Leonard Williams, Seattle Seahawks
Football | Seattle Seahawks
Driving Force Making League History
Leonard Williams was the heart and soul of the Seahawks defense, finishing the season with 64 tackles, 11.0 sacks, 28 QB hits, one interception, and one touchdown.
- Finished the year ranked first among NFL interior linemen in both sacks (11.0, second-most in career) and tackles for loss (career-high 16).
- Led NFC and tied for third in the NFL with 28 QB hits.
- Named the NFCDefensive Player of the Month – December/January, the first Seahawks defensive player to be named Player of the Month since Cliff Avril in 2016.
- Named theWeek 13 NFC Player of the Week after becoming the first player since 1982 with multiple sacks, an interception return for a TD and a blocked kick in the same game. The 92-yard pick six vs. the Jets was the longest by a defensive lineman in league history.
- One of only two players in the NFL with two-plus sacks and three-plus tackles for loss in three games this season.