Will Levis didn’t stick around to hear his name after no one wanted his services in the first round of the draft. He wouldn’t have had to wait long.
Los Titans the Tennessee they traded up in drafting and landed the Kentucky quarterback with the 33rd overall pick in the NFL draft on Friday night with the No. 2 pick of the second round.
Levis was expected to start in the top 15 players. Some analysts even predicted that he would be in the top five. A few days before the draft, bettors made Levis the second favorite quarterback to go, behind Bryce Young.
But Young went to Carolina first, CJ Stroud was picked second by Houston and Anthony Richardson was selected fourth for Indianapolis. Levis kept waiting, and once the Titans let him pass in the 11th position, the night turned into a nightmare.
Television cameras kept on focusing on Levis, who was sitting next to his girlfriend and her family, staring at his phone.
The Titans weren’t going to let it go once again. They were aggressive, closing a deal with the Cardinals of Arizona to get your player.
At 1.93 meters and 104 kilograms, Levis has prototypical size and athleticism. He has a strong arm and a muscular build. But his shooting and decision-making were inconsistent, especially last season when he played injured.
Levis, who spent two seasons at Kentucky after transferring from Penn State, doesn’t have to play at Tennessee right away. The Titans have the veteran Ryan Tannehill. In addition, they selected last year in the third round Malik Willis.
The second day of the draft in downtown Kansas City It started with family ties. The Steelers of Pittsburgh they took Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. with the first pick of the second round.
His father, Joey Porter, was a linebacker, a three-time Pro Bowl selection in eight seasons with Pittsburgh.
Steelers fans waved their yellow “terrible towels” to a crowd of more than 100,000, mostly red-clad Chiefs supporters. And at that moment Alan Faneca, Hall of Fame offensive lineman, stood at the podium to announce Porter.
Now that Levis has been drafted, Hendon Hooker stands as the best quarterback available. The Tennessee star is coming off anterior cruciate ligament surgery.
2023-04-29 01:43:00
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