sees first-round potential in St. Louis CB Toriano Pride. https://t.co/iAoxy0Miwn

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) August 25, 2020

WILLIAMS COMMIT DATE
The influx of tweets hit the Twitterverse on Monday night.

First came Mike Hall's tweet that another boom was coming soon. Then, Jordan Hancock. Then, TreVeyon Henderson. Eventually, it wrapped up with Evan Pryor and Jantzen Dunn.

After some scrambling to figure out who it was that they were talking about, I was told I would be given the name on Tuesday. And then, 247Sports national analyst Steve Wiltfong placed a Crystal Ball for four-star Virginia defensive tackle Tyleik Williams to choose Ohio State, and that was followed by four more picks for the Buckeyes to land him.

So, the cat was let out of the bag, and late Monday night, Williams made an announcement of an announcement with this tweet:

So, unless something very unforeseen happens in the 25th hour, it looks like Ohio State will be landing its 19th overall commitment and second defensive tackle in the 2021 class to pair with Mike Hall.

It appears we're just playing the waiting game for a couple more days.

 

BREAKING: 4 ⭐️ DT Tyleik Williams (2021) has Just Committed to Ohio State!

The 6’3 330 Prospect chose the Buckeyes over North Carolina and Virginia Tech

With His Commitment, Ohio State passes Alabama up to Regain Their #1 Spot in the 2021 Team Rankings. pic.twitter.com/7ieCQsMvpL

— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) August 27, 2020

 

Tyleik Williams' commitment gives Ohio State another athletic, big-bodied defensive tackle as the Buckeyes focus on loading up at the position in 2021. https://t.co/yvfd5RUkrR

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) August 27, 2020

 

What is Ohio State getting in new defensive tackle commit Tyleik Williams? @MarcGivler takes a look: https://t.co/BqhSkhiEVa

— BuckeyeScoop (@BuckeyeScoop) August 27, 2020

 

Nice pickup for Ohio State in four-star defensive tackle Tyleik Williams. D-Line is a major need in this 2021 class. Williams looks like he can play either inside spot. More on what it means here:https://t.co/VspWTF0WeM

— Bill Landis (@BillLandis25) August 27, 2020

 

BOOM! #Buckeyes have landed a commitment from four-star defensive Tyleik Williams @tyleikk who broke things down w/ our @alexgleitman https://t.co/ozigUfcPn4

— BuckeyeScoop (@BuckeyeScoop) August 27, 2020

 

#BOOM Four-star defensive tackle Tyleik Williams commits to Ohio State. https://t.co/XmDxCYw8ES

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) August 27, 2020

 

Analyzing impact as four-star Tyleik Williams commits to Ohio State https://t.co/ZQfCcChsf7

— Lettermen Row (@LettermenRow) August 27, 2020