Analyst says this NFC QB has the most to prove in 2025

While the other players on Orlovsky's list are understandably under a lot of pressure entering the 2025 season, Williams is definitely worthy of the top spot on the list.

Although his rookie season was inconsistent, he showed signs of brilliance with 3,541 passing yards, topping 300 yards four times, and 20 touchdowns. He also accounted for six interceptions and posted a QBR of 46.7 that ranked 28th in the league. A lot of the struggles had to do with him getting sacked a league-high 68 times, which was 16 more than the next-closest QB on the list (Texans' C.J. Stroud, 52), per StatMuse.

Despite the ups-and-downs as you would expect with a rookie QB, Williams had as much hype surrounding him as anyone when he was drafted No. 1 by the Bears in 2024. Entering Year 2, Williams' teammates have nothing but high praise for him. 

Something else to keep up with going into 2025 is the new-look Bears offense under former the Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Johnson, who enters his first season with Chicago. Johnson and the Lions had the highest-scoring offense (33.1 PPG) in the league last season, which shows what he is capable of drawing up.

Talented playmakers like WR Rome Odunze, who also enters his second season after averaging 13.6 yards per catch in his rookie campaign, and RB D'Andre Swift and WR DJ Moore, who led the team in rushing and receiving, respectively, in 2024, give Williams a multitude of options. The addition of rookie TE Colston Loveland from Michigan to go with Cole Kmet should be a strong duo for Williams to target as well.

Williams certainly has a lot to prove in his second season, but if things start to click and the offensive line gets better, he has the talent and the players around him to be successful and improve from his rookie season.