“The cannon and the question: Will Levis is confident he can quiet NFL draft doubts”

BobPSU92

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IT'S WILL LEVIS' pro day at the University of Kentucky, where the zip on his drag routes and 70-yard bombs take center stage. Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel is in Lexington; Frank Reich, newly hired to helm Carolina, cradles a Dunkin' Donuts cup nearby. Seattle's Pete Carroll is here, too.

They're all watching Levis play perhaps the highest stakes moment of his life, yet the quarterback radiates calm.

In the poke-and-prod marathon of the NFL draft process, the 6'4, 230-pound Levis is at mile 25. From 2021-2022, he was one of five Power 5 QBs with a 61% completion percentage and 22 passing touchdowns against the blitz. "If you could draw up an NFL quarterback," Mel Kiper Jr. once said, "he's that guy." But that guy has also been dogged by inconsistency, including accuracy concerns on touch throws and a surfeit of turnovers. Levis finished his college career with a 66 Total QBR, which would be the sixth lowest of any FBS QB to be selected in the top 10 in the past 15 drafts.

So, depending on who you ask, he's either a franchise quarterback or a bust in waiting.

Levis' arm took him from central Connecticut high school obscurity as a three-star recruit and the 35th-ranked QB in 2018 to Power 5 football at Penn State and Kentucky. He doesn't wield Bryce Young's resume, the sustained statistical dominance of C.J. Stroud or the historic combine heroics of Anthony Richardson -- though each carries their own however: Young's sub-6-foot frame; Stroud's perceived lack of pocket mobility; Richardson's accuracy struggles.

What Levis does have, and what NFL franchises mortgage futures on every April, is a tantalizing perhaps.

In four days, he's expected to step onto a Kansas City stage and pose with Roger Goodell as a billion-dollar franchise gambles on him. He'll likely get asked whether he still takes his coffee with mayonnaise or eats bananas unpeeled (he doesn't) or if he still watches "Scarface" before big games (he might).

"People can say what they want, I'm sure I'll get some boos on the stage," Levis says. "But who cares what people think? Whoever picks me, I'm going to do whatever I can to be their franchise quarterback, to be a master of that offense, to prove that I'm the guy."”



Dunkin’? I’d expect better from France.
 

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See the link below. From the article:

IT'S WILL LEVIS' pro day at the University of Kentucky, where the zip on his drag routes and 70-yard bombs take center stage. Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel is in Lexington; Frank Reich, newly hired to helm Carolina, cradles a Dunkin' Donuts cup nearby. Seattle's Pete Carroll is here, too.

They're all watching Levis play perhaps the highest stakes moment of his life, yet the quarterback radiates calm.

In the poke-and-prod marathon of the NFL draft process, the 6'4, 230-pound Levis is at mile 25. From 2021-2022, he was one of five Power 5 QBs with a 61% completion percentage and 22 passing touchdowns against the blitz. "If you could draw up an NFL quarterback," Mel Kiper Jr. once said, "he's that guy." But that guy has also been dogged by inconsistency, including accuracy concerns on touch throws and a surfeit of turnovers. Levis finished his college career with a 66 Total QBR, which would be the sixth lowest of any FBS QB to be selected in the top 10 in the past 15 drafts.

So, depending on who you ask, he's either a franchise quarterback or a bust in waiting.

Levis' arm took him from central Connecticut high school obscurity as a three-star recruit and the 35th-ranked QB in 2018 to Power 5 football at Penn State and Kentucky. He doesn't wield Bryce Young's resume, the sustained statistical dominance of C.J. Stroud or the historic combine heroics of Anthony Richardson -- though each carries their own however: Young's sub-6-foot frame; Stroud's perceived lack of pocket mobility; Richardson's accuracy struggles.

What Levis does have, and what NFL franchises mortgage futures on every April, is a tantalizing perhaps.

In four days, he's expected to step onto a Kansas City stage and pose with Roger Goodell as a billion-dollar franchise gambles on him. He'll likely get asked whether he still takes his coffee with mayonnaise or eats bananas unpeeled (he doesn't) or if he still watches "Scarface" before big games (he might).

"People can say what they want, I'm sure I'll get some boos on the stage," Levis says. "But who cares what people think? Whoever picks me, I'm going to do whatever I can to be their franchise quarterback, to be a master of that offense, to prove that I'm the guy."”



Dunkin’? I’d expect better from France.

Levis likely doesn’t change any outcome had last year were he still QB - maybe OSU…..
 

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See the link below. From the article:

IT'S WILL LEVIS' pro day at the University of Kentucky, where the zip on his drag routes and 70-yard bombs take center stage. Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel is in Lexington; Frank Reich, newly hired to helm Carolina, cradles a Dunkin' Donuts cup nearby. Seattle's Pete Carroll is here, too.

They're all watching Levis play perhaps the highest stakes moment of his life, yet the quarterback radiates calm.

In the poke-and-prod marathon of the NFL draft process, the 6'4, 230-pound Levis is at mile 25. From 2021-2022, he was one of five Power 5 QBs with a 61% completion percentage and 22 passing touchdowns against the blitz. "If you could draw up an NFL quarterback," Mel Kiper Jr. once said, "he's that guy." But that guy has also been dogged by inconsistency, including accuracy concerns on touch throws and a surfeit of turnovers. Levis finished his college career with a 66 Total QBR, which would be the sixth lowest of any FBS QB to be selected in the top 10 in the past 15 drafts.

So, depending on who you ask, he's either a franchise quarterback or a bust in waiting.

Levis' arm took him from central Connecticut high school obscurity as a three-star recruit and the 35th-ranked QB in 2018 to Power 5 football at Penn State and Kentucky. He doesn't wield Bryce Young's resume, the sustained statistical dominance of C.J. Stroud or the historic combine heroics of Anthony Richardson -- though each carries their own however: Young's sub-6-foot frame; Stroud's perceived lack of pocket mobility; Richardson's accuracy struggles.

What Levis does have, and what NFL franchises mortgage futures on every April, is a tantalizing perhaps.

In four days, he's expected to step onto a Kansas City stage and pose with Roger Goodell as a billion-dollar franchise gambles on him. He'll likely get asked whether he still takes his coffee with mayonnaise or eats bananas unpeeled (he doesn't) or if he still watches "Scarface" before big games (he might).

"People can say what they want, I'm sure I'll get some boos on the stage," Levis says. "But who cares what people think? Whoever picks me, I'm going to do whatever I can to be their franchise quarterback, to be a master of that offense, to prove that I'm the guy."”



Dunkin’? I’d expect better from France.

He is overwhelming favorite to be the 1 person whose stock collapses on draft day and falls from where projected.
 

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See the link below. From the article:

IT'S WILL LEVIS' pro day at the University of Kentucky, where the zip on his drag routes and 70-yard bombs take center stage. Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel is in Lexington; Frank Reich, newly hired to helm Carolina, cradles a Dunkin' Donuts cup nearby. Seattle's Pete Carroll is here, too.

They're all watching Levis play perhaps the highest stakes moment of his life, yet the quarterback radiates calm.

In the poke-and-prod marathon of the NFL draft process, the 6'4, 230-pound Levis is at mile 25. From 2021-2022, he was one of five Power 5 QBs with a 61% completion percentage and 22 passing touchdowns against the blitz. "If you could draw up an NFL quarterback," Mel Kiper Jr. once said, "he's that guy." But that guy has also been dogged by inconsistency, including accuracy concerns on touch throws and a surfeit of turnovers. Levis finished his college career with a 66 Total QBR, which would be the sixth lowest of any FBS QB to be selected in the top 10 in the past 15 drafts.

So, depending on who you ask, he's either a franchise quarterback or a bust in waiting.

Levis' arm took him from central Connecticut high school obscurity as a three-star recruit and the 35th-ranked QB in 2018 to Power 5 football at Penn State and Kentucky. He doesn't wield Bryce Young's resume, the sustained statistical dominance of C.J. Stroud or the historic combine heroics of Anthony Richardson -- though each carries their own however: Young's sub-6-foot frame; Stroud's perceived lack of pocket mobility; Richardson's accuracy struggles.

What Levis does have, and what NFL franchises mortgage futures on every April, is a tantalizing perhaps.

In four days, he's expected to step onto a Kansas City stage and pose with Roger Goodell as a billion-dollar franchise gambles on him. He'll likely get asked whether he still takes his coffee with mayonnaise or eats bananas unpeeled (he doesn't) or if he still watches "Scarface" before big games (he might).

"People can say what they want, I'm sure I'll get some boos on the stage," Levis says. "But who cares what people think? Whoever picks me, I'm going to do whatever I can to be their franchise quarterback, to be a master of that offense, to prove that I'm the guy."”



Dunkin’? I’d expect better from France.
Dunkin’ is the only sensible choice!
 
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Stephen Light

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I am sure Levis will get drafted, but I don’t see him as a reasonable 1st round pick. I like him as a college QB, but he never seemed to be consistent enough to be in the first rank. Someone picking him in the 1st round would seem to be betting their job on a developmental pick.
 
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Smarter Ryan Leaf? I hope he does well but never saw the playmaking ability or the touch in the passing game.
 

LionJim

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Smarter Ryan Leaf? I hope he does well but never saw the playmaking ability or the touch in the passing game.
Leaf, what a waste. Leaf did eventually get his head straight but I’m sure he regrets his actions every damn day. That must be rough. Anyway, back to Levis.
 

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I hope he goes in the first round. That will send the Franklin haters into a frenzy of recriminations which will be funny to follow. Things have been rather dull here recently, and that should add some spice to the pot.
 

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I am sure Levis will get drafted, but I don’t see him as a reasonable 1st round pick. I like him as a college QB, but he never seemed to be consistent enough to be in the first rank. Someone picking him in the 1st round would see to be betting their job on a developmental pick.
1st round? How about first pick?
 
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