In a polarizing move, the Tennessee Titans made a massive trade up to No. 33 overall in the 2023 NFL draft to select Kentucky quarterback, Will Levis.
To make this move, Tennessee ended up swapping pick Nos. 41 and 72 with the Arizona Cardinals for picks Nos. 33 and 81, with the Titans also giving up their 2024 third-round pick to seal the deal.
After suffering one of the more memorable draft day slides in recent memory, Tennessee finally relieved the young signal-caller from the torture of having to wait for his name to be called.
The Titans haven’t hidden their potential interest in this crop of quarterbacks. They were in attendance at all of their pro days, and they have been in the thick of a plethora of rumors over the last week or so.
In the end, with the top-three quarterbacks off the board, the Titans chose to bank on Levis’ upside instead of going the more conservative route with Tennessee quarterback, Hendon Hooker.
This move undoubtedly has a ton of upside if Levis can get to anything close to his ceiling, but unfortunately, it’s far from a certainty.
However, one thing is for sure: to be this aggressive to move up, the Titans clearly believe Levis has franchise-quarterback potential.
For that, I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt, which keeps them away from an F, and walking away with a relatively fair deal keeps them out of a D, but I can’t go much higher than that.
Grade: C-
For a full scouting report on Will Levis, click here.
