Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison spent one season as Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams’ teammate in college at USC.
In Week 15, for the second time in their pro careers, the two youngsters will be opponents as the Bears come to Minnesota. The last time the Bears and Vikings met, in Week 12, the latter came away with a 30-27 victory thanks in large part to Addison’s first 100-yard game of 2024.
Ahead of the rematch, Williams was effusive with praise for the Vikings budding star, Addison.
“If you watch, he’s explosive. He may be – he’s probably going to hate that I say this – but he’s not the largest human. He’ll probably text me about it or something. He’s not the largest human. He still plays like he’s 6’5, and he’ll go up and get the ball in traffic, all these different things. And then it comes down to his detail and his routes,” Williams told reporters on December 13.
“I think he’s, if not the best, one of the best that I’ve played with, for sure, and in the league at route running, and getting open, and things like that, so. [I’m] super happy for him and excited for his future.”
Addison caught 59 passes for 875 yards and 8 touchdowns in 2022, his lone season alongside Williams on the Trojans.
More importantly, Addison keyed the Vikings’ Week 12 win with an 8-162-1 day.
Addison enters Week 15 on a heater that began with a three-catch, 61-yard day in Week 11 versus the Tennessee Titans. He had 162 yards, 54 yards, and 133 yards in the three outings since then.
