Caleb Williams
American football player (born 2002)
Caleb Williams (born November 18, 2001) is an American professional football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Following one season of college football with the Oklahoma Sooners, he played for the USC Trojans, winning the Heisman Trophy in 2022 and setting single season school records in passing yards and touchdowns.
Williams was selected first overall by the Bears in the 2024 NFL draft and set several franchise rookie passing records. The following year, he led Chicago to their first division title since 2018 and first playoff win since 2010.
Early life
Williams was born on November 18, 2001 in Washington, D.C., later attending Gonzaga College High School, where he played high school football. Williams is of Black and Native American descent. He is a member of the Piscataway-Conoy Tribe of Maryland. As a sophomore in 2018, Williams led Gonzaga to a WCAC Championship on a game winning Hail Mary pass as time expired. He was named Washington Post's All-Metropolitan 1st team and Washington, D.C. Gatorade Football Player of the Year after he passed for 2,624 passing yards with 26 touchdowns and rushed for 394 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a junior in 2019, Williams was named Washington Post's All-Metropolitan first team for the second consecutive year after throwing for 1,770 yards with 19 touchdowns and rushed for 838 yards with 18 touchdowns.
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