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AJ Brown says Will Levis needs PED test after photos reveal offseason body transformation

Barkley-Truaxby:Barkley Truax•03/29/23•

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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 04: Quarterback Will Levis of Kentucky participates in a drill during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 04, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Will Levis was a linebacker under center for Kentucky for the past two years. Now, he’s even more cut ahead of the NFL Draft and the NFL world is reacting to his bodybuilder-like physique. Philadephia Eagles star WR AJ Brown‘s reaction takes the cake as the funniest.

“Will, this is … with Drug-Free Sport. You’ve been randomly selected for a PED test tomorrow, March, 29  at 8:00 am. Please report to the testing room with an ID ready to provide an adequate specimen. The testing window will close at 11:30 am.  Please like this text or reply back,” Brown wrote on Twitter Wednesday.

For those curious, Brown said that is the exact message the NFL gives players when it’s time to get randomly tested. Although, Brown would say ‘randomly’ is up for debate.

Check out Levis’s body transformation that has AJ Brown in awe below:

Opinions on Will Levis vary depending on which analyst you talk to. Some have him going No. 1 overall, while others have him going mid-to-late first, or even out of the first round entirely.

Mel Kiper Jr. has been the biggest advocate for Levis throughout the pre-draft process. Kiper got into a heated debate with fellow ESPN analyst Todd McShay over the quarterback. Kiper is convinced that Levis’ poor senior season at Kentucky is due to two major factors — a lack of dynamic playmakers around him, and a slew of injuries he battled through the entire season.

To McShay, those are just excuses. Levis was sacked 36 times in 2022, which ranked Kentucky No. 128 out of 131. He was sacked 11.80% of the times he dropped back in the pocket last season. None of the other teams with potential first-round QBs rank worse than 41st.

“He doesn’t feel the backside pressure, holds on to the ball too long and fumbles,” McShay said of Levis. “It’s not just a fumbling thing. The interceptions. 23 interceptions (over the past two seasons). More than any Power 5 quarterback outside of these other two — Sam Hartman and Aidan O’Connell. They both had 300-plus more attempts. So the percentage of interceptions to attempts is alarming.”

More on the 2023 NFL Draft

The 2023 NFL Draft is set to take place from Thursday, April 27 through Saturday, April 29 in Kansas City, Missouri. The event will be held at the plaza just outside of Union Station.

Round 1 of the NFL Draft is set to begin at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Apr. 27. Rounds 2-3 will begin at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, Apr. 28, and Rounds 4-7 will begin at 12 p.m. ET on Saturday, Apr. 29. The draft will be broadcasted throughout the weekend on both ESPN and NFL Network.

To be eligible for the NFL Draft, players must be at least three years removed from their final year of high school while having used up their collegiate eligibility. Underclassmen are able to request league approval to become eligible for the draft, as are players who have graduated prior to using up all of their collegiate eligibility. 100 underclassmen were approved for last year’s draft. 73 of those 100 underclassmen were granted special eligibility while 27 of them were underclassmen who had completed their college degrees.

The 2023 NFL scouting combine will take place from Feb. 28 through March 6 in Indianapolis.