INDIANAPOLIS — Will Levis, projected to be a top-10 draft pick this year even as the third quarterback listed in most rankings, didn’t hold back at the NFL Scouting Combine when asked about his potential.
“My goal is to win more than anybody,” said Levis, who spent the past two years at Kentucky after two at Penn State. “I want to be the greatest of all time. I feel like you are crazy if you don’t think that way.”
The 6-foot-3 Levis had the scouting audience and his peers in the stadium buzzing Saturday with the velocity on his passes — an average of 59 mph, third-highest among combine quarterbacks since 2016, per the NFL Network — and easy 55-yard go-route throws.
“I’ve got a cannon, and I want to show it off,” Levis said. “I think I’ve got one of the stronger arms that’s come out of any draft class in recent memory.”
Levis also showed off in meetings. His “ability to handle a lot of information,” is a skill that could endear him to the Raiders at pick No. 7 for head coach Josh McDaniels’ complex offense, according to NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah.
Natural comparisons exist to the Bills’ Josh Allen, but Levis’ eye is on the Bengals’ Joe Burrow.
“Not the fastest guy, but [Burrow is] able to move so efficiently to put himself in a stable base to make efficient throws,” Levis said. “And I’ve been watching a lot of film on him.”
Burrow completely changed the identity of a downtrodden franchise. Can Levis do the same?
“I want to be selected as high as possible, but at the end of the day I just want a team that believes in me,” he said. “I’ve got to make somebody fall in love with me.”