# Caleb Williams — what pundits predicted QB · USC; Oklahoma 69 checkable claims from 35 pundits. These are other people's predictions about what he will do — we grade the prediction, never the player. ## What the room says - Median call across 10 pundits: 4,000 passing yards - Median call across 4 pundits: 30 passing tds ## What pundits expect (53 unsettled) - Caleb Williams to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2026, said Sep 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e057cf01-08a1-4b80-b533-0349d29f1bbe - Caleb Williams to move — [Gene Chamberlain](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/gene-chamberlain), for 2026, said Sep 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ca0d1021-0034-4b5c-81be-184cdc63e554 - Caleb Williams to outplay his draft cost — [Mike Harmon](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-harmon), for 2026, said Sep 11, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/aa68f987-4b32-4d4a-bad8-9993970d5d0e - Caleb Williams to move — Greg Auman, for 2026, said Sep 10, 2026; not settled yet - Caleb Williams to record 350 rushing yards — [Jerry Markarian](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jerry-markarian), for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/35d89381-6296-4ad9-92e9-a7b4ac022389 - Caleb Williams to record 2 rushing tds — [Jerry Markarian](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jerry-markarian), for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/35d89381-6296-4ad9-92e9-a7b4ac022389 - Caleb Williams to record 4,350 passing yards — [Jerry Markarian](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jerry-markarian), for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/35d89381-6296-4ad9-92e9-a7b4ac022389 - Caleb Williams to record 9 passing interceptions — [Jerry Markarian](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jerry-markarian), for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/35d89381-6296-4ad9-92e9-a7b4ac022389 - Caleb Williams to record 33 passing tds — [Jerry Markarian](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jerry-markarian), for 2026, said Sep 9, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/35d89381-6296-4ad9-92e9-a7b4ac022389 - Caleb Williams to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points — [Rich Hribar](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-hribar), for 2026, said Sep 8, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9dd666ce-ba9e-4a25-be6a-d10c2f84d196 - Caleb Williams to win MVP — [Bucky Brooks](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/bucky-brooks), for 2026, said Sep 7, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c19f9ee7-a88e-4fa3-93f4-45f3ff54ad49 - Caleb Williams to win MVP — [Danny Parkins](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/danny-parkins), for 2026, said Sep 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/18cce825-5c44-4ffb-8aa3-100a8790f3eb - Caleb Williams to win MVP — [Danny Parkins](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/danny-parkins), for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/89b602d9-f527-42db-95a7-f3ce105815de - Caleb Williams to record 35 passing tds — [Jerry Markarian](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jerry-markarian), for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/86a0e6f3-baf2-4b22-8d41-a7c9044772ca - Caleb Williams to record 4,500 passing yards — [Jerry Markarian](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jerry-markarian), for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/86a0e6f3-baf2-4b22-8d41-a7c9044772ca - Caleb Williams to record 4,000 passing yards — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2026, said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/dbf3fa2d-06ab-49d4-9593-40f4f46a51f9 - Caleb Williams to record 4,000 passing yards — Douglas Clawson, for 2026, said Sep 2, 2026; not settled yet - Caleb Williams to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards — [Steven Ruiz](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/steven-ruiz), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; too vague to check — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4adb95ec-7620-484d-96f7-cb5fa36488d8 - Caleb Williams to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards — [Steven Ruiz](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/steven-ruiz), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; too vague to check — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/23a58fd4-d453-4c41-8f80-c815ac102145 - Caleb Williams to record 4,000 passing yards — [Henry McKenna](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/henry-mckenna), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5ee62256-5481-459d-800e-8b6d4f5517dd - Caleb Williams to make All-Pro — [Carter Bahns](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/carter-bahns), for 2026, said Sep 1, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/aa779132-4b30-46f3-9416-703287adc02f - Caleb Williams to record 8 rushing tds — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2026, said Aug 31, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b5fffa08-e5d3-4d2b-ba4b-284a5cb89375 - Caleb Williams to outplay his draft cost — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2026, said Aug 29, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7d924d0f-d573-45c0-84a7-f4aeeeb9dee4 - Caleb Williams to make All-Pro — [Zachary Pereles](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/zachary-pereles), for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/24bf0cfd-d67a-4265-9f8a-3fbe6df5520c - Caleb Williams to win MVP — Damon Bruce, for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet - Caleb Williams to record 4,000 passing yards — Damon Bruce, for 2026, said Aug 28, 2026; not settled yet - Caleb Williams to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points — Lawrence Iacona, for 2026, said Aug 27, 2026; not settled yet - Caleb Williams to outplay his draft cost — Lawrence Iacona, for 2026, said Aug 27, 2026; not settled yet - Caleb Williams to outplay his draft cost — [Zachary Pereles](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/zachary-pereles), for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8c11fea4-1eb5-4834-839d-b3810cc64af6 - Caleb Williams to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 25, 2026; not settled yet - Caleb Williams to outplay his draft cost — [John Breech](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/john-breech), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/84035515-c991-426e-b1c5-65c522685d3f - Caleb Williams to outplay his draft cost — [Zachary Pereles](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/zachary-pereles), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/da52c8c8-a791-43ea-bb99-bc97f889ad5a - Caleb Williams to win MVP — [Colin Cowherd](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/colin-cowherd), for 2026, said Aug 24, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a1424798-03f5-4d2c-bf17-1ea5660ac7d2 - Caleb Williams to move — [Joel Corry](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/joel-corry), for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1da885f0-dd6f-432b-8605-c7cd80d0e0bd - Caleb Williams to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet - Caleb Williams to fall short of his draft cost (QB7) — FantasyPros, for 2026, said Aug 19, 2026; not settled yet - Caleb Williams to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2026, said Aug 18, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/19624197-916b-4bba-9ef3-90033d4a59ce - Caleb Williams to record 4,300 passing yards — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 16, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/015162ea-d505-4d7e-a910-7b97507c3ddc - Caleb Williams to win MVP — [Colin Cowherd](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/colin-cowherd), for 2026, said Aug 15, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c2117b92-1d8f-41d1-84fa-ea7b3c717d36 - Caleb Williams to fall short of his draft cost (ADP 83.09 | QB5) — [Mike Fanelli](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-fanelli), for 2026, said Aug 15, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9543ce4f-81db-4808-9228-0d4b80b906d5 - Caleb Williams to win MVP — [Colin Cowherd](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/colin-cowherd), for 2026, said Aug 14, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6971683a-be84-4abd-bde2-61920a4909d3 - Caleb Williams to win MVP — [Colin Cowherd](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/colin-cowherd), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ec4160af-aa50-41ea-ba24-909ed8406a2a - Caleb Williams to win MVP — [Colin Cowherd](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/colin-cowherd), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c58cb4d6-e30d-4007-b11b-bacf4d6ec248 - Caleb Williams to fall short of his draft cost (at Top 7 cost) — [Chris Welsh](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-welsh), for 2026, said Aug 13, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/91879831-1f4d-4c4e-8745-15aae5d1a2da - Caleb Williams to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards — [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-wright), for 2026, said Aug 12, 2026; too vague to check — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7d421403-7900-4341-9916-fee8f128bb11 - Caleb Williams to outplay his draft cost — Frank Ammirante, for 2026, said Aug 11, 2026; not settled yet - Caleb Williams to finish top 1 at his position, by passing yards — [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/nick-wright), for 2026, said Aug 11, 2026; too vague to check — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fa90d47b-85c2-4b0c-b8af-7ddf475c4a49 - Caleb Williams to finish top 3 at his position, by an unstated measure — [Colin Cowherd](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/colin-cowherd), for 2026, said Jul 15, 2026; too vague to check — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c5c398ce-cc2c-4197-b7af-dd7f34ac6ce7 - Caleb Williams to finish top 5 at his position, by an unstated measure — [Danny Parkins](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/danny-parkins), for 2026, said Jul 15, 2026; too vague to check — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/834645d6-bb44-4d7f-a02c-597b9f8ae484 - Caleb Williams to win MVP — [Danny Parkins](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/danny-parkins), for 2026, said Jul 15, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/834645d6-bb44-4d7f-a02c-597b9f8ae484 - Caleb Williams to win MVP — [Seth Rollins](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/seth-rollins), for 2026, said Jul 2, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1a7070e3-c9a1-4bb2-8f8a-68a3c7815ec2 - Caleb Williams to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards — [JP Acosta](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jp-acosta), for 2026, said Jun 10, 2026; too vague to check — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2d5a8a35-185a-4757-9edc-1a9ac823ada3 - Caleb Williams to win MVP — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2026, said Mar 23, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c4eec716-2efd-4f95-8c3f-18a184d5bee1 ## Settled (16) - Caleb Williams to outplay his draft cost — [Mike Harmon](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/mike-harmon), for 2025, said Jan 2, 2026; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e2e20c82-d482-48e6-90f3-929d0862fc0d - Caleb Williams to disappoint at the next level — [John Middlekauff](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/john-middlekauff), for 2025, said Sep 10, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/deaaf3f6-e53e-4080-a0ca-d5f872b54c6a - Caleb Williams to outplay his draft cost (He's currently at thirteen) — [Scott Bogman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/scott-bogman), for 2025, said Jun 29, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bc8740ad-5cd2-4cf0-9329-e576f6df3a81 - Caleb Williams to win MVP — [Seth Rollins](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/seth-rollins), for 2025, said Jul 16, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/654cd504-eba6-479d-8723-77305dab6cfb - Caleb Williams to win MVP (top-five finish) — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2025, said May 26, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/84fc0218-e71d-44dc-85a9-1ac6eab3864e - Caleb Williams to win MVP (top-five finish) — [Rich Eisen](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/rich-eisen), for 2025, said May 26, 2025; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 0) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9558add6-e01b-4340-b0db-a48265a15e39 - Caleb Williams to record 3,900 passing yards — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2025, said Apr 28, 2025; scored 97.87 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 31.73) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bb8334a3-0c1e-4389-9866-546830608f1c - Caleb Williams to record 30 passing tds — [Chris Brockman](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chris-brockman), for 2025, said Apr 28, 2025; scored 80 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 24.61) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bb8334a3-0c1e-4389-9866-546830608f1c - Caleb Williams to record 340 passing yards — [Greg Cosell](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/greg-cosell), for 2025, said Jan 15, 2026; scored 0 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 31.73) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd3a7576-2443-4b0c-bab5-3b47e1a48d70 - Caleb Williams to record 30 passing tds — [Jake Ciely](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jake-ciely), for 2025, said Aug 23, 2025; scored 80 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 24.61) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6b5a40bc-e349-48a1-ad37-18ee448ebe75 - Caleb Williams to record 4,000 passing yards — [Jake Ciely](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jake-ciely), for 2025, said Aug 23, 2025; scored 97.1 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 31.73) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6b5a40bc-e349-48a1-ad37-18ee448ebe75 - Caleb Williams to finish top 10 at his position, by fantasy points — [Andrew Erickson](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/andrew-erickson), for 2025, said Dec 26, 2025; scored 58.33 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 8.33) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8b1ebe9e-c0fe-4e3a-bd1c-4199699a82af - Caleb Williams to finish top 14 at his position, by fantasy points — [Pat Fitzmaurice](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/pat-fitzmaurice), for 2025, said Dec 26, 2025; scored 25 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 8.33) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c58acb47-4e9d-4693-af5f-fe09bb3a705a - Caleb Williams to be 1st on the depth chart — [Matt Hasselbeck](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/matt-hasselbeck), for 2025, said Jul 14, 2025; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 100) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/757877f8-ca0d-4888-b062-a4a6dd71d0e6 - Caleb Williams to be picked “surefire early first-round pick” (picks 1–32) — [Dan Pizzuta](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/dan-pizzuta), for 2024, said Apr 24, 2024; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5648857f-9be3-41af-884b-cbb2b689d580 - Caleb Williams to be picked at number 1 — [Ryan Fowler](https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ryan-fowler), for 2023, said Apr 29, 2023; scored 100 out of 100 (a naive guess scored 50) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fa6547d7-aa7a-4f16-bd16-fcf7c72eeaf2 --- Page: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/caleb-williams Method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology