Williams, 25, was the sixth overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft. He has 240 tackles, 17 sacks, four passes defended, one interception and two forced fumbles in 71 games across his four-and-a-half seasons. He has been durable. He has not missed a game in his NFL career.

Giants GM Dave Gettleman is desperate to upgrade a pass rush and defense that he has both neglected and poorly misjudged in his first two years as GM.

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Williams hasn’t created a lot of pressure, butwe can’t put all of that on him. In Gregg Williams’ scheme, the 25-year-old was asked to be a run defender, first and foremost, on early downs. He was lining up as a nose tackle on some snaps, taking on double teams as a 3-4 end on others and was rarely given a chance to line up as a penetrating 3-technique.

Those opportunities had mostly come on third-down plays, and Williams mostly took advantage of them producing a third-down pressure rate of 13.95%, which ranks 15th among ALL defensive lineman with at least 40 pass-rush snaps, per Sports Info Solutions. Only four defensive tackles — Aaron Donald (Rams), Geno Atkins (Bengals), Quinton Jefferson (Seahawks) and Maliek Collins (Cowboys) — have produced a higher rate of pressure on third-downs.


In the right situation, Williams can be a more productive interior rusher, which the Giants could certainly use.


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Will the acquisition of Leonard Williams help improve a @Giants pass rush that has generated the 3rd-lowest pressure rate (19.6%) in the NFL this season?

Williams has twice as many pressures (14) as any other interior DL on his new team.

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