Will Levis has earned Titans' starting QB job in 2025

The Will Levis experience has been a rollercoaster for the Tennessee Titans from the moment he was drafted. While the jury remains out on whether or not Levis is a legitimate franchise quarterback, his play over the previous few weeks has shown enough to earn another shot with the Titans in 2025.

The context of Levis' contract situation and the anticipated quarterback landscape this summer is crucial to the process.

Levis had a terrible start to the season, but just because he was struggling under the biggest spotlight, doesn't mean he was the only one stumbling out of the gate. Calvin Ridley, Tyjae Spears, the entire offense, head coach Brian Callahan included, began the season poorly.

Remember, the Titans replaced half of the starters on offense this offseason while attempting to install a new offense. There was hope that things would click quickly, but it was a slow-burn process. Dumb turnovers and terrible special teams play put the Titans in holes that they weren't composed enough to dig out of.

More experience and time on task has helped this team, which is why the likes of Ridley, even Callahan, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, and Chig Okonkwo have improved as the season has progressed forward.

As the situation around him has improved, Levis has improved with it.

Levis has been impressive since coming back from his shoulder injury. In four games against some of the best pass defenses in the NFL, Levis has gone 71 for 115 (61.7%), for 960 yards (8.4 yards per attempt), seven touchdowns and two interceptions.

If he had played at that level to start the season, the Titans would have likely won close games against the Chicago Bears, New York Jets, and Indianapolis Colts. They would almost certainly be hovering around .500 instead of being guaranteed a losing season by December 1st.

The Titans aren't going to make the postseason, but they probably won't be bad enough to end up with a top-3 pick. While they are currently in the thick of the hunt for the top selection in the draft, two games against the 2-10 Jacksonville Jaguars will go a long way toward deciding that race.

The remaining schedule is so soft that Tennessee's remaining opponents are 22-40 combined.

It looks like the Titans are staring down the barrel of a five or six-win team, and while that should be good/bad enough for a top-10 pick, that probably pushes them below teams that are desperate for a quarterback like the Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants, and New York Jets.

This is a rough draft class for quarterbacks, but that won't prevent teams from taking one high if they need a guy. That means the Titans are hurdling toward a position in the draft where they need to decide between one of the top blue-chip players or the third-best quarterback.

Considering what Levis has done over the last month, and that the Titans don't look like they are one quarterback away from going on a Super Bowl run, it just makes too much sense to continue investing in the supporting cast around Levis and to see what he can do in 2025.

Quarterbacks across the NFL are proving that development can take place at any time in your career. Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, and Geno Smith are prime examples. From Levis' QB class, Bryce Young also has been considerably better lately. If a high-caliber quarterback prospect was going to drop into the Titans laps, then maybe it would be time to reconsider their plans with Levis, but all signs are pointing toward the best decision being to run it back again with more experience, chemistry, and a better game-plan next year.