Noted QB guru: Caleb Williams is the 'second coming of Pat Mahomes'

Even though Caleb Williams might be one of the prohibitive favorites to be the top quarterback taken in the 2024 NFL Draft — Drake Maye is out there, too — the compliment quarterback and throwing coach Tom House offered recent was a whopper. Speaking with Adam Schefter on the ESPN insider’s podcast, House said that Williams is the “second coming” of Patrick Mahomes.

There’s no doubt Williams is an undeniable talent, one that quarterback-needy NFL teams will be tripping over to acquire in 2024, but comparisons to the MVP and All-Pro Mahomes are lofty for sure. Then again, House has worked with the likes of Andrew Luck and Tom Brady. He knows his stuff when it comes to signalcallers.

“It’s not just because I went to USC way back when, but I really think the kid that’s the quarterback at ‘SC right now is the second coming of Pat Mahomes,” House said as Schefter’s jaw dropped — it’s quite the clip.

One of the (many) reasons Mahomes is a transcendent talent is his ability to create big plays and thrive outside of the designed structure of the offense. He’s not just a pure passer, and he’s not a tuck-and-run scrambler either — he just creates positive and explosive plays one way or another.

To borrow from basketball parlance, Mahomes is the type of player who can go get his team a bucket when needed.

House sees Williams in a similar mold and benefiting from Mahomes showing decision makers around the league the value players like them can add.

“He’s got everything that Mahomes does and the benefit of being able to stand on Mahomes shoulders,” House said, “showing you don’t have to be a traditional drop back QB or a running QB. You can be a combination of all of the above.”

Schefter, incredulous, double checked.

“So Caleb Williams is the second coming of Patrick Mahomes, in your mind?” the host asked of House.

House had no doubt, explaining exactly what Williams does so well.

“Yes,” House said. “If you’ll notice, nobody ever squares him up, he’s an accurate passer, he makes good decisions under pressure. And he’s 6’2”, 220 I think, 215. He’s a dude.”