Former USC Trojans quarterback Caleb Williams‘s superstar ability on the field has him at the top of nearly everyone’s 2024 NFL Draft board. While he is above all of his peers in terms of where he will be selected later in April, he is not above the troubles and issues of social media. Case in point: On Wednesday night, the likely number one overall pick had his X (formerly known as Twitter) account hacked.
Veteran NFL reporter Dov Kleiman was able to get a screenshot of the hacked post on Williams’s account, which can be seen in the image below.
The 2024 NFL Draft will be held in Detroit, Michigan. The first round will be held on Thursday, April 25, the second and third rounds on Friday, April 26, and the fourth through seventh rounds on Saturday, April 27.
Williams responds to Greg McElroy’s comments about adversity: ‘Let’s go back to school’
Throughout the 2023 college football season and the pre-NFL Draft process, Caleb Williams looked like the No. 1 player on the board. With just over two weeks to go, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner is still likely to go to the Chicago Bears with the top selection, especially after taking likely his lone Top 30 visit earlier this month.
But questions continue to swirl about how Williams will translate to the NFL, particularly from a mental standpoint. One came from ESPN analyst Greg McElroy, who said the former USC star “never faced adversity” during his college career, which started at Oklahoma.
That clip came across Williams’ social media timeline, and he responded to McElroy by laying out situations he viewed as adversity over the last three years.
“Let’s go back to school again … cause I’m bored rn,” Williams wrote. “Adversity: ‘A state or instance or continued difficulty or misfortune. Y1. Didn’t start freshman year. Y2. Popped hammy championship game 1st Q. Lost bc of my hammy. Y3. 7-5 my last year of college ball.”
Williams was responding to McElroy’s thoughts on his career, which saw him arrive at OU as the No. 1 overall recruit in the On300 rankings before transferring to USC, where he won the Heisman Trophy as a sophomore. What’s missing, in McElroy’s eyes, was a “chip on the shoulder” mentality because he didn’t face adversity.
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