Comparing Caleb Williams to Aaron Rodgers and Lamar Jackson

Caleb Williams of USC, in the opinion of George Whitfield Jr., is comparable to other generational stars like Aaron Rodgers and Lamar Jackson. Williams’ ability and swagger, according to Whitfield, who assisted in the development of quarterbacks like Auburn’s Cam Newton and the NFL standout.

 
When asked on College Football Live what most interests him about Caleb Williams as he enters his first year with USC after following coach Lincoln Riley from Oklahoma, the connection to Aaron Rodgers and Kendrick Lamar Whitfield was made.

Whitfield provided the response, “His generational talent coupled with his swagger and confidence.” Imagine Kendrick Lamar and Aaron Rodgers entering a phone booth together, and Caleb Williams emerging from the other side. That would be how I would like to wrap this up for you guys. He was around while I was in high school, and I saw him at Elite Eleven a few weeks ago. You think, “I didn’t know a football could do that,” each time he takes up the ball. I had no idea someone was capable of doing that with a football!

It’s not often that the four-time NFL MVP and reigning MVP is compared to the illustrious Compton rapper, but Caleb Williams ceiling seems to encourage the comparison. Whitfield highlighted two things to look out for when the talented young quarterback enters the spotlight as a Trojan to continue his impressions of the player.

 
“However, chatting to him revealed two fascinating aspects of his development. He is now leading from the front, for starters. It’s a lot of joy when you get to hear the crowd cheering and anticipating you coming in while you’re in the bullpen. Picking up the ball in the Texas game and taking control of it is amazing. But because he wasn’t the starter the previous year, he didn’t get the chance to take the initiative. He entered in the middle, seized control, and ran it. He now needs to reunite all of the free agents that USC has signed and lead those players.

Can he Mac Jones the ball down field, secondarily? He can hit home runs. I love plays, but can you do the tedious 12, 15 plays slowly for me? Do you have the ability to clock possession, drive them down the field, and score checkdowns? With his skill at hitting home runs, he’ll have to sort of add that. The biggest monster in college football, though, is this.

 

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