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<\/p>\nIn a two-round mock draft, The Athletic\u2019s Dane Brugler added about 625 pounds to the Green Bay Packers\u2019 defensive line.<\/p>\n
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Ohio State Buckeyes defensive tackle Tyleik Williams (91) rushes at Oregon Ducks quarterback Dillon Gabriel at the Rose Bowl. \/ Adam Cairns\/Columbus Dispatch \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n GREEN BAY, Wis. \u2013 For the Green Bay Packers, the football season is over. The offseason is here, and The Athletic\u2019s Dane Brugler rang it in with a two-round mock draft.<\/p>\n In the first round with the 23rd overall pick, he selected Ohio State defensive tackle Tyleik Williams, who was third-team all-conference this season.<\/p>\n Entering this week\u2019s national championship game against Notre Dame, Williams has 42 tackles, including 2.5 sacks and seven tackles for losses. A key performer all four seasons for the Buckeyes, he\u2019s got 11.5 sacks and 26 tackles for losses during his career. He had 6.5 sacks as a freshman in 2021 and 10 TFLs in 2023.<\/p>\n A native of Manassas, Va., COVID wiped out his senior season of high school. So, in his words, he was \u201cfat\u201d at about 360 pounds when he arrived on campus.<\/p>\n \u201cI was supposed to be around 320, but COVID got the best of me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Based on OSU\u2019s stopwatch, he has all-time great acceleration.<\/p>\n \u201cYou always saw his athleticism, like tremendously athletic, one of the better athletes we have on our team,\u201d said Ohio State coach Ryan Day. \u201cFrom 0 to 10 yards, he has one of our better times, and we have some really good athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n The Buckeyes list him as 6-foot-3 and 327 pounds.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Packers\u2019 defensive line was disappointing this season,\u201d Brugler explained, \u201cand the front office must balance the possibility of players already on the roster getting better against adding premium talent. If general manager Brian Gutekunst looks for an upgrade in the first round, Williams \u2014 and his disruptive nature \u2014 would make sense.\u201d<\/p>\n In the second round, he stuck with the defensive line by taking Oregon edge defender Jordan Burch, who like Williams was third-team all-Big Ten this season.<\/p>\n For the Packers, Rashan Gary, Kingsley Enagbare, Lukas Van Ness and emerging Brenton Cox had solid seasons but there wasn\u2019t a consistent force in the group, even though Gary earned his first Pro Bowl honors.<\/p>\n Most of the first-round draft order is complete. Here\u2019s what you need to know about the #Packers<\/a>.https:\/\/t.co\/YiZpVTLVJc<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bill Huber (@BillHuberNFL) January 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n