Russell Wilson Sees a Young Version of Himself in Caleb Williams
Wilson praised Williams' mobility and clutch play after a 333-PPR-point 2025. Our model already has the Bears QB as a top-five fantasy option.
27 TD and 0 INT with a Year 2 leap coming — grab him if a manager sours.
- Williams: 333 PPR pts in 2025, our QB5
- 27 pass TD, 0 INT across 17 games in 2025
- Sacks dropped from 68 as rookie to 24 last year
- Led NFL with six 4th-quarter comebacks in 2025
- Lawrence: our QB4, +8.2 FPTS/G over last 5 of 2025
Russell Wilson has traded the huddle for the studio, and one of his first assignments as a new voice on CBS Sports' "The NFL Today" was breaking down the league's young quarterbacks. The name that jumped out at him: Chicago's Caleb Williams. Wilson said watching Williams' film reminded him of his own younger self — the escapability, the accuracy on the move, the way he spins out of pressure.
There's stat-sheet meat behind the compliment. Williams posted 333 PPR points last season (2025, actual), throwing for 3,942 yards with 27 touchdowns and — remarkably — zero interceptions across 17 games. Add 388 rushing yards and three scores on the ground, and you've got a QB who lands at No. 5 at the position in our rankings.
The Clutch Gene Is Real
Wilson zeroed in on Williams' late-game heroics, and the numbers back him up. Williams led the NFL with six fourth-quarter comebacks in the regular season, then tacked on another in a wild-card win over Green Bay. Former Bears lineman Kyle Long, also joining the broadcast, said the next jump is finishing the second quarter as strongly as Williams finishes the fourth — that stealing an extra possession before halftime is where games flip.
The other headline development is protection. Williams took a brutal 68 sacks as a rookie but slashed that to 24 last year, a sign the offense around him is finally functional. For fantasy purposes, fewer sacks means more clean throws and more consistent scoring floors — exactly what you want from a quarterback you're paying up for.
Wilson's Other Names to Know
Wilson tabbed Trevor Lawrence as his 2026 breakout, citing a second year in Liam Coen's system. Lawrence sits at our QB4 after a 340-PPR-point 2025 (actual) and ran hot down the stretch — +8.2 fantasy points per game over his final five compared to his season average. Wilson also talked up former teammate Jaxson Dart (our QB16, 242 PPR points in 2025) and Washington's Jayden Daniels, who limped to just seven games and 120 PPR points last season before an elbow injury ended his year.
Fantasy takeaway: treat Williams as a buy-low if any manager in your league is still anchored to his rookie struggles. A 27-to-0 TD-to-INT ratio, elite mobility, and a shrinking sack rate are the ingredients for a QB1 leap — and our model already has him fifth at the position. If you can pry him loose at a discount, do it.
