Caleb Sequan Williams (born November 18, 2001) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). Following one season of

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with the

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, he played for the

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and won the

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in 2022 after setting single-season school records in passing yards and touchdowns. Williams was selected first overall by the Bears in the

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. As a rookie he started every game and set multiple Bears single-season rookie passing records and established an NFL rookie record with 354 consecutive passes without an interception.

Early life

Williams was born on November 18, 2001, in

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, later attending

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, where he played

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. As a sophomore in 2018, he gained notoriety after leading Gonzaga to a WCAC Championship on a game winning hail mary pass as time expired. Williams was named ''

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'' All-Metropolitan 1st team and Washington, D.C.

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after he passed for 2,624 passing yards with 26

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and rushed for 394 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a junior in 2019, he was named ''Washington Post'' All-Metropolitan 1st team for the second consecutive year after he passed for 1,770 yards with 19

and rushed for 838 yards with 18 touchdowns. He was named the

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finals MVP the following summer. In 2020, his senior season was cancelled due to

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. The highest-rated quarterback prospect of his class, Williams committed to play college football at the

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College career

Oklahoma

Williams entered his true freshman season with the

in 2021 as the backup to Spencer Rattler, before assuming the role as starting quarterback midway through the Sooners' rivalry game with the

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in the team's sixth game of the season. In that game, Oklahoma was down 35–17 before Williams replaced Rattler and led the Sooners to a 55–48 victory. He finished with 212 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 88 yards rushing, and a rushing touchdown. Williams made his first start the following week, against

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, and threw for 295 yards, four touchdowns, and rushed for 66 yards and a rushing touchdown as Oklahoma won 52–31. Williams finished his freshman year with 21 passing touchdowns, six rushing touchdowns, and four interceptions in seven games.

USC

2022 season

On January 3, 2022, Williams entered the

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, and on February 1, he announced that he had transferred to the

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to play for the

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, reuniting him with head coach

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, who had been the head coach for the Sooners before being hired away by the Trojans the previous November. Williams was named the starter on August 25 and team captain on August 31. In his first start against

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, he went 19/22 with 249 yards and two touchdowns, as USC won 66–14. He became the AP College Football Player of the Year, USC's first winner since

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in 2005, and was named the 2022

winner. His 42 passing touchdowns led the NCAA.

2023 season

Williams and the Trojans went 7–5 in 2023 during the regular season, throwing for 3,333 yards with 31 passing and 11 rushing touchdowns. He declared for the

following the season, finishing his college career throwing for nearly 10,000 yards with 120 total touchdowns. As is the school's tradition for Heisman winners, his number 13 was retired by USC in 2024.

College statistics

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Professional career

NFL draft

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and the top quarterback in the draft class. His improvisational abilities in college was touted by analysts as one of his biggest strengths, such as

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's draft analyst

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describing him as a "fabulous playmaker", though skepticism was levied at his smaller size and tendency to play "hero ball" to find a better play rather than a safer option. NFL.com draft writer

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and

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's Derrik Klassen compared Williams' profile to

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, while

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and CBSSports.com drew parallels to

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and

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. The

selected Williams first overall in the draft. Chicago had received the pick after trading the previous year's first overall selection to the

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, and also acquired receiver D.J. Moore and several other picks in said trade. He was one of six quarterbacks taken in the first round, tied with the 1983 draft for the most in NFL history. As his college number 13 was taken by

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, Williams switched to his high school number 18 in the NFL; the announcement was made less than half an hour after his draft selection. Williams' draft night merchandise sales value broke a

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record.

2024 season

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Williams was named the Bears' starter in May. He signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $39.4 million fully guaranteed, on July 17. Williams was the first quarterback selected first overall to win their season-opening NFL debut since 2002, completing 14-of-29 passes for 93 yards with no touchdowns or turnovers in a 24–17 win against the

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. Williams recorded his first two career touchdowns and set the Bears' single-game rookie passing record with 363 yards in a 21–16 loss to the

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in week 3. After a 1–2 start, Williams led victories over the

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and

, throwing for over 300 yards and two touchdowns against Carolina, becoming the first Bears rookie quarterback with multiple 300+ yard games. In week 6 in

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, Williams threw four touchdown passes in a 35–16 victory over the

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, leading Chicago to their first three-game win streak since 2020 heading into the bye week. In week 8 against the

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, Williams led a late go-ahead touchdown drive, but the Bears lost on a last-second

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, later dubbed the

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. Chicago’s struggles continued with back-to-back losses to the

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and

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. The Bears offense failed to score a touchdown and Williams was sacked 15 times, marking the first time since 2004 that Chicago did not score a touchdown in consecutive games. Williams ended his four-game touchdown drought in a week 12 overtime loss to the

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, throwing for 340 yards, two touchdowns, and setting the Bears' rookie passing yards record. On

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against the

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, Williams threw three touchdowns and set a rookie record for consecutive passes without an interception, but poor late-game clock management cost the Bears a chance at a comeback as they lost their sixth straight game, resulting in the firing of head coach

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the following day. Williams led a game-winning drive in the season finale to snap the Bears' ten-game losing streak and their 11-game skid to the

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, marking their first win against them since 2018; the victory also prevented Williams from tying

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NFL career statistics

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Regular season

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Records

NFL records

* Most consecutive passing attempts without an interception by a rookie: 354 (2024)

Bears franchise records

* Most completions in a single season by a rookie: 351 (2024) * Most passing attempts in a single season by a rookie: 562 (2024) * Most passing yards in a single season by a rookie: 3,541 (2024) * Most passing touchdowns in a single season by a rookie: 20 (2024) * Highest passer rating in a single season by a rookie: 87.8 (2024) * Most sacks taken in a single season by a rookie: 68 (2024) * Most rushing yards in a single season by a rookie quarterback: 489 (2024) * Most passing yards in a single game by a rookie: 363 (September 22, 2024, vs.

) * Most games with 300+ passing yards in a single season: 4 (2024; ''tied with

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, and

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'') * Most games with 300+ passing yards and 2+ passing touchdowns in a single season: 4 (2024; ''tied with

'') * First rookie quarterback with multiple games of 300+ passing yards (2024) * First rookie quarterback with the best TD/INT ratio: 3.33:1 (2024)

References

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