Pump The Breaks On Levis To Titans Hysteria

The Tennessee Titans reportedly met with Kentucky quarterback Will Levis, but meeting with a player doesn't mean the team will ultimately draft them.

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NASHVILLE - Anything is possible regarding the NFL Draft, as teams routinely go outside their box to draft players the experts and fans never imagined they would select. 

That said, fans, in part, and media pundits, in particular, are fast to jump on any single crumb of potential draft information when it appears. This is particularly true of those in the mock draft business, who do ten mocks before the draft and change their picks like most people change their socks.   

Of those mock drafts, the most recent change and projection for the Tennessee Titans have been Kentucky quarterback Will Levis. 

When it was first reported last week that the Titans were meeting with Levis, it became the trendy new thing to project him to Tennessee at No.11. However, meeting with a player does not guarantee that team will select that player. 

For instance, the Titans also met with CJ Stroud and Bryce Young and will be in attendance next week when Anthony Richardson participates in the University of Florida Proday.   

It's called due diligence, and it is practiced by all 32 teams, where they meet, greet, and examine all the potential first-round talents and more so that they are prepared for the draft and know which players they are interested in selection should that player slide to their draft spot.  

Just because the Titans spoke with Will Levis does not mean they intend to draft him. At the same time, they could have decided that he will be their guy if he is there at No.11. 

Fans on social media have seemingly been distraught at the thought of the Titans selecting Levis in the first round, and there's little reason for such a reaction at this time, just because the team met with the quarterback.  

Could the Titans draft Levis at No.11 if he falls to that place? 

Absolutely they could, but I don't think that will happen. 

Why do I feel that way? Levis has all the physical attributes of a top-tier starting quarterback in the NFL. However, he also has some deficiencies that film studies can't hide. Considering the pressing needs of this team in other areas of the roster, I don't see them taking a flyer on a quarterback in round one. 

Of course, I could be wrong, but I'm not sold on Levis and don't think the Titans are either. Plus, receiver and even left tackle have much more sure things that the Titans can add versus the "potential" of a franchise quarterback with limits to his game.   

Either way, fans, let's hold off on the "panic" until the pick is made. And for my fellow media colleagues, we'll still be covering the team regardless, so what difference does it make who they select?  

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