Here’s what makes Caleb Williams a special NFL Draft prospect, and why he compares to a legendary QB

Caleb Williams made plenty of plays this past season despite operating in a flawed USC offense. (Taylar Sievert/Yahoo Sports)

Caleb Williams is a known commodity for any general football fan. A former Heisman Trophy winner with experience at two of the deepest blue blood programs, Oklahoma and USC, Williams has produced both statistics and highlights with the best of them.

That on-field success and off-field notoriety has carried over for Williams as a prospect, with his name sitting firmly at or near the top of team and media big boards since the 2023 draft process wrapped up. Even with a year from hell for the USC program and with a few individual rough moments during the season, Williams still sits as the overwhelmingly likely No. 1 selection, per BetMGM as we enter the week of the NFL scouting combine. Yahoo Sports projects him to go second overall in its latest mock draft.

Why? Well, I took a look at more than a half-dozen of Williams’ games on all-22 film and came away with some detailed answers on what makes him an elite prospect.

Williams’ incredible ability to ad-lib and extend plays, creating positive and explosive gains for the offense when a negative outcome looks likely, is what draws the eyeballs and accolades. And deservedly so! Williams is simply excellent when throwing on the move, and he can attack any area of the football field and punish any defender who’s a step slow or an inch out of place:

This creativity is also the aspect of Williams’ game that leads people to overlook his other attributes and the overall soundness of his game. The thing with Williams, and really the lesson that people have been missing with any lofty comparison to Patrick Mahomes or Aaron Rodgers, is that Williams is a strong operator from within the structure of the offense. When Williams is comfortable with the concept and actually given time to be a quarterback, you get to see his arm creativity, polished footwork and the consistent rhythm in which he…

Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/heres-what-makes-caleb-williams-a-special-nfl-draft-prospect-and-why-he-compares-to-a-legendary-qb-045029042.html

Author :

Publish date : 2024-02-23 04:50:29

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.