The stage is set for Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis to take the next step in his young career in 2024. Tennessee general manager Ran Carthon put his stamp on Levis this offseason, firing longtime head coach Mike Vrabel and replacing him with former Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan.
Carthon drafted Levis and believed he needed more around him to succeed in 2024. In addition to landing one of the NFL’s brightest young minds as head coach, Carthon used a top-10 pick on left tackle JC Latham, signed center Lloyd Cushenberry, wide receivers Calvin Ridley and Tyler Boyd, and running back Tony Pollard in free agency.
You could argue that no AFC underwent more change on the offensive side of the ball than Tennessee.
Levis made nine starts as a rookie but is poised for a big jump in 2024. NFL draft expert Chris Trapasso of CBS Sports recently named 10 young players “most likely to break out in 2024,” and Levis came in at No. 4.
Levis is yet another intimidating athlete playing the quarterback position. As a rookie, he was essentially the Temu version of Josh Allen at times, going airborne as a scramble in hopes of moving the chains, and throwing repeatedly into tight windows with mixed results — there was exactly zero fear in his eyes every game he played a rookie, and I loved that.
And the Titans did ev-er-y-thing to build an environment around Levis conducive to his growth. Drafted a left tackle early in the first round. Signed divisional rival Calvin Ridley at receiver. Added Gabe Davis from the Bills. Spent major dollars on the defense that finished 28th in EPA per play in 2023 in an attempt to keep Levis out of major holes in which he feels he needs to get the Titans out of with one throw.
Levis didn’t fully work out before the draft, yet did post a 34-inch vertical and and a broad jump in the 95th percentile at the quarterback position. He has a sculpted nearly 6-4, 230-pound physique with a live arm capable of making just about every throw on the field from any platform.
The good news for Levis is he looks to have his full complement of weapons for Week 1. Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is trending toward playing in Week 1 after suffering an injury in training camp. That would give Levis a talented veteran receiver trio of Hopkins, Ridley and Boyd.