Caleb Williams is in a rare position for his age. Since 1980, there have only been 31 players to throw 1,000 NFL passes before they turned 25 years old, and Williams is now one of those players. How does he compare to recent players in notable statistics?
How has Caleb Williams started his career compared to his peers?
Since 2019, the only quarterbacks to join Williams on this list are DeShaun Watson, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Baker Mayfield, Daniel Jones, Sam Darnold, Kyler Murray, Lamar Jackson, Tua Tagovailoa, Jalen Hurts, Justin Herbert, Trevor Lawrence, Bryce Young, and CJ Stroud. So, there is something to being able to stay on the field that long at that early of an age, as most of these quarterbacks have at least turned into quality or competent starters.
Of the 31 quarterbacks, he is 21st in completion rate. Still, he is sandwiched between Peyton Manning and Matthew Stafford, so there are worse spots to be in. Williams was also 21st in touchdown rate, but first in interception rate.
This is notable for Williams, who comes off as a gunslinger, but has actually been ultra-protective of the football. There is a case to be made that he could get more aggressive and hunt for a few more touchdowns, even if it costs him one or two interceptions. Still, Mahomes and Herbert are at 1.7% and 1.8%, and Williams is at 1.2%, so while he is much lower than most, it is not a bad thing to limit the turnovers.
Still, the difference is that Mahomes had a 6.9% touchdown rate, Herbert was at 4.8%, and Williams is down at 4.2%. So, he is not quite as productive as those two.
Williams is 23rd amongst this group in sack rate, which will need to be improved. The only quarterbacks who took more sacks were Tim Couch, Ben Roethlisberger, DeShaun Watson, Robert Griffin, Bryce Young, Daniel Jones, Blake Bortles, and Sam Darnold. There are not many names that Williams wants to be like on that list.
The quarterbacks under a 4% sack rate are Dan Marino, Peyton Manning, Drew Bledsoe, and Patrick Mahomes. Funnily enough, that is three of the best quarterbacks to ever play and one quarterback who preceded and all-time great.
Still, overall, he was 13th in passer rating, which is just slightly above average. He is not performing much worse than a lot of these great quarterbacks and is showing no signs of being a bust.
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