Tyleik Williams recorded 136 tackles, 28.0 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks, 10 passes defended and a forced fumble in 51 games at Ohio State.

That production helped make him a first-round pick by the Lions in this year's NFL Draft. Williams got used to filling up the stat sheet in college and had the same expectation for himself coming into the NFL.

Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard convinced Williams he doesn't have to fill up the stat sheet to impact the game in his defense.

"Leaving that mindset of, 'I have to make the play to have an impact on the game.'" Sheppard said Friday when asked about Williams. "Coming from being a college player and a dominant college player, to understanding his role and how we see him making plays, I think that's the biggest progress. And I apprec

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