The San Francisco 49ers find themselves in a territory they've become all too familiar with over the last few seasons.
Their once-dominant defense is now without two cornerstone stars in Nick Bosa and Fred Warner, players who have long embodied the team’s identity. With their absence looming large ahead of a primetime Sunday Night Football showdown against the Atlanta Falcons’ second-ranked offense, San Francisco will need someone else to step to the forefront.
At 6-foot-5 and 265 pounds, Mykel Williams looks every bit the part of an NFL game-wrecker.
Selected 11th overall last April, he's started all six games to open his career.