Caleb Williams

Caleb Williams, American football player

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Born: November 18, 2001
Age in 2026: 25
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 2001

About Caleb Williams

Caleb Williams is an American professional football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Following one season of college football with the Oklahoma Sooners, he played for the USC Trojans and won the Heisman Trophy in 2022 after setting single-season school records in passing yards and touchdowns. Williams was selected as the first overall pick by the Bears in the 2024 NFL draft, setting several franchise rookie passing records. As a junior in 2019, Williams was named Washington Post's All-Metropolitan first team for the second consecutive year after throwing for 1,770 yards with 19 touchdowns and rushed for 838 yards with 18 touchdowns. Williams made his first start the following week, against Texas Christian University, and threw for 295 yards, four touchdowns, and rushed for 66 yards and a rushing touchdown as Oklahoma won 52–31.

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Caleb Williams timeline

2019As a junior in 2019, Williams was named Washington Post's All-Metropolitan first team for the second consecutive year after throwing for 1,770 yards with 19 touchdowns and rushed for 838 yards with 18 touchdowns.
2022Following one season of college football with the Oklahoma Sooners, he played for the USC Trojans and won the Heisman Trophy in 2022 after setting single-season school records in passing yards and touchdowns.
2024Williams was selected as the first overall pick by the Bears in the 2024 NFL draft, setting several franchise rookie passing records.

The world when Caleb Williams was born

Caleb Williams was born in 2001. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 2001

#1 song"Hanging by a Moment" – Lifehouse
Top movieA Beautiful Mind
Top TV showSurvivor
Best-selling bookHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone – J.K. Rowling (US paperback peak)

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBarry Bonds hits 73 home runs
Top headline9/11 attacks change the world forever
Technology milestoneApple iPod released
Defining fadiPod
Notable inventioniPod
World population6.17 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge W. Bush
Sports championArizona Diamondbacks (World Series)
Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
U.S. population284.9M

2001 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Caleb Williams's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	2001	2026
Gas	$1.46	$3.45/gal
Average home	$147,800	$435,000
Average income	$51,407	$67,500
Minimum wage	$5.15	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$5.66	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.34	$0.73
Population	284.9M	341 million

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