caleb williams

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 and won the Heisman Trophy in 2022 after setting single-season school records in passing yards and touchdowns. Williams was selected with the first overall pick by Chicago in the 2024 NFL draft and set several franchise rookie passing records. The following year, he led the Bears to their first division title since 2018 and set a new Bears franchise single-season passing record.

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 biracial being of Black and Native American descent. 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. He was named the Elite 11 finals MVP the following summer. In 2020, Williams' senior season was cancelled due to COVID-19. The highest-rated quarterback prospect of his class, Williams committed to play college football at the University of Oklahoma.