The Chicago Bears are expected to select former USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL draft Thursday night in Detroit.
If that happens, USC will have more players taken with the top overall pick than any other program. Williams is set to become the sixth former Trojan to earn the honor and the first in more than 20 years.
The first was offensive lineman Ron Yary, who was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in 1968. Yary played defensive tackle for the Trojans in 1965 and was named the Pac-8 defensive player of the year before switching to offensive line, where he was a consensus All-American in 1966 and 1967 and won the Outland Trophy for the nation’s top interior lineman in 1967.