The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Williams racked up 11 sacks, which was tied for 10th in the NFL. He recorded a career-high 16 tackles for loss, which was tied for ninth in the league. He led all interior defensive linemen in both categories. He ranked fourth out of 118 interior defenders in Pro Football Focus grading<\/a>.<\/p>\n And for good measure, Williams added three pass deflections and a 92-yard interception return for a touchdown, which was the longest pick-six by a player of 300-plus pounds in NFL history.<\/p>\n LEONARD WILLIAMS 91-YARD PICK-6 \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n \ud83d\udcfa: #SEAvsNYJ<\/a> on FOX \u2014 NFL (@NFL) December 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n However, Williams was initially snubbed from the Pro Bowl<\/a> last season before being added as an alternate. And now, as former NFL wide receiver Michael Bumpus<\/a> put it, there\u2019s another case of disrespect toward the 31-year-old Williams.<\/p>\n On Monday, NFL Network began unveiling its annual Top 100 players list<\/a>, as voted on the league\u2019s players. Williams checked in at No. 99, which Bumpus believes is too low.<\/p>\n \u201cThe disrespect needs to stop when it comes to Leo \u2018Big Cat\u2019 Williams,\u201d Bumpus said during Tuesday\u2019s Four Down Territory segment on Seattle Sports\u2019 Bump and Stacy. \u201cJust another thing to keep a chip on his shoulder. He\u2019s gonna be one of the better defensive linemen in the game this year. \u2026 Ninety-nine out of 100? He should at least be in the 80s, man. At least in the 80s.\u201d<\/p>\n A potential reason Williams wasn\u2019t ranked higher<\/p>\n Former NFL wideout Bryan Walters, who was filling in as a guest host on Tuesday\u2019s Brock and Salk, had a theory on why Williams wasn\u2019t higher. Walters pointed out that back when he played \u2013 from 2011 to 2016 \u2013 the Top 100 voting took place during the season. It appears that\u2019s still the case, as a 2024 GQ Sports article<\/a> reported that the voting occurs between Thanksgiving and Christmas.<\/p>\n For Williams, that coincided with the most dominant stretch of his season. He went on a season-ending tear that included a league-high-tying six sacks and nine tackles for loss over Seattle\u2019s final six games, which earned him\u00a0NFC Defensive Player of the Month<\/a> honors for December\/January. That included four sacks and four tackles for loss over the final two games, both of which occurred after Christmas.<\/p>\n \u201cLeonard Williams had such a strong finish to his season, (but) that probably didn\u2019t play a role in this voting process,\u201d Walters said. \u201c\u2026 So that probably has something to do with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Seattle Seahawks news and analysis<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Report hints at another Seattle Seahawks throwback uniform<\/a>
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