Caleb Williams is an American professional football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League as of 2024. He played college football for USC. Before USC, Williams started his college football career with the Oklahoma Sooners (2021) and spent a single season with them before entering the transfer portal to play for USC. Let us discuss what makes Williams a top prospect. Williams started his college football career in 2021 and spent a single season with the Sooners where he had 1912 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 6 rushing touchdowns and completed 136 of his 211 pass attempts.
In 2022, Williams transferred to USC where he reunited with his former head coach Lincoln Riley. He went on to have some of the most dominating college football seasons by a quarterback in recent history as Williams recorded a staggering 4537 passing yards, 42 touchdowns, 382 rushing yards, and 10 rushing touchdowns, on only 5 interceptions. In his final year with the Trojans in 2023, Williams had 3633 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, 11 rushing yards, 142 rushing yards, and 11 rushing touchdowns. Williams’ dominant run in 2022, got him the Heisman Trophy, however, it does not end there. He won several prestigious awards such as the Maxwell Award in 2022, Walter Camp Award in 2022, AP College Football Player of the Year in 2022, Sporting News College Football Player of the Year in 2022, Unanimous All-American in 2022, Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2022, First-team All-Pac-12 in 2022 and Second-team All-Big 12 in 2021. Williams was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 2024 NFL Draft.
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Caleb Williams’ Ethnicity
Williams is of a mixed ethnicity. His father, Carl Williams, is an African-American. Meanwhile his mother, Dayne Price, is of a Hispanic descent. His father attended Oklahoma State and was a football player himself, whereas his mother played multiple sports and attended University of Maryland.
Caleb Williams’ Nationality
Williams is an American who was born in Washington D.C, United States. He attended Gonzaga College High School and was a consensus five-star recruit coming out of high school.
Williams was the Washington, D.C. Gatorade Football Player of the Year in his sophomore season in 2018, after he posted 2,624 passing yards with 26 touchdowns and rushed for 394 yards and 10 touchdowns.
FAQs on Caleb Williams
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