Colston Loveland didn’t need much time to understand what life with Caleb Williams is like. He’s seen it before, and he’s seeing it again in Chicago.
On “Bussin’ With The Boys,” Loveland described the Bears quarterback in the kind of terms that sound familiar to anyone who watched Chicago last season. Williams piled up an NFL-record seven comeback and game-winning drives in the regular season and playoffs, but that only tells part of the story. He also kept finding ways to deliver huge throws to DJ Moore, Cole Kmet, Jahdae Walker, Rome Odunze and Loveland in moments that turned games.
“Crazy. It’s like every game he’s making some crazy highlight play.
It’s like, wow man," Loveland said. "I’ve seen it in college and seen him do it, but to be there firsthand and you’re running a route knowing at any time this thing can open up, it’s crazy.
He’s unbelievable.”
That kind of reaction probably sounded a lot like Bears fans last year, too.
Loveland had his own breakout moments in his rookie season, and none stood out more than his performance against the Cincinnati Bengals. In what many will remember as his “NFL arrival” game, he finished with 118 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winner with less than a minute left in the fourth quarter. He closed the 2025 season with 713 yards and six touchdowns.
The connection between Williams and Loveland looks like it has been building for a while, and the Bears have started to see it show up in real time. Williams hasn’t exactly settled on one clear No. 1 target over his first two years in Chicago, but Loveland seemed to emerge as the trusted option late in the season. In the final four games of the regular season and the postseason, Williams targeted Loveland at least 10 times in every game.
Even with Moore gone after being traded, Chicago still has plenty of options in the passing game. Odunze and Luther Burden III headline the wide receiver group, but Loveland looks like the most likely first look for Williams when the ball is snapped.
The 2026 season can’t get here fast enough for Bears fans waiting to see what this pairing does next. If the early signs hold, Williams and Loveland could be the kind of duo that sticks around in Chicago for the next five to 10 years.
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