So you really really love Caleb Williams. Is this what this is about?
Is this a response to me?
From what I understand, both Williams and Maye are considered really good QB prospects, yeah.
Doesn't mean they can't bust, but - let's put it this way. If Caleb Williams had been eligible last year he'd have been the top guy and likely been considered one of your vaunted "can't-miss prospects". He played another year with a worse team and some of his shine came off to some, but he's still the same guy he was then.
In October (2 months ago), ESPN published this article:
https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/draft2024/insider/story/_/id/38633075/2024-nfl-draft-caleb-williams-usc-quarterback-strengths-rankings-comps-stats"Before the season began, we polled NFL scouts to rank the best quarterback prospects since 2019. Williams ranked first overall, right above Lawrence -- and that was before he even played his junior season of college football. Lawrence was anointed a future No. 1 overall pick while still in high school and lived up to that potential at Clemson, but Williams' explosive plays and off-script nature better fit today's NFL.
"Williams would have been drafted first overall in both 2020 [over Burrow] and 2021 [Lawrence]," another NFL general manager said. "That's no knock on either player -- and they're both really good in the league -- but Williams is a difference-maker. Joe and Trevor are distributors. Great ones. Caleb is a game-changer."
How big of a game-changer? Of the 12-plus evaluators we polled, every single one said Williams is the best quarterback prospect since Peyton Manning in 1998.
"The thing with Caleb is that he's a great passer -- on par with Burrow, Lawrence, etc. -- but he's also a great runner -- on par with Kyler Murray, Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen," said an NFC area scout with over 20 years of experience. "That's the thing people miss. He's the best prospect maybe ever at both components [combined].""
Now, that does not mean he cannot bust. He definitely, definitely can. But he's the same guy that NFL evaluators said these things about.