Fantasy Football Strength of Schedule Suggests to Add Will Levis | Plus a Dynasty Outlook for Levis

The Tennessee Titans are on the verge of being eliminated from playoff contention, and you could probably say the organization already has its eyes set on the future.

Rookie quarterback Will Levis has been starting for the Titans the past several weeks and his schedule ahead is very favorable, so we’ll first take a look at that and determine if he’s a guy you should add before week 14. After that, we’ll take a deeper dive into the long-term outlook for Levis for those in dynasty leagues.

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Levis’ Season So Far

Levis has played in and started six games for the Titans this season. The second-round pick has completed 57.8% of his passes and thrown seven touchdowns to two interceptions.

Levis has topped 150 passing yards in each start, and has 200 or more yards on three occasions.

He made a statement in his first start when he threw for 238 yards and four touchdowns. In the five games since, Levis has only three touchdown passes, and two of those came in one game.

Levis has only gained 17 yards on 17 rushing attempts, while being sacked 19 times.

Tennessee hasn’t put a lot on the rookie’s plate, instead leaning a bit more on running backs Derrick Henry and Tyjae Spears. 

The Upcoming Schedule/Why You Should Add Levis

FantasySP’s strength of schedule page has an A+ grade for Levis the rest of the season. Let’s see why.

Tennessee has the Miami Dolphins in week 14, Houston Texans in weeks 15 and 17, Seattle Seahawks in week 16 and Jacksonville Jaguars in week 18.

All of those defenses rank in the bottom half of the league in slowing opposing quarterbacks. Jacksonville’s defense is the worst of the bunch, while Houston isn’t far behind.

Since Levis has started playing, he ranks around QB20 in fantasy purposes, with his first game really helping him get to that number. That’s not a quarterback you can trust in your most crucial matchups of the season, but I’d still recommend at least stashing him on your bench in case he catches fire. 

It seems like a pretty safe bet that Levis will end the year as the team’s starter, and even if he does get benched, then you can simply drop him. With the amount of injuries to the QB position, there’s a chance Levis is one of the better waiver wire options depending on your league settings. Stash him now, hope he gets hot and you might be able to ride the surge deep into the playoffs.

Levis’ Dynasty Outlook

While Levis was drafted in the second round of the most recent draft, he started the season as the Titans’ No. 3 quarterback. It was a pretty disappointing development considering the favorable situation he was drafted into.

It’s a great thing that Levis is getting some game action in his first season, but it could also work against him. If he continues to be underwhelming and doesn’t show little signs of improvement, the Titans could draft another quarterback early in the next draft. The team’s draft pick is going to be pretty high, which will open the opportunity for the team to go get one of the better QB prospects if Levis isn’t labeled the future franchise quarterback.

I’ve personally liked what I’ve seen from Levis. He doesn’t have too many offensive weapons around him, but he’s still put up OK numbers. If I had to guess, I think the Titans decide to build around Levis instead of drafting another quarterback early on. 

Tennessee will likely move on from Henry after the season. The only other real big-name playmaker right now is DeAndre Hopkins. Pretty much everyone else is a young player looking to carve out a role.

The Titans need an infusion of talent, and that’s why I think they use their draft picks on receivers, running backs, tight ends and offensive linemen instead of taking a quarterback early on. 

Round two is still looked at as one in which teams draft quarterbacks hoping they found their next franchise guy, and I think Levis will get the offseason and then at least one more season to prove he’s the future.

I can’t imagine any dynasty leagues in which Levis wouldn’t be owned right now, but if he’s still available and you can afford to stash him, I’d definitely do it. 

He isn’t a guy I’d seek in a trade (if your league still allows those), because there’s so much uncertainty in the future. Sure, if you can get him for cheap, then by all means, go for it. That seems unlikely though.

Levis is basically a lottery ticket at this point, and it’ll be some time before the winning numbers are called. If you can be patient, this is a guy that can potentially be a top-10 fantasy quarterback or better, like he was in his first start. I wouldn’t sink my whole future into him yet, but I do have fairly high hopes for him.