Will Levis tabbed Walter Camp Connecticut Player of the Year

Kentucky quarterback Will Levis joined some pretty impressive company this week.

On Wednesday, it was announced by the Walter Camp Football Foundation that Levis has been named as a co-winner of the 2021 Connecticut Player of Year award, presented by Talent Champions Council. He’ll split the award with Miami (FL) Hurricanes QB Tyler Van Dyke, who hails from Glastonbury, CT. The honor is gifted to the top college football player(s) who is either a resident or at one point played at a high school from Connecticut.

Originally from Massachusetts, Levis was a three-year letter winner at Xavier High School in Madison, CT, breaking individual season records for passing yards (2,793), passing touchdowns (27), and completions. He began his college career at Penn State before transferring to Kentucky ahead of the 2021 season where he started all 13 games for the Wildcats and helped power a 10-3 record.

Levis intends to return for a senior season in 2022 in what could be another special year for UK.

Congrats, @will_levis on being named @WalterCampFF 2021 Connecticut Player of Year!

Nice honor for our QB1 in his home state! #BBN #ForTheTeam 😼🏈🏆

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— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) February 16, 2022

During his junior year in 2021, Levis totaled 3,203 yards of total offense and was just the seventh player in school history to reach 3,000 yards total offense in a season, per UK Athletics. He completed 233 of 353 passes for 2,827 yards (66.0 percent) and 24 touchdowns in leading UK to its second 10-win season in the last four years. He added 376 yards and a team-high tying nine rushing touchdowns. Levis ranked among the top 10 in several statistical categories in the Southeastern Conference, including fourth in offensive touchdowns (33), sixth in total offensive yards (3,203), total passing yards (2,827), and passing touchdowns.

This is just the second time in the award’s over 40-year existence where two players have split the honor. Levis is among some special company, though. He joins the likes of Hall of Fame QB Steve Young and former QB turned current ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky as Connecticut Player of the Year winners.

Walter Camp Connecticut Player of Year winners

2021 – Will Levis, QB, Kentucky; Tyler Van Dyke, QB, Miami

2020 – Andrew Stueber, OL, Michigan

2019 – Christian Montano, C, Tulane

2018 – Zach Allen, DE, Boston College

2017 – Ervin Philips, WR, Syracuse

2016 – Noel Thomas, WR, Connecticut

2015 – Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple

2014 – Tyler Murphy, QB, Boston College

2013 – Kevin Pierre-Louis, LB, Boston College

2012 – Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State

2011 – Silas Redd, RB, Penn State

2010 – John Moffitt, OL, Wisconsin

2009 – Aaron Hernandez, TE, Florida

2008 – Kory Sheets, RB, Purdue

2007 – Mike McLeod, RB, Yale

2006 – Kory Sheets, RB, Purdue

2005 – John Sullivan, C, Notre Dame

2004 – Anttaj Hawthorne, DT, Wisconsin; Dan Orlovsky, QB, Connecticut

2003 – Dan Orlovsky, QB, Connecticut

2002 – Niko Koutouvides, LB, Purdue

2001 – Dwight Freeney, DE, Syracuse

2000 – Peter Mazza, LB, Yale

1999 – Bobby Myers, DB, Wisconsin

1998 – Carl Bond, RB, Connecticut

1997 – Kyle McIntosh, RB, Syracuse

1996 – Tarek Salah, LB, Wisconsin

1995 – Tarek Salah, LB, Wisconsin

1994 – Jason Miska, LB, Auburn

1993 – Chris Zingo, LB, Cornell

1992 – Curtis Eller, LB, Villanova

1991 – Corey Vincent, DL, Holy Cross

1990 – Rob Thomson, DB, Syracuse

1989 – Terry Wooden, LB, Syracuse

1988 – Glenn Antrum, WR, Connecticut

1987 – Bill Romanowski, LB, Boston College

1986 – Richard Comizio, RB, Pennsylvania

1985 – Tom Patton, DE, Holy Cross

1984 – No recipient

1983 – Steve Young, QB, Brigham Young

1982 – Mike Marshall, DB, Southern Conn.

1981 – Richard Diana, RB, Yale