Even the Packers are admitting Caleb Williams is the real thing.
That’s the kind of respect the Chicago Bears quarterback earned after a season that put him inside the NFL’s top 100, as voted on by his peers. Williams checked in at No. 51 overall and became the second Bear on the list, behind edge rusher Montez Sweat.
The numbers behind the ranking are hard to ignore. Williams finished last season with a franchise-record 3,942 passing yards, 27 touchdowns and seven interceptions, while adding four more scores. He also tied history by finishing with the most comebacks and game-winning drives in NFL history with seven.
And if there was any doubt about how his peers viewed him, the Green Bay Packers helped clear that up.
The NFL shared player testimonials praising Williams, and two Packers showed up in the video to give him his due. Cornerback Keisean Nixon, who’s known for being a massive Bears hater, kept it blunt.
"He's got a gift. Just knows how to get it done."
Nixon had plenty of reason to know. The Bears beat Green Bay 2-1 in 2025, and both Chicago wins came after Williams dragged his team back from double-digit deficits.
Packers edge rusher Micah Parsons also had to tip his cap.
“I can’t lie the celly and everything is super great.”
The NFL had already released a separate video of Parsons before the top 100 list, and in that one he called Williams the best player in the league. Even if he pushed back against the clip, the message was clear: Williams left an impression.
When a quarterback can erase a 10-point deficit and an 18-point deficit against the same opponent in the same season, the argument gets pretty thin. Williams had Green Bay’s number in 2025, and he enters the new year with a real shot to keep climbing the league’s rankings.
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