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Caleb Williams is the first pick chosen by the Bears in the 2024 NFL Draft…………………..
The QB1 for the Chicago Bears is new.
On Thursday, the Bears made the widely anticipated selection of former USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
Williams will make an effort to provide stability and success to Chicago, a city that hasn’t seen much of either over the previous 75 years.
Since Chicago selected Cade McNown with the 12th overall pick in 1999, the Bears have selected quarterbacks in the first round five times. After just two NFL seasons, McNown was replaced by Rex Grossman (2003), Mitch Trubisky (2017), and Justin Fields (2021).
Williams aspires to achieve what his predecessors were unable to achieve: long-term prosperity.
Williams will have an early edge because he will be drafted first and into an advantageous position in the league. Williams is joining a Bears club that is reportedly on the rise, while recent top overall picks Trevor Lawrence (Jaguars) and Bryce Young (Panthers) saw their development stalled after being thrust into chaotic situations on miserable teams.
The Bears, with D.J. Moore and Keenan Allen as one of the top wide receiver tandems in the league, are coming off a 7–10 campaign. They have a youthful, developing offensive line, a strong tight end in Cole Kmet, and a defense that may be among the best in the league.
It is a long cry from the settings that Fields and Trubisky entered, having both joined failing clubs under the direction of departing head coaches who set up fake quarterback contests against old, subpar veterans (Andy Dalton in 2021 and Mike Glennon in 2017).
For the first time since the Super Bowl era, the Bears sincerely believe they have discovered a franchise quarterback as they head into the 2024 season.
Williams, who was reared in Washington, D.C., began his college career in 2021 as a true freshman at Oklahoma. After one year, he transferred to USC to play for Lincoln Riley, his head coach. Williams led USC to an 11-3 record in his first season in Los Angeles. He w
The choice made by Bears General Manager Ryan Poles to forgo the top overall pick last year proved to be a game-changing one for the team. The haul he received from the Panthers is an unending gift: Moore, a second-round pick in 2025, the first overall pick in 2024, and the ninth pick in 2023.
The Bears feel they’ve just unwrapped the crown jewel with Williams.
on the Heisman Trophy with ease, throwing for 4,537 yards and 42 touchdown passes with just five interceptions.
Even with a 2023 campaign that fell short of 2022’s heights, Williams still managed to throw for 3,633 yards, 30 touchdown passes, and only five interceptions. He never gave up on being the expected top choice and a quarterback prospect of a generation.