USC Football: Defiant Caleb Williams Explains Decision To Not Throw At Combine

There's a fine line between confident and cocky.

Caleb Williams doesn't speak much. He doesn't sit for interviews. He doesn't go on social media rants and he doesn't have an agent.

On Friday, he stepped up to the microphone in Hall J of the Indiana Convention Center, fielded questions from the media for about 15 minutes, and set the record straight.

“A lot of things are coming out right now. You have rarely seen me speak ever. As y’all know, I don’t really go out and speak much, but this was, you know, this was important to me that I wanted to put something out before I came here. Especially with all the noise and things like that that’s been brewing and things like that. Before I came here and then now since I’ve been here, a bunch of stuff comes out, but just wanted to put something else everybody knew exactly where it was coming from.”

Caleb Williams via Sports Illustrated

However, what he does have is an arm and he told everyone to watch the tape if they want to see him throw.

The projected No. 1 overall pick is not participating in throwing drills on Saturday and explained why.

“I didn’t feel the need to go out and throw. I played around 30-something games I believe. Go ahead and go watch real live ball of me and see how I am as a competitor.”

Caleb Williams via NBC Sports Chicago

The 2024 NFL Draft will take place from April 25-27 in Detroit and everyone will find out then when Williams will walk across the stage to shake the commissioner's hand.