While Case Keenum and Tyson Bagent stepped up to lead the Chicago Bears to a 2-1 record, Ben Johnson was clearly happy to get Caleb Williams back in the lineup on Sunday. Williams was nearly flawless, completing 30-of-36 passes for 305 yards and a touchdown, and went 24-of-24 when given a clean pocket, per Next Gen Stats.

That was just his first game back, but his body of work has impressed one Super Bowl-winning QB.

Russell Wilson is a Huge Fan of Caleb Williams

Russell Wilson may not be slinging the pigskin on NFL Sundays anymore, but football fans can still find him providing his analysis on CBS.

In a recent appearance on “Set Hut” with Chris Long, the Super Bowl-winning QB couldn’t help but gush about Williams’ incredible skill set. Wilson also knows a thing or two about playing baseball as a former two-sport star, and that’s the type of elite athlete that he compared Williams to.

“He deserves his flowers,” Wilson stated. “I think what Caleb Williams is doing, too, is he’s really developing into his own identity.

“When you think about it, when you’re an elite player, what are the special traits that you have? I always say that when somebody’s elite, and we talked about this back in the production room about elite players on ‘NFL Today’ with Coach Cowher and the crew, what is your elite skill set? And he has several of them. He’s like a five-tool player in baseball, right?”

When Long suggested, “Like Mike Trout,” Wilson leaped at the idea, saying, “Exactly.”

“You want to be that five-tool player,” Wilson explained. “And to me, Caleb Williams is a five-tool player. First of all, he throws the ball with accuracy. Second of all, he gets the ball out quick on time, with his wrist. His ability to flick his wrist and throw the ball at any angle is an elite trait. His ability to spin out and move, and to be able to put his foot in the ground, turn the toe, and bend is an elite trait. That’s the third trait.”

So what are the other two elite traits that Williams possesses? Wilson isn’t done.

“The elite trait of being able to throw the ball down the field, his precision down the field, is an elite trait,” Wilson added. “And then the last trait is this gene that he has inside here, here (head), and here (heart), right? And that’s what gives Caleb Williams that five-tool elite trait that makes him exceptional.”

Oh, but Wilson says that Williams has even snuck a “sixth” elite trait in there, thanks to his head coach.

“And guess what?” Wilson asked. “He’s got a sixth trait. Guess what? He’s got a head coach that’s elite. His elite trait is his head coach. That’s the mad scientist that you have in the room in Ben Johnson. So, he’s doing a tremendous job of really setting him up for success.”

Overall, the Bears have to be very happy with their head coach/quarterback combo that looks like it’s set for success for years to come. Though they’ve proven capable in the regular season, next up is trying to get past last season’s Divisional Round playoff loss.

By all appearances, the Bears have the right people on the job, led by Williams, who ranks sixth among QBs with a PFN Impact Score of 82.8.