USC quarterback Caleb Williams is the favorite to win the 2023 Heisman Trophy and in doing so he would become just the second back-to-back winner in college football history.
Williams can become first back-to-back Heisman winner since Archie Griffin in 1975
In his sophomore season at USC, Caleb Williams won the Trojans’ seventh Heisman Trophy after throwing for 4,075 yards with a national co-leading 37 touchdown passes and rushing for another 10 TDs.
He also won the Maxwell and Walter Camp Awards and the 2022 AP Player of the Year honor with a pass completion rate of 66.1% (296-of-448). The 21-year-old was intercepted just four times, whilst his quarterback rating (167.94) was fifth-best and passing yards per game (313.5) ranked sixth-best.
The 6-foot-1 prospect from Washington D.C. was ranked as the nation’s number one player by SI All-American as a 2020 senior quarterback at Gonzaga College High. He originally enrolled at Oklahoma and became the Sooners’ staring QB by mid-season.
He transferred to USC as a sophomore, won the quarterback job and led the Trojans to an 11-2 season after going 4-8 the year prior. Williams broke the USC school record with 4,447 yards in total offense and rushed for 372 yards (the most at USC in over 70 years) on 109 carries with a team-best 10 TDs.
In USC’s final game of the season at the Cotton Bowl Classic, Williams threw for 462 yards and five TDs – both bowl game records in a heartbreaking 46-45 loss to Tulane.
He’s bidding to become the first player to win the Heisman Trophy in consecutive years following Ohio State’s star running back Archie Griffin in 1974-75.
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Caleb Williams (so far)
• 469/711• 66%• 6,449 Passing Yards• 63 Passing TDs (9 INTs)• 824 Rushing Yards• 16 Rushing TDs pic.twitter.com/B3LrItzjc6
— College Football Report (@CFBRep) August 11, 2023
2023 Heisman Trophy Winner Odds
Caleb Williams @ +550
Jayden Daniels @ +900
Quinn Ewers @ +900
Cade Klubnik @ +1000
Carson Beck @ +1200
J.J. McCarthy @ +1200
Jordan Travis @ +1400
Michael Penix Jr. @ +1800
Drake Maye @ +2000
Bo Nix @ +2000
Marvin Harrison Jr. @ +2000
Conner Weigman @ +2200
Sam Hartman @ +2500
Kyle McCord @ +2500
Joe Milton @ +2500
Drew Allar @ +2800
Dillon Gabriel @ +3300
Jalen Milroe @ +5000
Blake Corum @ +6600
Spencer Rattler @ +6600
Nico Iamaleava @ +6600
Shedeur Sanders @ +6600
TreVeyon Henderson @ +8000
Ty Simpson @ +8000
KJ Jefferson @ +8000
Quinshon Judkins @ +8000
Jeff Sims @ +8000
Devin Brown @ +8000
Will Shipley @ +8000
Cameron Rising @ +8000
Arch Manning @ +8000
Tanner Mordecai @ +8000
Braelon Allen @ +8000
Tyler Buchner @ +8000
Brock Vandagriff @ +10000
Nick Singleton @ +10000
DJ Uiagalelei @ +10000
Devin Leary @ +10000
Jase McClellan @ +10000
Will Rogers @ +10000
Donovan Edwards @ +10000
Gunner Stockton @ +10000
Raheim Sanders @ +10000
Tyler Shough @ +10000