That’s uncomfortable! Footage of Will Levis joking about being a second-round pick resurfaces after the NFL Draft humiliation, with the new Titans QB saying, ‘You don’t want the camera with you all day’
- Will Levis was widely expected to be picked in the first round of the NFL Draft
- But after anxious waiting, he was only selected in the second round on Friday
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Footage of Will Levis accidentally predicting his NFL Draft embarrassment has resurfaced after he was surprisingly unpicked in the first round on Thursday.
Levis was eventually taken by the Tennessee Titans early in the second round, but footage of him waiting anxiously in the green room with his girlfriend and mom went viral Thursday.
And in the aftermath, an unfortunate quote from Levis on his pro day in Kentucky resurfaced across social media.
“If I get invited and I know I’m going to be a pretty high pick, I’m definitely going. I’m looking forward to going,” says Levis. “But I don’t want to go if I pick a second round, you know? You don’t want to have the camera with you all day.’
Unfortunately for the 23-year-old, that’s exactly what happened.
Will Levis once said he wouldn’t go to the NFL Draft if he got a second round pick
Levis pictured in the Kansas green room on Thursday as he waited to be picked by a team
Levis said he was proud of how his family handled the situation Thursday night
But in the end, the Titans picked him early in the second round and gave him his ticket to the NFL.
But after finally being selected, Levis was quick to express his gratitude.
“I finished where I was supposed to be, and I’m just looking forward to competing and getting started,” said Levis.
“I was very proud of my family and how we held ourselves together last night (Thursday) and you know the cameras beaming down on us all the time.
“I feel like we did the right thing by just going ahead and trusting that whatever happens, it will happen for a reason.”
Three quarterbacks were taken in the first four picks, then nothing until the Titans traded Levis with the second pick of the second round on Friday night.
In another world, Levis would have been fourth by the Indianapolis Colts.
Speaking on Saturday night about Anthony Richardson — who the Colts went for — and Levis, Colts owner Jim Irsay said, “I always felt Richardson was going to be the guy we went with early on.”
When Levis was finally selected by the Titans, he said he was ‘where I need to be’
But when asked who they would have chosen if Richardson wasn’t available, Irsay replied, “I think we would have taken Will Levis.”
Levis certainly fits the NFL prototype for a 6 foot 4 and 229 pound quarterback.
He went 17-7 at Kentucky, tied for the second most wins by a quarterback since 1993 at a college better known for basketball. Levis threw 43 touchdown passes and ran for another 11. Levis threw for 5,233 yards and had six 300-yard passing games.
The Titans began their draft by taking on Northwestern offensive tackle Peter Skoronski at No. 11 on Thursday night as they continue to rebuild their offensive line after giving up 49 sacks last season.
They entered this draft with only six selections and none in the fourth round.