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Quarterback Caleb Williams might be ‘one of one,’ but is he the one for the Bears?

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USC quarterback Caleb Williams is expected to go No. 1 overall in the 2024 draft. Will it be the Bears who take him?

Right before Oklahoma quarterback Caleb Williams ran onto the Cotton Bowl Stadium field late in the first half against Texas on Oct. 9, 2021 — to make Red River rivalry magic, to unseat a superstar starter, to flip the switch on his own, instant greatness — the then-19-year-old true freshman turned to teammate Jalil Farooq, a fellow Sooner from the Washington D.C. area, and made a declaration.