Video: Bears' Caleb Williams Talks Modeling His Game After Mahomes, Rodgers, Stafford

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams says he studied veteran NFL quarterbacks including New York Jets star Aaron Rodgers while preparing for his rookie 2024 season.

Williams now hopes to emulate the passing accuracy of Rodgers and the Los Angeles Rams' Matthew Stafford, as well as the mobility of the Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, he told NFL on NBC's Maria Taylor.

"I think, over the years, I've watched a bunch of different QBs," Williams said (9:37 mark.) "And then I would try, throughout the years, I would try and go in trainings and things like that, whether it was a play fake, whether it was a certain throw... Aaron Rodgers put his body in a weird throwing position to complete the pass, and things like that.

"I would try those things, so I think there's a collective of people that, depending on the play, depending on the pass and things like that, I can resemble."

Williams went on to say that he had spent the most time watching Rodgers and Stafford in order to study their passing abilities.

"Those two guys can put the ball, place the ball anywhere they want, at any time," Williams said. "And so, watching those two guys being able to rip the ball... those two guys have played at a high level for the longest time."

Williams added: "Being able to move around, and get out of stuff, like in the recent years, I would say Pat and his elusiveness in the pocket and things like that."

This is not the first time Williams has described his goal of emulating Rodgers. The No. 1 pick of the 2024 draft also praised the Jets veteran quarterback Thursday when speaking to Matt Spiegel and Mark Grote on 670 The Score.

"From a young age, I've worked his out-of-pocket stuff, trying to be as accurate as possible is another," Williams said (6:45 mark.)

"And I would say another one is, I learned this at a young age, the more the ball spins, the easier it is for a wide receiver to catch it. I learned that from him. And so, always trying to make sure that the ball has a spiral, its spin rate is up."

Williams continued: "One of my favorite throws, I think, is his first start vs. the Vikings. He's kind of rolling that left and he throws it kind of falling back, I guess, and throws it over his head, in between two or three people, and completes it for a touchdown... just the miraculous things that he can do in games, in the pocket, out of the pocket, when he's getting pulled down.

"He's always been pretty special, so looking up to him as QB, and trying to practice things that he's done, or that I've seen, has been a part of my practice and trainings."

Bears fans will be watching to see if they can see any hint of vintage Rodgers in Williams' game when he makes his regular season NFL debut on Sept. 8 at home against the Tennessee Titans.