{"id":476162,"date":"2024-01-16T14:02:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T18:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=476162"},"modified":"2024-01-16T14:02:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T18:02:51","slug":"potential-first-selection-williams-declares-for-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/potential-first-selection-williams-declares-for-nfl-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Potential first selection Williams declares for NFL draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>USC QB Caleb Williams will be entering the National Football League draft. The decision comes at the last possible moment that underclassmen players are allowed to enter the draft.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pre-draft training has already started for Caleb Williams.\ud83d\ude32<\/p>\n<p>HE13MAN Looking SHARP! \u2694\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>The NFL team who picks up <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CALEBcsw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@CALEBcsw<\/a> will be blessed for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>Fight On \u270c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomPelissero?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@TomPelissero<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nQ3qHeYsr1\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/nQ3qHeYsr1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trojan Football fan (@TrojanFBx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrojanFBx\/status\/1747297771210596417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Caleb\u2019s decision makes him the favorite to be the 1<sup>st<\/sup> overall selection in today\u2019s year NFL draft. Chicago Bears will have the 1<sup>st<\/sup> pick, so now the franchise must decide if they will keep Justin Fields or trade him and select a new quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>The USC quarterback&#8217;s decision to enter the draft is not a surprise. After a disappointing campaign with his school, it was not very strange that Caleb waited for the final day to declare himself for the 2024 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions around the quarterback are not about whether he is worth being the favorite to be the 1st overall selection, but he is a generational talent at the QB position.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We now have the official order for the first 24 picks of the 2024 NFL Draft, with the remaining eight to be decided by the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>\u25fd\ufe0f1. Bears: Caleb Williams<br \/>\n\u25fd\ufe0f8. Falcons: Jayden Daniels<br \/>\n\u25fd\ufe0f19. Rams: J.J. McCarthy<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dpbrugler?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@dpbrugler<\/a>&#8216;s second mock:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vi9JqmCszC\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/vi9JqmCszC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/grB2ppEhev\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/grB2ppEhev<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Athletic (@TheAthletic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic\/status\/1747304467748344166?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USC QB Caleb Williams will be entering the National Football League draft. 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