Will Levis Compared to Josh Allen, Carson Wentz by NFL GMs, ESPN's Todd McShay Says

Will Levis' struggles in big games have apparently not turned off NFL front offices.

ESPN's Todd McShay reported the Kentucky quarterback has drawn comparisons to Josh Allen and Carson Wentz from NFL general managers, and he's still expected to be a high first-round pick.

Levis has a bevy of raw physical talent at 6'3" and 232 pounds, but his senior season at Kentucky has been anything but spectacular. He's thrown for 1,733 yards and 13 touchdowns against eight interceptions while struggling mightily in games against elite opponents.

In Levis' four games this season against ranked opponents, he has more interceptions (five) than touchdowns (four). He's coming off a dreadful three-pick performance in last Saturday's 44-6 loss to Tennessee—an outing some thought would send him plummeting down draft boards.

That does not appear to be the case for now. It seems front offices remain enamored with his physical gifts and are willing to chalk up most of his struggles to playing an SEC-level schedule with middling Kentucky talent.

Allen (Wyoming) and Wentz (North Dakota State) both played next to non-elite talent at the college level before being high first-round draft picks. The gamble with Allen paid off for the Buffalo Bills, though it took years of patience as he struggled to acclimate to NFL game speed. Meanwhile, Wentz is playing for his third NFL team in as many seasons and seems unlikely to land a chance at a starting job with a fourth.

There is likely a team that will be willing to roll the dice on Levis' talent. It's just hard to find evidence of impending success from his tenures at Kentucky or Penn State, where he lost the starting job to Sean Clifford.