Former Georgia coach Wallace Butts produced three No. 1 overall picks in Frankie Sinkwich (1943), Charlie Trippi (1945) and Harry Babcock (1953) prior to the dawn of the common draft era in 1967, according to CBS Sports Research. But Riley is the first to do it since then, and his timeline for reaching the achievement is impressive.

Assuming the Chicago Bears do take USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 1 overall pick, they'll not just be getting the top quarterback prospect in this year's draft, but a great teammate according to his college football coach,

USC football head coach Lincoln Riley, on site at the 2024 NFL draft in Detroit, told Rich Eisen what Caleb Williams has in common with his previous No. 1 draft picks, quarterbacks Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray.

As individual coaches try to convince themselves of reasons that a player might struggle coming into the NFL, one has pointed to Caleb Williams playing

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