The Tennessee Titans franchise is going through a transition this season, and there’s no bigger transition you can make in this league than to bench your longtime quarterback for a rookie. Will Levis, the big-armed signal-caller out of Kentucky, who was selected with the No. 33 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, is Tennessee’s new starting quarterback. And while the Titans currently sit in the basement of the AFC South at 3-6, Levis has brought some optimism to Music City with his play early on.
Levis has the makings of a gunslinger who wants to push the ball down the field. He’s the only quarterback this season to average 10 air yards per attempt in three straight starts, per CBS Sports Research, and leads the NFL in average air yards per attempt (10.9) (min. 50 attempts).
This week, Levis recapped the early stages of his rookie season with CBS Sports. From his historic debut against the Atlanta Falcons, to the ugly loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and what the prospective future of the franchise wants to improve upon moving forward.
Desirable debut
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Levis played in just one preseason game this summer due to injury. There was plenty of speculation if the high second-round pick would even be Ryan Tannehill’s backup after second-year quarterback Malik Willis put together an impressive preseason, and sure enough, Levis was the third quarterback for the first six weeks of the season. However, after Tannehill was injured in the Week 6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in London, it was Levis — not Willis — who was named Tennessee’s starter for its next matchup vs. Atlanta.
“It was awesome,” Levis said, revisiting the moment he was told he would be making his first career start. “I thought that there was a chance coming back from Britain when…
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Author : Jordan Dajani
Publish date : 2023-11-15 18:27:07
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