Caleb Williams Quietly Outplayed Drake Maye In 2025 — And A New Metric Proves It

Drake Maye is going to the Super Bowl. This, along with a long stretch of the season where he was in MVP conversations, has many feeling he’s the new face of the league. Yet if you look deeper into the numbers, you could argue Caleb Williams outplayed him. To explain this, you must look at the expected completion percentage (xCOMP%) from Next Gen Stats. This stat details what a quarterback’s completion percentage should’ve been based on air distance traveled, receiver separation, and the pressure they were under.