Titans to play Malik Willis entire Week 2 preseason game vs. Vikings, while Will Levis won’t play, per reports

For their preseason game in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday night time, the Tennessee Titans might be rolling with simply considered one of their two younger quarterbacks. According to more than one reports, Tennessee will use Malik Willis for the entire game, while Will Levis won’t play in any respect. 

The Titans drafted Willis within the 3rd spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft out of Liberty. He began 3 video games instead of Ryan Tannehill as a rookie, finishing simply 31 of 61 passes (50.8%) for 276 yards (4.5 per try), 0 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions while additionally dashing 27 occasions for 123 yards and a landing. Willis used to be additionally sacked on an astronomical 14.1% of his dropbacks.

While it appeared like the Titans could be getting Willis able to ultimately take over for Tannehill, reports main up to the draft indicated that they had been virtually determined to come away with one of the vital best quarterbacks on this 12 months’s elegance. They ended up taking an offensive lineman in Peter Skoronski in Round 1, then traded up on the best of the second one spherical to make a choice Levis out of Kentucky. 

Willis has reportedly proven some development throughout coaching camp and the preseason, and he outperformed Levis within the preseason opener: Willis went 16 of 25 for 189 yards and an interception while being sacked 4 occasions, and Levis went 9 of 14 for 85 yards and an interception while additionally being sacked 4 occasions.

We do not but know what the truth that Willis is getting a possibility to play an entire contest (assuming that occurs) manner with regards to the contest for the No. 2 position at the back of Tannehill, nevertheless it may well be a sign that Willis has a leg up, even if Levis used to be each extra just lately and extra extremely drafted.