2024 NFL Draft: Caleb Williams player profile | Height, weight, college stats and highlights

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With the 2024 NFL Draft right around the corner, here at AS USA we thought it would be a good idea to run through some of the expected big picks for the event.

Caleb Sequan Williams is certainly someone who is set to feature heavily in this year’s draft, with many expecting him to be the first pick. Let’s take a look at exactly why the 22-year-old (November 18, 2001) Washington native is such a hot topic.

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How tall is Caleb Williams?

Let’s get physical. Caleb Williams stands at 6-foot-1 (1.85m) and weighs in at 215 pounds (98kg), almost the same as acrobatic WWE wrestler Jeff Hardy, just one inch shorter.

However, despite the joke about Williams being as tall and ‘light’ as a high-flying wrestler from the early 2000s, one of his strengths that we’ve seen on plenty of occasions is his ability to throw both on the move and standing, which is what sets him apart in this category. His height, at the end of the day, is not an issue, as his record shows when it comes to throwing over linemen.

What are Caleb Williams’ college stats?

Caleb Williams’ explosion onto the scene went like this: The year was 2021 and Williams had just began his freshman season as the backup to Spencer Rattler. The young QB watched on patiently until Rattler was benched during a Week 6 Game against The University of Texas.

Caleb entered the game late in the second quarter with Oklahoma trailing 55-48, and he almost single-handedly led his team to one of their biggest comeback victories in school history. He kept the starting slot until the end of the season. Williams finished with 1912 passing yards on 212 attempts with a 64.2% completion rate for an average of 9.0 yards per pass, with 21 TDs, while taking 19 sacks.

Williams then followed head coach Lincoln Riley to USC. It was there in 2022 where he threw a mind-blowing 42 touchdowns against just five interceptions. He put up 4,000 yards on 450 attempts with a completion rate of 66.0% for an average of 9.1 yards per pass. His 37 TDs and QB rating of 118.6 meant people simply didn’t have time to look back after that History-changing introduction against the Texans.

This raw talent is what made the University of California quarterback the recipient of the the Heisman Trophy in 2022, the highest honour in college football.

A year later, his numbers dipped slightly, but still managed to put up a 30-5 record, tossing 6 times more touchdowns as picks.

There have been, at times, some concerns over his style of throwing, but these are worries that a solid coach can iron out over time. Whether its slightly-too-high numbers of fumbles (10 in 2023) or picks, fans have grumbled (as fans do) at Williams during the course of these few years, but the incredible potential Caleb has consistently put on display gives everyone more hope than anything else.