Leonard Austin Williams, a defensive tackle with the National Football League’s New York Giants, was born on June 20, 1994. (NFL). With the sixth overall choice in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, the New York Jets selected him. At USC, he played collegiate football.
Williams was predicted by several mock drafts to be selected in the top four of the 2015 NFL Draft in May 2014. Williams was predicted to be in the top three picks in the 2015 NFL Draft by October 2014.
Where did Leonard Williams go to high school?
Williams was a two-sport athlete in football and track at Mainland High School in Daytona Beach, Florida. He contributed to Mainland’s advancement to the FHSAA 6A state semifinals, when they were defeated by Miami Central 7-17, with 103 tackles and 10.5 sacks as a senior. The defeat was reversed, though, in August 2012 when Miami Central’s entire season was forfeited for a transfer infraction.
Williams was rated as the fifth-best strongside defensive end recruit in his class by Rivals.com, who gave him a four-star rating.
