Titans WR Tyler Boyd feels Will Levis ‘did too much’ in rookie year: He can ‘rely more on his playmakers’ now

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis had an up-and-down rookie season. 

His began his career with an electric four-touchdown performance against the Atlanta Falcons, but then threw just four touchdowns and four interceptions across his final eight starts. He had two games with a passer rating over 130, and three with a rating under 70. Levis took an astronomical 28 sacks through nine games, giving him a 9.9% sack rate. He had potential interceptions dropped at the highest rate among qualified passers, via Tru Media, but he also was the most aggressive quarterback in the NFL, ranking first in average depth of target, which helped him create explosive plays at the NFL’s third-highest rate (11% of his dropbacks resulted in a completion of at least 20 yards).

It’s difficult to figure how much of that was on Levis and how much was on the offensive infrastructure with which the Titans surrounded him. Tennessee had one of the thinnest pass-catching corps in the NFL, and arguably its worst offensive line in 2023. The team also played a conservative style of offense based around Derrick Henry, until it was trailing in games and then heaped more and more onto Levis’ shoulders.

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Author : Jared Dubin

Publish date : 2024-06-10 16:03:02

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