Caleb Williams (born November 18, 2002) is an American footballquarterback for the USC Trojans. Williams played for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2021 before transferring to USC as a sophomore in 2022, where he won several player of the year awards, including the Heisman Trophy, after throwing for 4,075 yards with a school-record 47 total touchdowns; 37 passing and 10 rushing.
Williams attended Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C. As a sophomore in 2018 he led Gonzaga to a WCAC Championship as the best team in the District, and was named Washington Post All-Metropolitan 1st team and Washington, D.C. Gatorade Football Player of the Year after he passed for 2,624 passing yards with 26 touchdowns and rushed for 394 yards and 10 touchdowns. As a junior in 2019 he was named Washington Post All-Metropolitan 1st team for the second consecutive year after he passed for 1,770 yards with 19 touchdowns and rushed for 838 yards with 18 touchdowns. He was named the Elite 11 finals MVP the following summer.[1] In 2020 his senior season was cancelled due to COVID-19. The highest-rated quarterback prospect of his class, Williams committed to play college football at the University of Oklahoma.[2][3][4]
College career
Oklahoma
Williams entered his true freshman season at Oklahoma in 2021 as the backup to Spencer Rattler,[5][6] before assuming the role as starting quarterback midway through the Sooners' rivalry game with the Texas Longhorns in the team's sixth game of the season.[7] In that game, Oklahoma was down 17–35 before Williams replaced Rattler and led the Sooners to a 55–48 victory. He finished with 212 passing yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 88 yards rushing, and a rushing touchdown. Williams made his first start the following week, against Texas Christian University, and threw for 295 yards, four touchdowns and rushed for 66 yards and a rushing touchdown as Oklahoma won 52–31.[8] In 7 games he finished his freshman year with 21 passing touchdowns, 6 rushing touchdowns, and 4 interceptions.[citation needed]
USC
On January 3, 2022, Williams entered the transfer portal, and on February 1, he announced that he had transferred to USC, reuniting him with head coach Lincoln Riley, who had been the head coach for the Sooners before being hired away by the Trojans the previous November.[9][10] Williams was named the starter on August 25[11] and team captain on August 31.[12] In his first start against Rice, he went 19/22 with 249 yards and two touchdowns, as USC won 66–14.[13]
He became the AP College Football Player of the Year, USC's first winner since Reggie Bush in 2005,[14] and was named 2022's Heisman trophy winner.[15]
^Garcia, John Jr. (July 1, 2020). "Caleb Williams Named 2020 Elite 11 Finals MVP". Sports Illustrated.
^Lourim, Jake (July 4, 2020). "Gonzaga's Caleb Williams, the nation's top QB prospect, commits to Oklahoma". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
^VanHaaren, Tom (July 4, 2020). "Top dual-threat QB Williams commits to Sooners". ESPN.com.
^Horning, Clay (April 24, 2021). "Horning: Caleb Williams should still be in high school but he stole the spring game instead". The Norman Transcript. Norman, Oklahoma.
^Aber, Ryan. "'Sky's the limit': Caleb Williams' growth backing up Spencer Rattler is crucial for OU football". The Oklahoman.
^"Riley's QB swap pays off in 'epic' OU rivalry win". ESPN.com. 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
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Caleb Williams born November 18 2002 is an American football quarterback for the USC Trojans Williams played for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2021 before transferring to USC as a sophomore in 2022 where he won several player of the year awards including the Heisman Trophy after throwing for 4 075 yards with a school record 47 total touchdowns 37 passing and 10 rushing Caleb WilliamsUSC Trojans No 13PositionQuarterbackClassSophomorePersonal informationBorn 2002 11 18 November 18 2002 age 20 Washington D C U S Height6 ft 1 in 1 85 m Weight215 lb 98 kg Career historyCollegeOklahoma 2021 USC 2022 present Bowl games2021 Alamo BowlHigh schoolGonzaga College Washington D C Career highlights and awardsHeisman Trophy 2022 Maxwell Award 2022 Walter Camp Award 2022 AP College Football Player of the Year 2022 Unanimous All American 2022 Pac 12 Offensive Player of the Year 2022 First team All Pac 12 2022 Second team All Big 12 2021 Contents 1 High school career 2 College career 2 1 Oklahoma 2 2 USC 2 3 Statistics 3 References 4 External linksHigh school career EditWilliams attended Gonzaga College High School in Washington D C As a sophomore in 2018 he led Gonzaga to a WCAC Championship as the best team in the District and was named Washington Post All Metropolitan 1st team and Washington D C Gatorade Football Player of the Year after he passed for 2 624 passing yards with 26 touchdowns and rushed for 394 yards and 10 touchdowns As a junior in 2019 he was named Washington Post All Metropolitan 1st team for the second consecutive year after he passed for 1 770 yards with 19 touchdowns and rushed for 838 yards with 18 touchdowns He was named the Elite 11 finals MVP the following summer 1 In 2020 his senior season was cancelled due to COVID 19 The highest rated quarterback prospect of his class Williams committed to play college football at the University of Oklahoma 2 3 4 College career EditOklahoma Edit Williams entered his true freshman season at Oklahoma in 2021 as the backup to Spencer Rattler 5 6 before assuming the role as starting quarterback midway through the Sooners rivalry game with the Texas Longhorns in the team s sixth game of the season 7 In that game Oklahoma was down 17 35 before Williams replaced Rattler and led the Sooners to a 55 48 victory He finished with 212 passing yards 2 passing touchdowns 88 yards rushing and a rushing touchdown Williams made his first start the following week against Texas Christian University and threw for 295 yards four touchdowns and rushed for 66 yards and a rushing touchdown as Oklahoma won 52 31 8 In 7 games he finished his freshman year with 21 passing touchdowns 6 rushing touchdowns and 4 interceptions citation needed USC Edit On January 3 2022 Williams entered the transfer portal and on February 1 he announced that he had transferred to USC reuniting him with head coach Lincoln Riley who had been the head coach for the Sooners before being hired away by the Trojans the previous November 9 10 Williams was named the starter on August 25 11 and team captain on August 31 12 In his first start against Rice he went 19 22 with 249 yards and two touchdowns as USC won 66 14 13 He became the AP College Football Player of the Year USC s first winner since Reggie Bush in 2005 14 and was named 2022 s Heisman trophy winner 15 Statistics Edit Season Games Passing RushingGP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TDOklahoma Sooners2021 11 7 5 2 136 211 64 5 1 912 9 1 21 4 169 6 79 442 5 6 6USC Trojans2022 13 13 11 2 296 448 66 1 4 075 9 1 37 4 167 9 109 372 3 4 10Career 16 24 20 16 4 432 659 65 6 5 987 9 1 58 8 168 5 188 814 4 3 16References Edit Garcia John Jr July 1 2020 Caleb Williams Named 2020 Elite 11 Finals MVP Sports Illustrated Lourim Jake July 4 2020 Gonzaga s Caleb Williams the nation s top QB prospect commits to Oklahoma The Washington Post Retrieved June 3 2022 VanHaaren Tom July 4 2020 Top dual threat QB Williams commits to Sooners ESPN com Aber Ryan July 5 2020 Caleb Williams commits to Oklahoma Sooners The Oklahoman via The Ledger Lakeland Florida Horning Clay April 24 2021 Horning Caleb Williams should still be in high school but he stole the spring game instead The Norman Transcript Norman Oklahoma Aber Ryan Sky s the limit Caleb Williams growth backing up Spencer Rattler is crucial for OU football The Oklahoman Riley s QB swap pays off in epic OU rivalry win ESPN com 2021 10 09 Retrieved 2021 10 15 Caleb Williams Shines as Oklahoma Downs TCU Thamel Pete February 1 2022 Former Oklahoma Sooners QB Caleb Williams transferring to the USC Trojans Williams Caleb CALEBcsw February 1 2022 FightOn Tweet Retrieved February 1 2022 via Twitter Chris Trevino August 25 2022 Lincoln Riley QB Caleb Williams will start the season for USC football Retrieved September 19 2022 James Fletcher III August 31 2022 Caleb Williams reveals his reaction to being named 2022 USC team captain Retrieved September 19 2022 USC v Rice Box Score ESPN com Retrieved September 19 2022 Beacham Greg December 8 2022 USC QB Caleb Williams voted AP Player of the Year Associated Press Uggeti Paolo December 10 2022 USC QB Caleb Williams outraces field wins Heisman Trophy ESPN Caleb Williams College Stats College Football at Sports Reference com Retrieved 2022 11 21 External links EditCaleb Williams on Twitter Caleb Williams at Heisman com USC Trojans bio Oklahoma Sooners bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Caleb Williams American football amp oldid 1130986957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
