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ArticleCaleb Williams is a top-five NFL QB, and he’s doing it his way
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Williams has become a top-five quarterback in the NFL in his third season, and he's done it by showing the doubters he can do what they said he couldn't: the little things. A year after being a big-game hunter (9.2 average depth of target) who struggled to consistently complete passes (58.1% completion rate), Williams has transformed himself into one of the most dangerous "game-managers" in the league (70.9% completion rate, second in the NFL behind Joe Burrow).
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Williams is a top-five QB on pace for 4,000 yards with elite completion rate and complete skill set.

Williams has emerged as a top-five NFL quarterback in his third season (2026), on pace for 4,000 yards despite missing three games, representing the third-year leap teams seek from young QBs; the source credits his transformation from a big-game hunter (9.2 ADOT, 58.1% completion rate in 2025) to a complete game-manager (70.9% completion rate in 2026, second in NFL behind Joe Burrow; 6.8 ADOT in 2026) who can beat defenses any way—checkdowns to running backs, hot routes to tight ends, or downfield strikes—while playing chess against elite defenses like Seattle.

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