While waiting to see who the Tennessee Titans take with the first overall pick in this month’s draft, BetTennessee.com wanted to know which quarterbacks were the most undervalued from this past season. To do that, we relied on Spotrac.com and Pro-Football-Reference.com data from the 2024 season.
Rank | Player | $ Per Completion |
1 | Brock Purdy (SF) | $3,348 |
2 | Russell Wilson (PIT*) | $5,654 |
3 | Spencer Rattler (NO) | $6,762 |
4 | Aidan O’Connell (LV) | $6,768 |
5 | Bo Nix (DEN) | $9,001 |
6 | Jameis Winston (CLE*) | $9,768 |
7 | Will Levis (TEN) | $11,414 |
8 | Sam Darnold (MIN*) | $13,850 |
9 | Mac Jones (JAX*) | $16,289 |
10 | Dorian Thompson-Robinson (CLE*) | $16,403 |
Most people believe the starting quarterback is the most valuable player on a football team. Whether they’re the best overall player or most athletic doesn’t matter, they are the field general in charge of the offense and the most visible player on the field.
This is why teams have leapfrogged each other in recent years to make their signal caller the highest paid player in the game. The Buffalo Bills just gave Josh Allen a six-year extension that gives him a guaranteed $250 million.
Not every starting QB gets the nine-figure deal, as some are on rookie contracts that have amounts set in place before they even set foot on the field. Others are veteran quarterbacks looking to make comeback or journeyman backups thrust into the lineup due to a starter’s injury or inability.
Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis fits into the description as the 2023 second-round draft pick has started 21 games over the past two seasons at Tennessee sportsbooks.
As you can see from the list above, half of these quarterbacks will play for new teams in the fall, and there’s a good chance Levis will join them should the Titans use their first draft pick on Miami Hurricanes QB Cam Ward or Shedeur Sanders from the Colorado Buffaloes.
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The former Kentucky star may be a bargain based on the data above, as he made but his performance also calls to mind the old adage, “you get what you pay for.” Including bonuses and guaranteed salary, Levis made nearly $2.2 million last season.
In his two seasons with the Titans, Levis has not performed well. That may not be all on him as they were the worst team in the NFL last season. However, in 21 career starts, Levis is just 5-16. He has but one 300-yard game (Dec. 11, 2023, 327 yards vs. the Miami Dolphins) and one throwing for four touchdowns (Oct. 29, 2023 vs. the Atlanta Falcons).
Meanwhile, he’s had six games where he’s thrown more interceptions than TDs, and nine where he’s been sacked at least four times. Those picks and sacks weren’t always on him, but just as quarterbacks get an oversized share of the praise for victories, they also get a similar amount of the blame in losses.
Regardless of whom is the Titans quarterback this fall, the team will still be among the longest of longshots to win the Super Bowl. In fact, at +20000 (or 200-1), they are the longest shot at Fanatics Tennessee Sportsbook.
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