Tag: Will Levis

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis took the league by storm during his debut in 2023, when he threw for 238 yards and four touchdowns. The remainder of the season was far less exciting, though, as the rookie somehow managed to keep the offense going behind the worst offensive line in the league.

Entering his sophomore season, Levis has already shown during preseason that he has improved. We’ve also seen improvements along the offensive line, and his wide receiving corps got an upgrade with the additions of Calvin Ridley and DeAndre Hopkins.

As good as he’s looked, Bleacher Report’s Brad Gagnon says Levis has to improve his accuracy.

“It’s certainly not a bad thing that Will Levis completed 85 percent of his passes this month. If Levis can get his accuracy on track after ranking dead-last in the league in on-target rate in 2023, he might have a chance to become a franchise quarterback in Tennessee.”

In 2023, Levis completed 58.4% of his passes, which ranked at the bottom of all starting quarterbacks. However, it is important to note that Levis still threw for 1,808 yards and eight touchdowns behind such a crappy offensive line.

With an upgraded offensive line and veteran receivers now at his disposal, this season will be very telling about the remainder of Levis’ NFL career.

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis has already surprised many around the NFL. He took the starting position from Ryan Tannehill last year as a rookie and hasn’t looked back.

But the Titans need more than a solid quarterback to win games, so Ran Carthon and Brian Callahan hit the trail hard this offseason and brought in protection and weapons for Levis.

Because of the adjustments the Titans made this offseason, and some other factors, CBS Sports has named Levis an offensive player who is poised to thrive in 2024.

The author indicates the additions of Calvin Ridley, Tyler Boyd, Tony Pollard, and JC Latham as reasons for thriving. He also talks about Levis’ overall disconnect last year, especially with the deep ball.

Still, Levis has experience on his side now:

With a year under his belt and a supporting cast that includes Hopkins, one of the 2010’s best pass-catchers, Levis should throw a party for all the moves Tennessee has made this season, including signing running back Tony Pollard, wide receiver Calvin Ridley and offensive linemen Lloyd Cushenberry. They also drafted Alabama offensive tackle JC Latham. Time to figure out if Levis is the future in Nashville for years to come.

While Levis isn’t on the hot seat this year, he still has to prove he can be that guy going forward. If preseason is any indication, the Titans shouldn’t be worried.

It’s a long season, though, and anything can happen, but right now things look positive for both the Titans and Levis.

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Last year, the Tennessee Titans were not good. A 6-11 record with the worst offensive line in the league, a starting quarterback switch in the middle of the season, a head coach on the way out, and a team that simply didn’t function well all led to a tinder box explosion at the end of the season.

Still, there were glimpses of what could be in the Titans’ future behind Will Levis. Some might be put off by the fact that he threw four touchdowns in his debut and only four touchdowns in the remainder of the season, thinking he’s inconsistent. But The 33rd Team’s Sam Monson has a different take on it.

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Sam said, in part, “The Tennessee Titans had the league’s worst offensive line last year, and it was bad it shouldn’t have allowed any quarterback viability. Any quarterback put behind that offensive line would probably look inconsistent and not very good, and you would probably be like, “I don’t know if that guy’s got it,” because the line just was not a platform capable of sustaining that kind of play.”

The fact that we saw any kind of production from a rookie quarterback behind the Titans line last year is because he’s talented. We witnessed a little bit of what that looks like against the New Orleans Saints when the starters played three series, Levis looked vastly improved behind an upgraded offensive line.

Many analysts don’t expect much from the Titans this year, although it’s not without reason. The Titans have a new coaching staff, new player personnel, a new scheme, and a new feel in the locker room. But if Levis was mildly successful last year, imagine what he will do this year.

This Titans team has the potential to surprise everyone in 2024.

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis surprised Titans fans and the entire NFL last season when he took over for Ryan Tannehill. He didn’t take a traditional path to get where he is; Levis played two years of college football at Penn State University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance.

After graduating, Levis still had college eligibility, so he transferred to Kentucky, where he played for two seasons before entering the NFL draft.

He didn’t play much at Penn State, and Kentucky isn’t exactly known for its football prowess, so it wasn’t a surprise that he fell to the second round. What surprised Levis, though, was a call he received around the 29th pick of the 2023 NFL draft.

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“I think at pick 29, I get a phone call. And it was a prank call from somebody,” Levis said on Bussin’ with the Boys on Wednesday. “Random number, the number is still saved in my phone, I’ll find him someday.”

When asked if they said anything, Levis replied, “They just snickered and hung up.”

But Levis still has that number saved, and he’s getting the last laugh as a no-name college quarterback who worked his way into the starting lineup in under six months, not to mention the Will Levis No. 8 parfum de mayonnaise fragrance that’s selling out daily.

So, to Levis’ prank caller, it was cute. You got him. But now the Titans have him, and he’s living his best life.