Heisman winner Caleb Williams shrugged off comparisons to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes during a recent podcast interview, telling the Ringer’s Kevin Clark that he hasn’t won enough big games to put himself in the same league as the NFL’s reigning MVP.
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“I am my own self,” Williams explained in his interview with Clark on the Slow News Day podcast. “The man [Mahomes] has two Super Bowls under his belt, and I have not even [won] one national championship.”
While Williams is correct in asserting that Mahomes has proven his worth at football’s highest level, he may have sold himself a bit short after winning college football’s most coveted award last season.
Williams will be in the conversation to be the first-overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft next year, and with a Heisman trophy to show for his efforts at the University of Southern California, he certainly has the potential to rival Mahomes in the coming years if his skillset translates to the pros.
