A Heisman Trophy winner as a sophomore, Caleb Williams’ player profile details just how talented the true junior is. The USC signal-caller is poised to take over the NFL in just a few short years — once he’s through with tormenting college football defenses. As Williams pushes for Pac-12 dominance and a second Heisman Trophy, get to know the real No. 13.
Caleb Williams Player Profile
- Height: 6’1″
- Weight: 220
- Number: 13
- Class: Junior
- Hometown: Washington, D.C.
- High School: Gonzaga College High School
- Years Active: 2021-2023
- Previous School(s): Oklahoma
- Draft Eligibility: 2024
A highly-decorated high school athlete, Williams ultimately chose Oklahoma as his first collegiate home. He was ranked as the No. 1 overall player by a variety of publications and a consensus five-star athlete after winning multiple Al-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference awards and MVP titles from 2018-19.
Despite COVID-19 canceling his 2020 senior season, Williams garnered attention from just about every college in the country before signing with head coach Lincoln Riley and the Sooners. After enrolling early at OU, Williams seemed poise to push incumbent starter and — at the time — highly thought of NFL draft prospect Spencer Rattler for reps as early as his freshman season.
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In the end, Williams did indeed earn the starting role during his freshman season in Norman, and that led to Rattler’s transfer to South Carolina.
Following his own head coach, however, Williams wasn’t too far behind Rattler in jettisoning Oklahoma as he transferred to USC with Riley after the 2021 season. And as the expression goes, “the rest is history.”
Caleb Williams’ Passing Stats
A developing passer during his freshman season, Williams’ talents were put on full display in a full-time starting role during the 2022 season in LA.
- Career Games Played: 25
- Career Starts: 21
- Completions: 469
- Attempts: 711
- Completion Rate: 65.9%
- Yards: 6,449
- TDs: 63
- INTs: 9
- Yards Per Game: 257.9
2022 Passing Stats
- Games Played: 14
- Starts: 14
- Completions: 333
- Attempts: 500
- Completion Rate: 67.0%
- Yards: 4,537
- TDs: 42
- INTs: 5
- Yards Per Game: 324.1
2021 Passing Stats (at Oklahoma)
- Games Played: 11
- Starts: 7
- Completions: 136
- Attempts: 211
- Completion Rate: 64.5%
- Yards: 1,912
- TDs: 21
- INTs: 4
- Yards Per Game: 173.8
Caleb Williams’ Rushing Stats
A dominant rusher when he takes off with the ball, Williams made a name for himself at Oklahoma and furthered his prowess at USC in 2022.
- Career Attempts: 180
- Career Rush Yards: 824
- TDs: 16
- Yards Per Game: 32.9
2022 Rushing Stats
- Attempts: 113
- Rush Yards: 382
- TDs: 10
- Yards Per Game: 27.3
2021 Rushing Stats (at Oklahoma)
- Attempts: 67
- Rush Yards: 442
- TDs: 6
- Yards Per Game: 40.2
Caleb Williams’ Career Achievements
As decorated as true juniors come nowadays, Williams is capable of making history and becoming the first back-to-back winner of the Heisman Trophy since the 1970s.
His career achievements include:
- CFN National Quarterback of the Year (2022)
- CFN Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year (2022)
- CFN First-Team All-Pac-12 QB (2022)
- CFN Pac-12 Quarterback of the Year (2022)
- Heisman Trophy (2022)
- Unanimous First-Team All-American
- Walter Camp Player of the Year
- AP Player of the Year
- Maxwell Award Winner
- Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year
- USC single-season record for total offense (4,919)
- USC single-season records for:
- Total offensive yards (4,919)
- Rushing plus Passing Touchdowns (52)
- Passing completions (333)
- Passed attempted (500)
- Passing yards (4,537)
- Most TD passes thrown (42)
- Lowest rate of INTs (5 in 500 attempts)
- Highest passing efficiency (168.5)
- Tied USC record for consecutive five-touchdown passing games (2)
- USC single-game record for QB rush plus pass yards (503)
- Most rush yards by a quarterback in a single season (382)
