Will Levis

PRO: The Titans selected Will Levis in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-4-inch, 229-pounder is a strong-armed signal caller that displays leadership under center, accuracy from the pocket and grit as a runner. As a rookie in 2023, Levis took the quarteback reigns midway through the season, starting nine games and throwing for 1,808 yards with eight touchdowns for a 84.2 passer rating. A native of Madison, Conn., he spent two seasons at Kentucky, after transferring from Penn State. During his two seasons as the Wildcats' starting signal caller, he directed the program to 17 victories and a pair of bowl appearances. He was the fourth quarterback drafted in 2023 after the Titans traded up in the second round to select him.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• In his debut season in 2023, Levis recorded starts in all nine games in which he appeared and his passing totals included 255 attempts, 149 completions, 1,808 yards with eight touchdowns. His 84.2 passer rating was the second best in franchise history by a rookie quarterback, and the number also ranked first in NFL history among second-round quarterbacks in their rookie season (minimum 200 attempts).
• Levis made his first career NFL start against Atlanta (10/29/23) and completed 19 of 29 passes for 238 yards with four touchdowns for a 130.5 passer rating. He became the third player in NFL history to record four touchdown passes in his NFL debut, joining Minnesota's Fran Tarkenton and the Titans' Marcus Mariota. His passer rating of 130.5 was the best in franchise history among qualifying players (minimum 20 attempts) in the first start of a rookie season.
• Levis engineered his first career NFL game-winning drive at Miami (12/11/23), by completing 23 of 38 passes for 327 yards with a touchdown. He got the Titans to within one score with a three-yard touchdown toss to DeAndre Hopkins in the fourth quarter and made it a six-point game at 27-21 with a two-point conversion pass to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine in the corner of the end zone in the fourth quarter. Levis then kickstarted the Titans' game-winning touchdown drive with a 36-yard connection to Hopkins late in the final stanza. In the process, Levis became the first NFL rookie quarterback to pass for 300 or more yards on Monday Night Football.
• Levis finished his career with a 17-7 record as a starter at Kentucky, tying Terry Wilson for the second-most quarterback wins since 1993.

TITANS TIDBITS:
• Levis comes from a family of athletes. His great grandfather, Alva Kelley, was an All-America football player at Cornell University and won a National Championship in 1939. His mother, Beth Kelley Levis, was a two-time All-America soccer player at Yale and has been inducted into the Connecticut Girls' Soccer Association Hall of Fame. His father, Mike, was a tight end at Denison University. His uncle, David Kelley, also was an Academic All-America football player at Yale.
• Levis has used his platform to make a difference in the community. He set up a Cameo campaign to raise money for flood victims in eastern Kentucky in 2022 and organized an autograph signing with fellow teammates to gather funds for tornado victims in western Kentucky in 2021. He has also volunteered with Amachi, an organization that aims to assist children affected by incarceration.
• The best advice Levis has ever received is "never give up." His grandfather used to end every sentence he ever had with him with those words and it took him a while to realize how meaningful they are, but he now uses it as his personal mantra. It is the impetus behind the tattoo on his arm "2nd Chronicles 15:7." The verse says, "But as for you, stay strong and do not give up, for your effort will be rewarded."
• Levis hosted QBMotion for a LAUNCH Series camp, May 10-11 2024, at Lipscomb Academy in Nashville.
• Levis was a special guest at Special Olympics of Tennessee's Summer Games Opening Ceremonies in 2024. He shook hands, took photos, signed autographs and had conversations with a majority of the athletes participating in the games.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS:
• The Madison, Conn., native was selected by the Titans in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft.

COLLEGE:
• Played two seasons at Kentucky after spending his first three collegiate seasons at Penn State. In four total seasons on the field, he appeared in 39 games with 26 starts, completing 479 of 738 passes for 5,876 yards with 46 passing touchdowns. Totaled 312 rushes for 742 yards with 17 rushing scores. Levis finished his career with a 17-7 record as a starter at Kentucky, tying Terry Wilson for the second-most quarterback wins since 1993. Accounted for 54 total touchdowns at Kentucky (43 passing and 11 rushing) and tallied 5,233 passing yards for the Wildcats, finishing sixth on
the program's all-time list. Levis, a two-time team captain for the Wildcats, notched six 300-yard passing games at Kentucky, the fourth-most in school history.
• As a senior (2022), started 11 games at quarterback and connected on 185 of 283 passes for 2,406 yards with 19 passing scores, while ranking fourth in the SEC in pass efficiency (151.9). Finished fifth in the SEC with 19 passing scores.
• As a junior (2021), transferred from Penn State to Kentucky and was elected a team captain for his initial campaign with the Wildcats. Started in all 13 games and helped lead UK to 10 wins for the fourth time in school history. Totaled 3,203 yards total offense, the seventh player in school history to reach 3,000 yards of total offense in a season. Completed 233 of 353 passes for 2,826 yards and 24 passing scores. Registered 107 rushes for 376 yards and a team-high tying nine rushing touchdowns. Ranked in the top 10 in several statistical categories in the SEC, including fourth in offense touchdowns (33), fifth in pass completions (233) and sixth in total offensive yards (3,203), total passing yards (2,827), pass attempts (353) and passing touchdowns (24).
• As a sophomore (2020), played in eight games with one start at quarterback for Penn State and connected on 33 of 55 passes for 421 yards with a score. Rushed 82 times for 260 yards with three touchdowns. At Michigan (11/28), rushed for 25 yards on six carries with a two-yard rushing touchdown, helping the Nittany Lions win 27-17 in "The Big House."
• As a redshirt freshman (2019), appeared in seven games with one start at quarterback for Penn State. Completed 28 of 47 passes for 223 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Totaled 213 rushing yards on 51 carries with three scores.
• As a freshman (2018), redshirted at Penn State.
• Graduated in May of 2021 from Penn State's Smeal College of Business in three years with a degree in finance. Graduated with a master's degree in finance from Kentucky's Gatton School of Business and Economics in December of 2022.

PERSONAL:
• Was a three-year letter winner at Xavier (Middletown, Conn.) High School.
• As a senior captain (2017), earned second-team Walter Camp All-Connecticut honors after breaking Xavier's records for passing yards (2,793), passing touchdowns (27) and completions in a season.
• Named the Hartford Courant's Offensive Player of the Year and an All-Courant first-team selection.
• As a junior (2016), registered 1,972 passing yards with 19 passing touchdowns and six rushing touchdowns.
• Carried a 4.0 grade-point average during his prep career, winning the Brother Celestine Academic Award, while also being chosen as an All-SCC Tier 1 academic athlete in 2017.
• Member of the National Honor Society and was a Ryken Scholar.
• Also lettered in baseball at Xavier.
• Son of Beth and Michael Levis and has three younger sisters: Kelley, Jilllian and Claire.
• Follow Levis on X, Instagram and TikTok at @will_levis.
• Born Will Donovan Levis on June 27, 1999 in Newton, Mass.