Full disclosure: I’m still pulling for Fields and I don’t watch college football.

With that in mind, if we do move on from Fields, I wanted to get my head around how the basic stats of Williams & Maye compare to recent #1s overall.

Main Takeaway: Statistically speaking, vs prior #1 picks, Williams is middle of the pack and Maye is bottom in almost every main category.

Follow-up Questions for those of you who know and watch college football:

- Can someone explain why Caleb Williams is talked about as being “generational” or a can’t pass up?

- Can someone explain why there is so much love on Drake Maye? Honestly, his figures are extremely similar (maybe worse) than Trubisky. Given they went to the same school, that is quite concerning.

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  • sobes20@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    This is just wrong.

    At that level, you expect the elite of the elite to dominate.

    This is nonsense. Mahomes had a losing record in college. Brady didn’t dominate college. There are plenty of QBs that were elite in the NFL, but did not dominate in college.

    That’s what got him on the radar as a generational prospect.

    Williams has been a highly sought-after prospect since being 12 years old.

    The things he put on tape this year feel a lot like what we’ve seen the last 3 years with Fields and that is concerning because of the value of the #1 overall pick. He holds the ball too long, and hangs on his reads trying to push the ball deep.

    Outside of them holding onto the ball long, they aren’t comparable players. I can only imagine what stats Williams could put up if you dropped him on that OSU team. Williams had a very productive year playing with a terrible defense, and outside of him, a bad offense. The OL was bad. His receivers were bad. The game plan was basically, make a first read and if its not there, scramble around to buy time until someone might get open. Honestly, outside of both being black, I don’t think they are remotely similar players.