Jets defensive lineman Quinnen Williams has been named No. 87 in the NFL's Top 100 Players of 2025, voted on by players around the league.
The second-longest tenured member of the Green & White, Williams has been a key contributor since he was selected No. 3 overall by the Jets in the 2019 NFL Draft. The seventh-year player recorded 6 sacks and 18 QB hits during the 2024 season. He has earned Pro Bowl honors the past three seasons, totaling 154 tackles, 23.5 sacks and 66 hits.
Williams is eager to elevate his game while working with a new regime in 2025.
"I'm still trying to see where I can be my best at and be myself at," he said. "[I'm] enjoying learning from my new defensive line coach [Eric Washington], new head coach [Aaron Glenn] and new defensive coordinator [Steve Wilks]. Just seeing what they see for me and my future."
Wilks has a clear vision for Williams, who he described as "phenomenal and at the top of his game within the league."
"Everything we do starts up front," Wilks said. "I don't care if it's stopping the run, getting to the quarterback, creating a new line of scrimmage. Quinnen is that guy that can do that."
Williams, who has played in 90 of a possible 102 games across his first six seasons with the Jets, is aiming to lead his team and set a high standard in 2025.
"[I want to] change the whole narrative of the New York Jets losing streaks or the playoff [droughts] and different things like that," Williams said. "I was drafted here a long time, and I was paid to help change things around. And I wear that as a badge of honor to make sure that before I leave this game, the New York Jets are going to be on top. The New York Jets are going to be the team to watch. I kind of live that every day, and I want everybody around me to be that."
