Caleb Williams' Girlfriend Will Be America's Next Star, Fan Pummeled By Security & Gronk's Girl Strips Down
It's Hump Day AND NFL Draft Eve …
Folks, we got ACTION. Big time. Cinch up those belts, strap in tight, and hang on for a wild few days in the #content game.
Love the NFL Draft. One of my favorite events of the year. I've done Mount Rushmores of Holidays before on this site, and I'm pretty sure the NFL Draft has either made it in there, or just been outside the bubble.
There's nothing like it. No other league has the power the NFL has when it comes to a draft. Not even kind of close.
Remember 2020, when we all watched Roger Goodell announce picks from his basement recliner for three days straight? The best. What a freaking country. God Bless the US of A. Can't wait.
On that note, welcome to a Wednesday/Hump Day/NFL Draft Eve edition of Nightcaps – the one where we get ahead of tomorrow's trends with Caleb Williams and his girlfriend, and go from there.
For those who skipped last year's draft class, we told you HOURS ahead of time that Gia Duddy was gonna take the internet by storm from the green room. Later that night, as Will Levis sunk like the Titanic (too soon?), she did just that.
Now, she's a superstar. I think Caleb Williams' girlfriend, Valery Orellana, has that potential. Hell, Caleb basically told us that earlier this month. You'll see.
What else? We had a streaker at the ECU baseball game last night, the lights went out at the worst possible time in San Francisco, a hero is going viral at the Costco, Camille Kostek checks in and it's National Pigs In A Blanket Day!
We're not really going to talk about it beyond that, but I do love PIAB, so I figured it was worth a quick shoutout.
It's Hump Day … let's get to work.
Let's set the bar for the NFL Draft WAGs
Obviously, these next three classes are gonna be NFL Draft-centric. No doubt about it, as Collinsworth would say.
I don't care much about the Xs and Os of it all. I leave that stuff up to Trey and Armando, because, frankly, they're better at it.
My – our – lane is all about the #content we get out of Detroit this week. The green room fallers. The WAGs. The social media reaction. I want it all. I want all the drama. All the content. All the viral videos this call can handle.
I mentioned her already, but Gia Duddy and Kelley Levis are worth a trip in the 'ol time machine to start us off.
Remember when Will plummeted last year? Electric:
I told you Gia would be the star of the NFL Draft before Burger King inked her to a deal, which is probably my shining moment here at OutKick. What a career, am I right?
The talent pool is elite this year, and we'll get to everyone over the next few days. Before that, though, I'd like to revisit a couple of my all-time favorites from NFL Drafts past.
Remember Russell Wilson's old girlfriend? Or this iconic Ceedee Lamb moment? HOFers:
Caleb Williams has already set the stage for Valery Orellana
Can't get enough of those two clips. I see them every year, and every year I laugh. The Russell Wilson one is basically what happened to Gia, by the way.
Her watch as an NFL WAG ended like two seconds into last season when her and Will called it quits, but at least she's gone on to become a superstar on the social media machine. No clue what happened to Russ's ex, but I assume she's far happier regardless in her current life.
Speaking of Russ … some scouts gave Caleb the dreaded Russell Wilson comparison this week, which is never a great sign:
Russ? Lacking self-awareness? You sure? Come on – you're talking about … this guy?
Can't be!
I have no clue how the Caleb Williams experiment is gonna work in the NFL, but I'm here for it all. I think he's got a big night in store for all of us tomorrow night, and I already know he's gonna make girlfriend Valery Orellana a huge part of it.
Hell, he's already told us to have our heads on a swivel, so I'm locked the hell in 24 hours out. Let's make another star!
What a night for college baseball
*Insert daily apology about Instagram not working for us here.*
Can't wait to see what Caleb and Val have up their sleeves for us tomorrow. Should be electric. Hope she likes Chicago winters!
Now, let's leave the Motor City for just a bit and head to the diamond, where the fellas down in college had themselves a big showing Tuesday night.
First, we had this streaker at the ECU game. And yes, I know the term streaker is polarizing because some of you think you have to be naked to be considered a streaker. I get it. But it's the term I'm using because it's just easier to write out.
I don't have Instagram embeds anymore, folks – can you at least let me have this one? Thanks.
Anyway, we had a streaker making the awful choice to wear JEANS to a foot-race in East Carolina, and an LSU DOG choosing not to use his glove in the Bayou.
Excellent night all around:
Costco hero, dark in San Fran & Gronk's girl takes us home
Love Cory. PEAK LSU guy right there. Kiss my boo-boo? Wild little turn there at the end – especially the pronunciation – but all in all, I'm all in on Cory.
I once took a liner off the chest at a Dodgers spring training game down in Vero Beach back in the good old days. Couldn't breathe right for hours afterward. Can't imagine what it feels like to take one off the dome. Legend.
Speaking of legends … rapid-fire time on this NFL Draft Day Eve!
First up? This Costco legend:
Amazing. Starting any conversation while wearing a shirt with a bar code on it by saying "I don't want any trouble" is an insane move. Immediate red flag. But I love this dude. No idea if this actually happened, but Costco is the Wild Wild West, so I assume it's real.
And by the way, he's right. Have you seen what they're pumping into our meat (hey now!) nowadays? The absolute least you can do is not have the cashier add a little LED into the mix. Smart move by Albert Einstein's distant cousin.
Next? Speaking of light …
Speaking as a former D-3 catcher, I can't imagine a worst-case scenario. I'd piss my pants. I've caught a couple would-be MLBers in my time (true story, shockingly enough), and seeing a 97 MPH fastball come at your face in the broad daylight is scary enough.
But honestly, you almost hope it's a fastball here, because at least then you have a chance of catching it. These guys are professionals, so most of the time they're gonna hit the mit with a heater.
If this was a breaking ball, though? Game over. No shot. Good chance it hit the dirt and then nicked his nuts on the way up. And if you think getting hit in the head with a 109 MPH home run ball is bad, wait until you take a 12-6 breaker off the balls.
And on that cheery visual, let's all get the hell out of here and get ready for a big night of NFL Draft content.
Here's Rob Gronkowski's model girlfriend, Camille Kostek, getting pretty much naked in the latest Maxim issue.
You'll have to click the link to learn all about her because I'll be damned if Maxim's suing Nightcaps for stealing their pictures, but it'll be worth your time.
See you tomorrow.
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Is Caleb Williams gonna be a bust or nah? Email me at Zach.Dean@OutKick.com.