Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis surprised Titans fans and the entire NFL last season when he took over for Ryan Tannehill. He didn’t take a traditional path to get where he is; Levis played two years of college football at Penn State University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance.
After graduating, Levis still had college eligibility, so he transferred to Kentucky, where he played for two seasons before entering the NFL draft.
He didn’t play much at Penn State, and Kentucky isn’t exactly known for its football prowess, so it wasn’t a surprise that he fell to the second round. What surprised Levis, though, was a call he received around the 29th pick of the 2023 NFL draft.
“I think at pick 29, I get a phone call. And it was a prank call from somebody,” Levis said on Bussin’ with the Boys on Wednesday. “Random number, the number is still saved in my phone, I’ll find him someday.”
When asked if they said anything, Levis replied, “They just snickered and hung up.”
But Levis still has that number saved, and he’s getting the last laugh as a no-name college quarterback who worked his way into the starting lineup in under six months, not to mention the Will Levis No. 8 parfum de mayonnaise fragrance that’s selling out daily.
So, to Levis’ prank caller, it was cute. You got him. But now the Titans have him, and he’s living his best life.
