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Caleb

Williams

QB

#18

Caleb Williams

#18QBChicago Bears

Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 226 lbs · Age : 24

NFL record

YearTeamGPCMPATTCMP%YDSAVGTDINT
2026Chicago Bears2365565.54077.421
2025Chicago Bears1733056858.13,9426.9277
2024Chicago Bears1735156262.53,5416.3206

ContractChicago Bears payroll →

2026 cap number
10.77 M$
Average per year
9.87 M$
Total value
39.5 M$
Seasons left
2 · through 2027

Cap number: the season's salary plus the share of the signing bonus spread over the contract. Total value and average per year cover the whole contract, from its signing.

Advanced stats, 2026QuarterbacksNFL stats →

2026 season, in progress (2 games played). The percentile ranks the player among regular quarterbacks: 90th means better than 90% of them.

EPA per dropback

+0.32

88th percentile

CPOE

+6.2 %

77th percentile

Passing yards

407

5th percentile

Completion %

65.5 %

52th percentile

Yards per attempt

7.4

66th percentile

Passing TDs

2

13th percentile

Interceptions

1

73th percentile

Sacks taken

5

70th percentile

Rushing yards

107

88th percentile

Games

2

Regular season. Data: nflverse (play-by-play, snap counts), Next Gen Stats, Pro Football Reference. EPA: expected points added. CPOE: completion percentage over expected.

2026 end-of-season projectionNFL trends →

Projected WAR

1.2

Games

11

WAR 2026

0.4

Games played

2

WAR already earned, plus his pace (WAR per game over the last three seasons, 60/25/15, pulled toward the group average) over his team's remaining games, given his availability so far.

Trend

↑ Slightly up (+10)

  • 2024-0.3 WAR · -0.018 per game
  • 20251.6 WAR · 0.094 per game
  • 20260.4 WAR · 0.200 per game

The trend compares this season's WAR per game with last season's, weighted by games played.

Outlook, age included

+35 · 24 y.o. · usually still improving

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2026All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

72

Established starter

PAS
Passing
72
ACC
Accuracy
47
DEC
Decisions
86
DEP
Deep ball
72
MOB
Mobility
76
DUR
Durability
65
EX
Experience
40
Why these ratings?
  • PAS — Passing : Expected points added per dropback, success rate
  • ACC — Accuracy : Completion percentage over expected (CPOE), on-target throws
  • DEC — Decisions : Interceptions and sacks avoided
  • DEP — Deep ball : Production on throws of 20+ air yards
  • MOB — Mobility : Value of his runs
  • DUR — Durability : Games played out of his team's, over several seasons
  • EX — Experience : Seasons in the NFL

WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →

WAR: the EPA (expected points added) of every play, above replacement level, shared among those who made it, then converted to wins (35.3 points = one win). PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

PAL: dimensions

Passing73
Accuracy70
Decisions41
Deep passing55
Rushing88

Where WAR comes from (in wins)

Passing+0.47

60% of the EPA of his throws to a receiver, 75% of his sacks, throwaways and scrambles, above replacement.

Rushing−0.03

45% of the EPA of his carries (the line gets the rest), above replacement.

Season by season
SeasonTeamGWARPALOVPass ydsTDINTEPA/db
2026CHI20.4777240721+0.32
2025CHI171.649753,942277+0.11
2024CHI17-0.317683,541206−0.05

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