USC Football: Will Bears Select Caleb Williams In 2024 Draft?
Will Caleb Williams be drafted by the Chicago Bears?
This has been the most burning question heading into the NFL offseason. The Bears currently own the #1 pick, and there have been a wealth of rumors about which way the team is currently leaning in terms of who they will select.
Having the #1 pick can be a gift and a curse. If they choose Williams, and he ends up being a bust, it will look like a wasted pick. Then again, if they select someone else and Williams goes on to play amazing for some other team, the Bears organization will looked down on for their choice.
The 2024 NFL Draft is stacked with amazing players, including Williams, Drake Maye, and Jayden Daniels. All three signal callers could theoretically go #1 overall, and they all possess the ability to be day-one starters.
There are also wide receivers like Marvin Harrison Jr. in the draft. The Bears could keep Justin Fields and build around him. He is still a starting-level QB, and the draft could be used to build up the offensive firepower for the Bears.
If they chose to draft Marvin Harrison Jr., Fields would have this young receiver, tight end Cole Kmet, and DJ Moore. That offense could certainly do some damage.
Still, Williams has the makings of a generational talent QB. He nearly won back-to-back Heisman Trophies. He can gun the ball down the field while also breaking off a 50-yard run.
The Bears need a dynamic playmaker like Williams. It's not that Fields is not that guy, but the relationship between him and the organization may have soured at this point. Fields has been with the team for three seasons, and he has yet to take them to the playoffs.
Even though Fields is still a good QB, he might just not be the right QB for the Bears.
Williams could be the young player who can help elevate the entire offense while delivering his signature ability to turn small plays into massive plays. He does need some ironing out in that he oftentimes holds the ball too long for those massive plays.
That is a rookie aspect of Williams' game that he can learn to shed in his first season.
The Bears own the #1 pick and the #9 pick. They could easily take Williams, then pivot to boost their offensive line or add another weapon for the offense.
There are many instances where it would make sense for Williams to be the Bears pick.
There is also one more avenue to explore. That is the Bears trading down with a QB-hungry team.
They could easily allow the Commanders to move up one spot, or trade the #1 pick to a team like the Falcons or Broncos, stacking even more draft capital.
This could allow the Bears to build around Justin Fields even more. This is assuming that Fields will be given one more shot to showcase he is the right man for Chicago.
Again, having the #1 pick is something that comes with a lot of responsibility.
However, when push comes to shove, the Bears will select Williams. He possesses too much natural talent to be passed over. Fields is also a starter, and he could be traded to the Falcons or Broncos, giving the Bears the same end result.
They get Williams and also stack more draft capital.
At the end of the day, Williams to the Bears makes too much sense.
