There you have it! Caleb Williams has officially declared for the NFL Draft, which was never actually a question in my🤡 book. According to , Williams will forego his remaining eligibility at USC and enter the 2024 NFL Draft class.
And here it is from Caleb Williams himself:
There has been an insane amount of hand-wringing regarding Caleb Williams’ lack of public announcement that he intends to declare for the NFL Draft. Much of it can be attributed to the fabricated engagement farming tweets that revolve around his desire to play for the Chicago Bears.
All of that smoke stems from one quote in a GQ story in which Williams’ father, Carl, said that if Williams didn’t like the situation that awaited him, Williams did have another year of eligibility left at USC or, as the elder Williams dubbed it another “bite at the Apple.”
There was never really a serious doubt that Caleb Williams would declare for the NFL Draft
Alas, common sense has prevailed. Williams will enter the draft and become a very, very rich young man as a result, regardless of who drafts hi🌠m. Many expert scouts believe༒ that Caleb Williams is the top quarterback in the draft class despite a rocky close to the season at USC.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported this weekend that he’s hearing that the Chicago Bears — while still early in their evaluation process — will land on taking a quarterback, likely Caleb Williams, with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft in April.
“I’m told the Bears are in the early stages of the draft evaluation of all the top players — including the top quarterbacks. They’ll do character studies and deep film work spanning over years — including on that player right there, Caleb Williams, who most around the league feel is the number-one talent at the quarterback position. If the Bears are going to go that route, they would likely get Williams.
“I have talked with some people in and around the program that believe they will eventually land on Caleb Williams or a quarterback at No. 1. But it still has to be sorted out.”
For all the hoopla about his struggles down the stretch, Williams’ numbers didn’t dip too far from his wild and impressive output last season when 🧸he won the Heisman Trophy as a sophomore.
He averaged 303 passing yards per game and 3.4 𝓰total touchdowns per game for a USC team that was a disaster outside of Williams. Last season, he averaged 324 passing yards and 3.71 touchdowns per game.
