QB Will Levis Scouting Report – This Year’s Most Polarizing Quarterback

Will Levis is a very exciting prospect but there also carries great risk with taking him in the early first round. He turned out to be a tough eval for the most part because his team is so bad compared to the competition he faced in the 2022 season. He doesn’t exactly play in a system that’s conducive to his skillset at Kentucky either and this has led to some ugly play. Due to playcalling, he had limited opportunities on traditional passes, but many snaps were analyzed. You can still make out how insane his potential is as he is a talented runner with an outstanding arm. Why his arm talent is so incredible will be broken down here. Once the combine unfolds, we’ll have a more accurate understanding of his athleticism and his draft status as well. Just based on how Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson have had success, it’s looking likely someone will love his upside and take him in the top 10-15 area. He certainly has bust potential, but it’s gonna be hard not to take a chance on him in the top ten if his character is good. Five games have been evaluated and all of his strengths and weaknesses will be broken down here. Keep in mind the grading scale has been slightly updated from the past draft and players are now graded slightly harsher than before. This is because current NFL players have now been graded using the same scale and a greater disparity must be established. Alongside the film, a lot of analytics have gone into making this scouting report such as PFF grades. Please leave your feedback on Twitter @FBIntellect.

Grades

Overall Draft Grade: 74.8

Traits/ Skills (see bottom of the page for scale)

All potential first-round prospects are graded and analyzed through ‘film’ of at least three games dedicated to each player. In addition, an array of various stats and analytics are also factored in. Each trait/attribute is graded 1-7.

Clip Analysis

This clip above is just one example of how incredible Levis’s arm strength is. The throw travels approximately 44.5 yards in the air (the diagonal distance was calculated) and takes approximately 1.88 seconds to reach the target from the point of release. This throw would be just under an average of 48.5 mph traveling speed, which is insane on that deep of a pass.

In this one, he demonstrates good escapability by evading the rusher and then shows excellent top-end speed.

Levis in this clip moves off his first read and makes a big-time decision. The accuracy was on point as well. What could be improved in this rep, is his pocket awareness.

Passing Stats

2022 (through WK 11):

Player Notes

Will Levis Bio

• Levis hasn’t had the production you look for playing for Kentucky but his physical tools will allow him to be molded into a superstar.

Pros

• Has an absolute piss missile for an arm – makes 45-yard passes look easy
• Has great throwing mechanics – has a quick release and gets his cleats in the ground consistently.
• Has shown great top-end speed and physicality as a runner.
• Has the size to feel comfortable in the pocket and be durable.
• Has had to deal with a very poor offensive line and had a lot of schemed-up short plays and screens which limited his big play ability.
• His arm talent and ball placement will make up for his slow processor.
• He is accustomed to an offensive scheme that is used in the NFL.
• Is best fit in a play-action style offense, but also has the upside to play well in any scheme.

Cons

• He’s a 23-year-old senior which makes his true upside less desirable.
• Will need to improve blindside awareness and general blitz recognition; he at least has a lot of experience dealing with pressure.
• He’ll need to work on adding more touch on passes in the short-intermediate area.
• He has a tendency to sail throws to the sideline, but this often happens in decent situations.
• Doesn’t have a ton of impact throws on his tape but this is due to the playcalling mostly.
• Does not quickly go through reads and often would scramble if the first read wasn’t there.
• Needs to balance out the tuck-it-and-run decisions as he would get overly risky at times.
• If neither his pocket sense nor processor develops, his physical traits can only take him so far.

Combine

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Shuttle:

3 cone:

Bench:

Hand Size: 10 5/8

Grading Scale

Pot=Potential: players’ highest upside

Imp=Impact: player’s immediate impact

Individual trait scale (1-7):

7 – Rare world-class skill; best in the league and no room for improvement   |   6 – Great-elite skill; one of the best at that given trait but still has some room to improve   |   5 – Very good; above average and has potential to be elite   |   4 – Average; able to suffice but, not ideal long-term   |   3 – Below average; able to suffice at college level   |   2 – Poor; hinders overall play and is a liability to the team   |   1 – Awful; not good enough to play given position at any level above D2 | Note: Consistency plays a large factor.

Overall Draft grade scale (15-100):

84 – Perfect prospect | 81 – Bluechip prospect | 80 – Likely all-pro | 79 – Day one quality starter or superstar potential | 78 – Day one starter w/ all-pro upside | 77 – Day one starter w/ high-end upside | 76 – Boom or bust | 75 – Will become quality starter within 2-3 years

Thank you to TFG and PFF for inspiring this draft content.