Once the Tennessee Titans got the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, it seemed like Will Levis' days could be numbered. The former second-round pick played very poorly in his second season.
The Titans gave him an offensive-minded head coach but he appears to regress from his rookie season. Tennessee has been linked to many quarterbacks this offseason and some expect them to use the No. 1 pick to select Miami's Cam Ward.
If that's the case, Levis has virtually no chance to start in 2025 but new general manager Mike Borgonzi made some comments that would suggest the quarterback's time in Tennessee isn't over quite yet.
"So you have to get that right. We have to solidify that position," Borgonzi said of the quarterback position, via NFL.com. "And we have Will on the roster right now, and he's going to compete with whoever we bring in. We have one quarterback on the roster, so we're bringing people in. And Will will compete with them as well."
Based on those comments, it sounds like Levis isn't in danger of being released outright this offseason. He does have the physical skills to be a very good quarterback but he just made too many mistakes in 2024. If he can figure out how to limit the mistakes, he could have a chance to start for the Titans if they don't make a notable addition at quarterback this offseason.
Titans Coach Sounds Off on Top Draft QB's
The Tennessee Titans will set the tone for the 2025 NFL Draft by deciding who to take with the No. 1 overall pick.
Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders are fighting to be the top quarterback selected, and Titans head coach Brian Callahan doesn't believe one is ahead of the other at this point in the evaluation process.
"They're both worthy of the conversations that they're in right now," Callahan said via team reporter Jim Wyatt. "They're both good players. I think they've earned the right to be in the conversations they're in. As far as where I see them and how I stack them, that's for me. But I do think they're worthy of those conversations."
Things could change this week at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, but the goal doesn't change for the Titans.
"We're going to find the best player for us, and whatever that looks like," Callahan said. "There are a lot of scenarios out there, and there's really good players at the top of this draft I think, at a couple of different positions.
"So that's our job from now until the draft: What is the best thing for us as an organization? If that ends up being a quarterback, then I'll be thrilled about it. If that ends up being something else, I'll also be very excited about it."
The Titans will get to know Sanders and Ward even better over the next few days and they will have the opportunity to see each of them work out. By figuring out what to do at quarterback, the Titans will then have a clearer idea on what they should do in free agency and how that could impact them at the draft.
The NFL Scouting Combine takes place from Thursday to Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.
