5-Star Advice: Caleb Williams

From the book "5-star QB", Q&A with 2022 Heisman trophy winner Caleb Williams on his journey to stardom

There have been 140 quarterbacks in the history of recruiting who were dubbed ‘5-Star QBs.’ While only 1 of those won a Super Bowl and only 20 were drafted in the first round all of those signal callers can offer brilliant insight and advice. Some may be deemed busts by fans, some are transitioning out of football and some are currently playing on Saturdays and Sundays but all have a story and over 50 of them have shared with us some of their most intimate insights into their path from high school to retirement, and everything in between.

In addition, another 50 ambassadors of the game have offered their advice to anyone going through the process of recruiting and quarterback play and their expertise is second to none. 

Each week we will take you inside the minds of those who play quarterback, coached quarterbacks or covered quarterbacks at the highest level and our goal is that the stories shared will impact how you view the game. After all, the goal of Y-Option is to bring thoughtful conversation to the world of college football, through the lens of the West Coast.

This week's contributor of 5-Star Advice is former Oklahoma and USC star Caleb Williams, who just picked up the win in his first career NFL game with the Chicago Bears. In fact, the 2022 Heisman winner became the first starting rookie QB selected #1 overall to win in Week 1 since 2002.

From the book “5-Star QB: It’s Not About the Stars, It’s About the Journey”….

When did you get your first scholarship offer?

First scholarship was from my hometown team UMD (Maryland). And Coach calls me up and I actually have one of my best friends with me, and I’m sitting on the phone just talking to coach. And then the coach says, “Hey, just wanted to let you know you have an offer from UMD.” And I got very excited, being that I had worked years for moments like that one. So I was very excited and ended up telling my mom and dad and they were also excited. And for a while there I was the kid that was very excited to post all the offers I was getting at the time. But that ended up changing.