Nearly everybody agrees that Caleb Williams, the dynamo quarterback from the College of Southern California, would be the first participant chosen within the NFL Draft later this month.
That No. 1 decide is held by the Chicago Bears, a long-suffering franchise that all of a sudden has a powerful roster and easily wants a high-level QB to take them to nice heights.
Lincoln Riley, Williams’ coach at USC, was requested how prepared Williams is to be the face of an NFL franchise, and the coach mentioned that the 22-year-old has the mindset it takes to achieve success, per NFL Community.
“He expects to achieve success.” @uscfb head coach @LincolnRiley has little question @CALEBcsw will excel on the subsequent degree. pic.twitter.com/asjOjS73kx
— NFL Community (@nflnetwork) April 4, 2024
Riley additionally praised Williams by saying he has some internal hearth, however in contrast to Baker Mayfield, whom he coached whereas on the College of Oklahoma, Williams is extra poised.
Williams began his faculty soccer profession at Oklahoma in 2021 underneath Riley, and after Riley was employed by USC in November 2021, Williams transferred there for the next season.
Final season, he threw for 3,633 yards and 30 touchdowns whereas including 11 touchdowns on the bottom, and he gained the Heisman Trophy the earlier yr.
Chicago obtained the No. 1 decide on this yr’s draft by buying and selling the No. 1 choice in final yr’s draft to the Carolina Panthers.
That commerce additionally yielded broad receiver D.J. Moore, who will now be lining up alongside Keenan Allen, a six-time Professional Bowler.
The Bears even have the No. 9 choice this yr, and thus they may have a really sturdy workforce instantly if Williams, or one other QB they take at No. 1, is nice from the beginning.
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