After securing his place on an NFL roster with the Chicago Bears, Caleb Williams – the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft – also has a new girlfriend, it seems. As the former USC quarterback prepared to be selected to lead the Bears into a new era, Williams set the internet alight as he walked the red carpet with Alina Thyregod.
The couple were clearly in sync as Williams wore a sharp Chrome Hearts suit, while his girlfriend wore a matching silver dress. Prior to the draft, Williams said he would even paint his pinkie nail silver to match his girlfriend’s dress at the draft. ‘I feel comfy in my own skin,’ Williams told reporters about his plans to paint his nail. But who is Alina Thyregod? Information appears to be limited and her presence on social media is particularly low key.
The NFL’s hottest new couple posed on the red carpet with Williams’ mom, Dayna Price (right)
The former USC quarterback was taken by the Chicago Bears with the No. 1 pick on Thursday
Thyregod’s Instagram is set to private and she’s also not particularly active on TikTok, posting just 12 times in the past four years. However, two of her posts do feature Williams. One of them was posted in January and appeared to be on the first signs that they were a couple.
It showed them, seemingly on vacation, in a luxurious paradise hotel. Thyregod is stood in a green bikini before Williams jumps on her back to see whether she can handle his weight. They eventually embrace while laughing and the post went on to rack up just under 18,000 views.
Thyregod then also posted a behind the scenes video of the couple getting ready for the Draft on Thursday night. It showed her having her hair done before cutting away to a picture of them dressed and ready to go. She captioned it: ‘Draft day’. Then, as they celebrated Williams’ selection, she posted a picture on her Instagram story in a Chicago hat with a friend and captioned it: ‘go bearssss’.
Williams had been dating Valery Orellana since 2020 and, with a picture of them going to prom as partners, the quarterback made their relationship ‘Instagram official.’Â While the post has since been taken down, the pair remain present in each other’s lives, as seen on their Instagram stories, with Valery constantly supporting Caleb through his Heisman-winning college career.
Orellana will graduate from UNC Chapel Hill in 2025 and is pursuing a BA in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communications, as well as a degree in Business Administration. It remains unclear exactly when Williams and Thyregod officially began dating after that initial TikTok post emerged but we do know that she was confirmed for the Draft a few weeks ago.
On April 13, Williams tweeted: ‘Wait until y’all see my draft day suit and my lady’s dress. 1 of 1s.’Â The former Heisman winner has also revealed that he and Thyregod used to date when they were students at Gonzaga College High School.
Also, speaking on The Pivot Podcast earlier this month, Williams said: ‘She is from Europe, Danish. She moved from DC because her dad had a job in DC. ‘I met her at the end of her tenure. We dated a little bit. Then we ended it. ‘Kept in strong communication throughout four years. We’re back dating again.’
And when it came to Draft night, they looked very loved up. After posing on the red carpet with Williams’ mom, Dayna Price, they took their seats in the green room in Detroit and started playing cards. Then, when NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called Williams’ name, the couple shared a loving embrace before he made his way out onto the stage. Now Bears fans can expect to see her at Soldier Field next season after her boyfriend was chosen to lead Chicago into the future.
