2024 NFL Draft:Caleb Williams selected first by Chicago Bears as Jayden Daniels….
2024 NFL Draft: Caleb Williams selected first by Chicago Bears as Jayden Daniels goes at No 2.
The NFL’s worst-kept secret became reality on Thursday as the Chicago Bears selected Caleb Williams with the first pick of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Former USC quarterback Williams had entered the week as the consensus No 1 overall selection as one of the most accomplished college prospects in recent memory.
The 22-year-old won a Heisman Trophy during a three-year college career by the end of which he had completed 735 of 1,099 passes for 10,082 yards and 93 touchdowns to just 14 interceptions alongside 289 carries for 960 rushing yards and 27 scores.
Six of the first 12 picks were quarterbacks for the first time in league history.
Chicago underlined their intentions earlier this offseason when they traded away quarterback Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers in preparation for the arrival of Williams.