Caleb Williams

Position:
QB
Class:
Freshman
Weight:
null
Hometown:
Washington, D.C.
High School:
Gonzaga College HS

2021
Named a true freshman All-American by ESPN, 247Sports, On3 and PFF … a semifinalist for Walter Camp Player of the Year, Davey O’Brien National Quarterback and FWAA's Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year awards … an All-Big 12 Second Team selection by AP … an honorable mention All-Big 12 pick by league’s coaches … played in 11 of 13 games and eahc of his seven starts came last seven contests … completed 136 of 211 passes (64.5%) for 1,912 yards and 21 touchdowns against four interceptions (173.8 passing efficiency rating) … rushed 79 times for 442 yards (5.6 average) and six touchdowns … rushing totals ranked second on team … his 1,912 passing yards and 21 passing TDs were most ever by an OU true freshman QB … passed for at least 200 yards five times, at least three touchdowns four times and at least two TDs six times … completed 21 of 27 passes for 242 yards and three TDs and rushed six times for 30 yards in the Alamo Bowl vs. Oregon (12/29) … completed 20 of 39 passes for 252 yards and three TDs and rushed for 36 yards at Oklahoma State (11/27) … his 76-yard TD run vs. Iowa State (11/20) represents OU’s longest scrimmage play of season ... also passed for 87 yards and a score vs. Cyclones … rushed for 17 yards and a TD and passed for 142 yards at Baylor (11/13) … completed 23 of 30 passes (including 22 of final 25) for 402 yards and six touchdowns (255.2 passer rating) vs. Texas Tech (10/30) … his six TD passes against Red Raiders tied school's freshman record and were most ever by an OU true freshman … became only third Sooners QB with at least six passing TDs and no interceptions in a game (Baker Mayfield seven TDs vs. Texas Tech in 2016 and Kyler Murray six TDs vs. Baylor in 2018) … named Davey O’Brien National QB of the Week and Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for efforts against Texas Tech … completed 15 of 20 passes for 178 yards and two TDs and rushed eight times for 70 yards and a score (40 yards) at Kansas (10/23) … made first career start vs. TCU (10/16) and became first Oklahoma true freshman to start at quarterback since current OU assistant coach Cale Gundy in 1990 … completed 18 of 23 passes for 295 yards and four TDs (243.4 passer rating) and rushed nine times for 66 yards and a score vs. Horned Frogs … his 295 passing yards and four passing TDs against TCU represented OU true freshman QB records at the time … his 261 first-half passing yards were most ever by an OU true freshman QB in any half … named Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week after TCU game … led OU to largest comeback victory in Red River Showdown history (21 points) vs. Texas (10/9) … entered at QB with 6:41 left in the second quarter (when OU trailed 35-17) and directed scoring drives on seven of team's final nine possessions … finished with 300 yards of offense (most ever by an OU freshman vs. Texas) by completing 16 of 25 passes for 212 yards and his first two passing TDs season and rushing four times for 88 yards … registered a 66-yard TD run on a 4th-and-short play at start of second quarter vs. Longhorns and was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week two days later … completed 5 of 10 passes for 84 yards and rushed four times for 60 yards (including a 59-yard run) in collegiate debut vs. Western Carolina (9/11).

HIGH SCHOOL
Mid-year enrollee ... the consensus No. 1-rated quarterback in the country ... a five-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals and a four-star recruit by ESPN ... ranked as the nation’s No. 1 overall player by SI All-American, No. 5 by Rivals, No. 7 by 247Sports and No. 16 by ESPN ... rated as the No. 1 player in Washington, D.C., by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals ... named the 2020 Elite 11 Finals MVP in July ... a 2021 All-American Bowl invitee ... a USA Today and MaxPreps 2020 preseason first-team All-American ... a two-time All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference selection (2019 MVP) ... high school team did not play a fall 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic ... threw for 1,770 yards and 19 touchdowns as a junior while rushing for 838 yards and 18 scores ... named Gatorade District of Columbia Football Player of the Year and a MaxPreps Sophomore All-American in 2018 when he passed for 2,624 yards and 26 touchdowns ... accounted for six touchdowns (three passing, two rushing and one receiving) in 46-43 2018 WCAC finals victory over No. 1-ranked DeMatha (threw Hail Mary TD pass from own 41-yard line on game’s last play to give Gonzaga its first WCAC title since 2002) ... chose Sooners over LSU, Maryland and others.