On Thursday Night, The Chicago Bears selected Caleb Williams first overall in this years NFL draft. He played high school football at Gonzaga from 2017-2020, leading them to the WCAC Championship in 2018 defeating DeMatha with a hail mary pass to end the game in it's final seconds.
As a Spohmore, Williams would be named Washington Post First Team All-Met and Washington, D.C. Gatorade Football Player of the Year. He would also be named First Team All-Met the following year.
In College, Williams would win the Heisnman Trophy while at the University of Southern California in 2022. That year he would also win the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, AP College Football player of the Year Award, be voted Unanimous All-American and Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year.
His Teammate and left tackle at Gonzaga, Olu Fashanu, was also drafted in the first round last night at pick no. 11 by the New York Jets.
To read more about Williams and Foshanu being drafted in the first round, check out this article from SBNation: Caleb Williams and Olu Fashanu’s NFL journey started at Gonzaga College High School
You can relive the final play of the 2018 WCAC Championship Game by reading this article: A throwback to Caleb Williams' championship-winning Hail Mary, a top play of the decade
Williams (No. 18) and Foshanu (No. 77) on the field for Gonzaga vs DeMatha
