Caleb Williams came into the NFL with a great deal of hype as the No. 1 overall pick but it hasn’t all been smooth sailing for the former USC Trojan. He’s had his share of rookie growing pains, throwing only two touchdown passes and four interceptions in his first three games.
After being the heavy favorite to win Offensive Rookie of the Year, he’s since been overtaken by Jayden Daniels in Washington.
Despite some slightly underwhelming play thus far, Williams has still impressed Matthew Stafford with the plays he’s put on tape. Stafford said he’s been blown away by some of the plays made by Williams, calling him an “immensely talented” quarterback.
“He’s obviously immensely talented. He makes plays every single week that you see on TV that blow you away as a quarterback,” Stafford said Wednesday. “I sit there and go, ‘Man, that is some incredible stuff.’ I’m sure there are plays he wants back, like all of us. He seems like a sharp kid. Obviously, really talented. I’m sure he’ll figure it out more and more as he continues to play. I’m sure he is going to have a great career.”
Williams is coming off the best game of his career thus far, throwing for 363 yards against the Colts in the Bears’ Week 3 loss. In his previous two games combined, he had just 267 yards passing with no touchdowns and two picks.
He’s obviously gaining confidence and comfort with each week and he could take advantage of a Rams secondary that’s allowed the fourth-most passing yards and higher net yards per pass attempt this season.
Plus, with his running ability, he could be in for a similar performance to the ones Kyler Murray and Brock Purdy just had against the Rams in the last two weeks.