Milton Williams holds the LDE · Starter spot in New England Patriots’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Milton Williams played 16 games in 2025 with a 62% snap share.

Milton Williams is a 6'3", 278-pound defensive end who played college football at Louisiana Tech. The Philadelphia Eagles selected him with the 73rd overall pick in 2021. After five seasons with Philadelphia, including a Super Bowl LIX championship in 2024, Williams signed with the New England Patriots as an unrestricted free agent on March 13, 2025. In his first season with New England, he recorded 6.5 sacks and 2 passes defensed across the regular season and playoffs, including a 2-sack performance in the Wild Card Round against Los Angeles.

Louisiana Tech2017 – 2020

Eagles2021 – 2024

Patriots2025 — present

CollegeLouisiana TechDraftRound 3 · No. 73 overall · 2021 · PHIAcquiredAcquired from Philadelphia Eagles · drafted thereHometownCrowley, TX