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Position | Defensive end |
Class | Junior |
Personal information | |
Born: | Columbus, Georgia, U.S. | June 29, 2004
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
Career history | |
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Bowl games | |
High school | Hardaway (Columbus, Georgia) |
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Mykel DeAnthony Williams (born June 29, 2004) is an American football defensive end for the Georgia Bulldogs. He won a national championship in 2022.
Williams attended Hardaway High School in Columbus, Georgia. After his senior season, he was named the Maxwell Football National High School Defensive Player of the Year. [1] A five star prospect, Williams was ranked by 247Sports as the fourth-best recruit in the 2022 recruiting class. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Williams initially committed to USC, but flipped to Georgia in October 2021. [6] [7] He was the highest-rated recruit signed by defending national champion Georgia in the 2022 recruiting cycle. [8] In July 2022, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said of Williams: "The number one thing that stands out about Mykel is his work ethic. ... I'm excited for him ... He's a great young man." [8]
As a true freshman in 2022, CBS Sports rated him as a "freshman to watch", [9] and ESPN rated him as a preseason true freshman All-American. [10] He played in Georgia's 2022 season opener against No. 11 Oregon and registered two quarterback hurries. [11] At the end of the season, he was named to Pro Football Focus's PFF True Freshman All-America team. [12]
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