Week 6: Caleb Williams, Oklahoma

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Joshua Gateley/OU Athletics

Joshua Gateley/OU Athletics

University of Oklahoma quarterback Caleb Williams, who played at Gonzaga College High School in Northwest Washington, has been named the DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Football Player of the Week.

Williams, a freshman, came off the bench in the second quarter and completed 16 of 25 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns and rushed four times for 88 yards and one score, rallying the Sooners to a 55-48 win over Texas in the Red River Showdown.

Oklahoma had trailed 35-17 when Williams entered the game for a fourth-and-1 play in the second quarter. Williams broke away for a 66-yard touchdown run on that play and remained in the game, leading the Sooners to scores on seven of nine possessions with Williams behind center.

“We got in a little bit of a rhythm when Caleb came in,” Oklahoma Coach Lincoln Riley said. “He did some good things.”

One of the highest-rated recruits to come out of the Washington area in recent years, Williams enrolled at Oklahoma this past spring and participated in spring practice. He entered the season as the backup to starter Spencer Rattler and saw spot duty in the season’s first five games before playing a starring role in this past Saturday’s big win.

This week’s DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Football Player of the Week Honor Roll is:

  • Georgia Tech LB Ayinde Eley (Good Counsel HS), a transfer from Maryland, made a game-high and career-high 13 tackles as the Yellow Jackets beat Duke, 31-27. He was named the ACC Linebacker of the Week.

  • Catholic QB Madden Lowe completed 37 of 48 passes for 315 yards and four touchdowns as the Cardinals beat Worcester Polytechnic, 30-7.

  • Concord DB Elijah Moore (Tuscarora (Va.) HS) blocked a field goal and blocked a point-after kick that Concord returned for a defensive two-point conversion as the Mountain Lions beat West Liberty, 20-16. Moore, who was named the Mountain East Conference Special Teams Player of the Week, also made three tackles and broke up one pass on defense.

  • Howard WR Antoine Murray caught four passes for 178 yards, including a school-record 97-yard touchdown from QB Quinton Williams (Wise HS) as the Bison beat Morgan State, 27-0.

  • Bowie State DL Jonathan Ross (St. Charles HS) made nine tackles (5 ½ for losses) and had one sack as the Bulldogs beat Chowan, 14-3, in a meeting of Division II top 25 teams. Chowan had entered averaging 51.4 points per game.

  • Villanova QB Daniel Smith (Tuscarora (Va.) HS) completed 16 of 26 passes for 258 yards and one touchdown and rushed nine times for 35 yards and another score as the Wildcats rallied to beat James Madison, 28-27.

  • Gallaudet LB John Werner Jr. (Maryland School for the Deaf) made nine tackles with three tackles for loss, had one sack, intercepted a pass and broke up two more passes as the Bison beat Keystone, 34-14. He was named the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week.