CalebWilliams

News: 2 days agoWilliams completed 22 of 37 passes for 279 yards, two touchdowns and four interceptions in Sunday's 27-24 win over the Buccaneers. He also rushed five times for 16 yards.

Spin: Williams looked unstoppable early, capping Chicago's two first-quarter drives with touchdown passes of nine yards to Rome Odunze and 56 yards to Luther Burden, the latter of whom later exited due to a concussion. The 2024 first overall pick cooled down after that, throwing three second-quarter interceptions en route to a career-worst four interceptions overall. Chicago's defense picked up the slack with a pick-six against Baker Mayfield, and Williams found Colston Loveland for a 38-yard gain to set up Cairo Santos' game-winning field goal on the game's final play. The Bears have reeled off four consecutive wins since Williams returned from a hamstring injury to improve to 7-2, and he didn't have a turnover in the previous three games prior to Sunday night's downturn. Williams will look to clean up the errors in Week 11 against the Saints following Chicago's Week 10 bye.

ESPN Fantasy Projection: Williams enters his third NFL season after a solid rookie campaign in 2024 followed by a big leap forward in 2025. Williams finished last season no lower than 11th among QBs in pass attempts, completions, pass yards, passing TDs, carries, rush yards, rush TDs and fantasy points per game. While Williams' completion percentage was one of the worst in the league (58%), his dual-threat ability and turnover avoidance (seven INTs both seasons) has led to solid fantasy output. The 2024 No. 1 draft pick has a good supporting cast in playcaller Ben Johnson and a trio of young pass catchers in Rome Odunze, Luther Burden III and Colston Loveland. Williams is a fringe QB1 with upside for another leap.