2022 Heisman winner and 2024 No. 1 overall pick whose sophomore season broke a Bears single-season passing record.
Caleb Williams' second year was the rebound the Bears needed. He threw for 3,942 yards and 27 touchdowns against just seven interceptions, set the Chicago single-season passing record, and dragged a team that was 5-12 the year before into the playoffs. Year three is when the league expects him to take the next step.
Path to the league
Started his college career at Oklahoma under Lincoln Riley, followed Riley to USC, and won the Heisman as a sophomore in 2022 with 4,537 passing yards and 42 touchdowns. Declared after the 2023 season. The Bears took him first overall in 2024.
Career highlights
Bears' single-season passing record at 3,942 yards (2025). 27 passing TDs and 7 INTs in 2025, fifth-best TD-INT ratio in the league. Named the Bears' Offensive Player of the Year. PFF grade of 75.4, 16th among 43 qualified quarterbacks.
2025 season recap
The Bears went 9-8 and made the playoffs as a Wild Card. Williams added 388 rushing yards and 3 rushing TDs on 77 carries. His completion percentage (58.1) stayed below where the team wanted it, but the touchdown-to-interception ratio was an enormous jump from his rookie year.
What to watch in 2026
Chicago drew a top-10 hardest schedule by projected opponent win totals, the price of being in an NFC North with three playoff teams. Williams enters year three with full ownership of head coach Ben Johnson's offense and a deeper receiver room. The next visible jump is accuracy on intermediate throws.
Sources
- NFL.com: Caleb Williams 2025 game logs
- Pro Football Reference: Caleb Williams
- Yahoo Sports: Williams 2025 pace
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Passing
17 games played▶Passing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CMP | ATT | YDS | TD | INT | RTG | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | bears | 2 | 36 | 55 | 407 | 2 | 1 | 92.0 | 86.1 |
| 2025 | bears | 17 | 330 | 568 | 3,942 | 27 | 7 | 90.1 | 58.2 |
| 2024 | bears | 17 | 351 | 562 | 3,541 | 20 | 6 | 87.8 | 43.3 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | bears | 2 | 15 | 107 | 7.1 | 2 | 29 |
| 2025 | bears | 17 | 77 | 388 | 5.0 | 3 | 29 |
| 2024 | bears | 17 | 81 | 489 | 6.0 | 0 | 24 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Quarterback
- Group
- offense
- College
- USC
- Hometown
- Washington, DC, USA
- Age
- 24
- Status
- active
Latest news about Caleb Williams
All news →AI Predicts Every Week 4 Game of the 2026 NFL Season
Week 3 went 10 of 16, but the high-confidence picks split 3-3, so the model is more cautious this week: four High picks instead of six, led by Buffalo over New England, with Chiefs at Raiders the game of the week.
Bears Rout Eagles 27-7 in Week 3
Chicago Bears 27, Philadelphia Eagles 7 at Soldier Field. Case Keenum went 24 of 34 for 247 yards with 2 touchdowns.
AI Predicts Every Week 3 Game of the 2026 NFL Season
After a 10-of-16 Week 2 in which two of five high-confidence picks missed, the model picks all 16 Week 3 games, from Michael Penix Jr.'s debut at Lambeau on Thursday to Eagles-Bears on Monday night with Caleb Williams likely out.
Bears' Caleb Williams Week-to-Week, Bagent in Concussion Protocol, Keenum Takes First-Team Reps
Update: with Williams and Bagent both unavailable, 38-year-old Case Keenum started Monday night and beat the Eagles 27-7, accounting for three touchdowns in his first start in 1,009 days.
Vikings Beat Bears 9-3 in Week 2
Minnesota Vikings 9, Chicago Bears 3 at Soldier Field. Carson Wentz went 11 of 20 for 143 yards.
Bears Rout Panthers 59-37 in Week 1
Chicago Bears 59, Carolina Panthers 37 at Bank of America Stadium. Caleb Williams went 21 of 29 for 269 yards with 2 touchdowns.
