Week 6: Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, who attended Gonzaga College High School in Northwest Washington, has been named the DC Touchdown Club Pro Football Player of the Week after throwing a career-high four touchdowns and leading the Bears to their third consecutive win, 35-16 over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday in London.

Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner who was the No. 1 overall pick in this past spring’s NFL Draft, completed 23 of 29 passes for 226 yards and also rushed for 56 yards as he continues to improve on a weekly basis.

Only six games into the season, Williams is well on his way to setting franchise rookie records for passing yardage and touchdowns and has stabilized the quarterback position for Chicago, leading the Bears to a 4-2 start.

“Throughout this whole process of these past couple games we’ve had, I’ve been seeing it well,” said Williams, who was named the DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Player of the Year after his sensational 2022 season at USC. “That starts throughout the whole week: watching film, getting there in practice, talking to the coaches and players, things like that. The comfort level of getting back to playing football, where I need to be, where my eyes need to be … and having that feel for the game. “

On Sunday, Williams was upset with himself for an early interception, but quickly rebounded with two touchdown passes to tight end Cole Kmet and two to wide receiver Keenan Allen.

“He took a step in the right direction and our team took a step in the right direction,” Bears Coach Matt Eberflus said. “He knows he’s always working and improving and growing. This year is a big year for him to be able to learn the game up here. He’s always been good enough in terms of talent, but he’s learning the game and learning our offense and learning our skillsets and what they can do.”