| Mykel Williams | |
| School: | Georgia Bulldogs |
| Currentnumber: | 13 |
| Currentposition: | Defensive end |
| Class: | Junior |
| Birth Date: | 29 June 2004 |
| Birth Place: | Columbus, Georgia |
| Heightft: | 6 |
| Heightin: | 5 |
| Weight: | 265 |
| Highschool: | Hardaway (Columbus, Georgia) |
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| Espn: | 4685623 |
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] Williams was ranked by 247Sports as the fourth-highest recruit in the 2022 college football 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]