USC Trojans product Caleb Williams is essentially a lock to be selected by the Chicago Bears with the No. 1 pick in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft. And during his Pro Day on Wednesday, he turned heads and further reassured his draft stock with a terrific performance.
Williams showed off all of the arm talent that has been widely documented throughout the pre-draft process, most notably with a 75-yard deep bomb right on the money to USC wide receiver Brenden Rice.
Now the bombs are going off: 💣 pic.twitter.com/wsUUaTqNm5
— EJ Snyder (@FootballEJ) March 20, 2024
This wasn’t the only highlight from Williams, however, as he looked good consistently throughout the workout on several different difficult throws.
Nice connection to Taj Washington. pic.twitter.com/EzHK2k2Qt6
— EJ Snyder (@FootballEJ) March 20, 2024
If this wasn’t enough, he even showed off his punting ability at the very end of his workout, which was actually quite impressive.
Ended his Pro Day with a rocket throw and punt 🚀
Caleb Williams throwing at USC's Pro Day re-airs on NFLN at 8pm ET https://t.co/SHCKPAklt7 pic.twitter.com/zLX4Vemv4a
— NFL (@NFL) March 20, 2024
Caleb Williams just boomed a 43-yard punt to end his Pro Day. He can’t move any farther up my draft board, but if he could, he would.
— Adam Hoge (@AdamHoge) March 20, 2024
There wasn’t much for Williams to prove coming into this workout, as most already had him as the consensus No. 1 pick in the draft. But now, fans are seemingly even more sold about the Bears selecting him in the draft next month.
Caleb Williams makes throwing bombs look easy 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/6jQF3bX8Qn
— PFF (@PFF) March 20, 2024
Caleb Williams with a beautiful deep ball 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ucttAkXAjx
— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) March 20, 2024
Oh. My. Goodness.
Caleb Williams
VIDEO
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) March 20, 2024
Me after watching 1 throw from Caleb Williams pro day
pic.twitter.com/CKCQiIPSaB— Bearsszn (@bearssznn) March 20, 2024
The Bears certainly it no secret that they were watching closely at Williams during the Pro Day. Bears GM Ryan Poles and head coach Matt Eberflus were in attendance for the event, greeting Williams’ parents who were watching from the stands.
Ryan Poles 🤝🏾 Caleb Williams parents pic.twitter.com/7WsDgg01Xm
— Sadeek 🪐 (@SadeekNextWave) March 20, 2024
The Bears have already made some significant moves this offseason to surround their future No. 1 pick with a plethora of talent, bringing in Keenan Allen in a blockbuster trade earlier this month.
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.