Will Levis is unexpectedly sliding down at the 2023 NFL Draft.
Through ten picks, including by several teams that needed quarterbacks, Levis has not yet been selected.
Levis was part of a wild story earlier this week, when a Reddit rumor started by user “SaleAgreeable2834” claimed that Levis was telling friends and family that the Panthers had informed him that he’d be picked first overall.
The gambling odds for Levis to go first overall swung wildly, going from 50-to-1 to 5-to-1 in a matter of hours, before stabilizing at 10-to-1 a little bit later.
“I don’t want to speak on it too much. But just don’t believe everything you read on the Internet,” Levis said Wednesday in response to the Reddit rumors.
Former Alabama quarterback Bryce Young wound up going first overall to the Panthers.
Levis, 23, played two seasons at Penn State before transferring to Kentucky in 2021.
This past season, he completed 65.4 percent of his passes, throwing for 8.5 yards per attempt with 19 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions.
Kentucky went 7-4 in games started by Levis this past season, with a 2-4 record in the SEC in Levis’ starts.
It has been a long wait for Levis, who many mock drafts had going in the top five.
The quarterback-needy Texans selected Ohio State signal caller C.J. Stroud at second overall, and then traded up with the Cardinals to pick Alabama linebacker Will Anderson at third.
Meanwhile, the Colts, also in the market for a quarterback, selected Anthony Richardson out of Florida fourth overall.
Levis is dating 21-year-old Gia Duddy, a senior at Penn State who is reportedly majoring in behavioral health.
Duddy shared an Instagram story of herself supporting Levis at the Draft in Kansas City, wearing a red dress, with the caption “Party time!”
