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| Position | Defensive end |
| Class | Junior |
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| Born: | (2004-06-29) June 29, 2004 (age 20) |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
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| 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 SchoolinColumbus, 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]
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