Top 10 Illinois defensive players for 2024 HS football season
8. Jaylen Williams, Sr., Palatine
Williams has been a true force on Palatine鈥檚 defensive line over the past couple of seasons and that shouldn鈥檛 change in 2024. The big 6-foot-6, 265-pound standout has been a varsity player for the Pirates since his freshman year while also maintaining a successful track and field career at Palatine. On the gridiron, Williams earned all-conference and all-state honors in 2023, proving a consistent ability to win at the line of scrimmage thanks to his strength and quickness at his size, two of the attributes that make Williams a four-star recruit and . Following what should be another strong season at Palatine, Williams will play Big Ten football for Sherrone Moore at Michigan, committing to the reigning national champs in June over Nebraska, Tennessee and Texas A&M.
On300 Michigan EDGE target Jaylen Williams () swallows up the ball carrier.
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