{"id":859546,"date":"2026-04-07T19:04:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/859546\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:04:20","slug":"titans-likely-to-explore-qb-will-levis-trade-during-2026-nfl-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/859546\/","title":{"rendered":"Titans Likely to Explore QB Will Levis Trade During 2026 NFL Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"

After signing bridge QBs Mitchell Tribusky and Herndon Hook to help starter Cam Ward<\/a>, it\u2019s clear that the Tennessee Titans are trying to move on without Will Levis. One source<\/a> believes the team is \u201cout\u201d on Levis, who came off a disappointing sophomore season in 2024. Previously, the quarterback made phenomenal strides as a potential starter since veteran Ryan Tannehill got hurt. Levis stepped in the final nine games during the 2023 campaign, where he won the starting job when Tannehill and Malik Willis departed.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Levis, he wasn\u2019t able to live up to the moment. Since the arrival of Ward in 2025, the team felt confident in his abilities to take over.<\/p>\n

Titans Likely to Explore QB Will Levis Trade During 2026 NFL Draft<\/p>\n

Now, it won\u2019t be a surprise to see Levis become available for a trade during this upcoming draft. Levis won\u2019t garner the best draft capital in return, but there are still plenty of teams that could use a mobile starter. Ever since Levis underwent surgery for a season-ending injury before the 2025 season, he has never seen the field.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s time for Levis to explore his options, and if there isn\u2019t movement, then expect him to request a trade. However, there\u2019s still a chance that he could compete with Hooker for the QB3 spot, but it\u2019s unlikely that will happen. Levis probably believes he\u2019s still a starter in this league, and these three teams could show interest and give him a fair shot.<\/p>\n

Possible Destinations
\nArizona Cardinals<\/p>\n

Between Gardner Minshew and Jacoby Brissett, it\u2019s hard to envision Mike LaFleur sticking with these quarterback options<\/a>. Unless they\u2019re tanking, everyone should expect the Cardinals to select a quarterback early in this year\u2019s draft. However, if they don\u2019t grab a quarterback in the first or second round, Levis could be an intriguing option. It gives Levis a reliable offense that contains Michael Wilson<\/a> and Trey McBride.<\/p>\n

Levis isn\u2019t going to start in Arizona, but there should be a decent chance he could back up Brissett at least. The Cardinals can\u2019t afford to walk into the 2026 season without some actual competition at the position, and Levis could change things if they trade a fifth-round pick to get the quarterback to resurrect his career.<\/p>\n

Carolina Panthers<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Panthers should be in the market for a quarterback. After trading Andy Dalton to the Eagles<\/a> due to aging, the team is likely to bring in a younger option in case Bryce Young<\/a> suffers an injury or is inconsistent once again. Panthers head coach Dave Canales has benched Young before, and it wouldn\u2019t be surprising if the team does it again if they experience a 1-5 start.<\/p>\n

This is where Levis could have his chance. You have two receivers in Tetairoa McMillan and Jalen Coker, who can make noise, and a running back in Chuba Hubbard to make life easier for Levis.<\/p>\n

Indianapolis Colts<\/p>\n

Another option is Indianapolis, as the team tried to trade backup QB Anthony Richardson<\/a> this offseason. However, no team is showing interest in making a trade happen. Richardson could wind up staying in Indianapolis, but it won\u2019t be shocking if they trade for Levis to bring in some serious competition for the backup position behind Daniel Jones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After signing bridge QBs Mitchell Tribusky and Herndon Hook to help starter Cam Ward, it\u2019s clear that the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":859547,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2061],"tags":[14996,1476,127,2584,2772,7,3562,7523,114345,6,835,5405,526,394,2413,2411,527,1246],"class_list":{"0":"post-859546","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennessee-titans","8":"tag-arizona-cardinals-news","9":"tag-bryce-young","10":"tag-cam-ward","11":"tag-carolina-panthers-news","12":"tag-daniel-jones","13":"tag-football","14":"tag-indianapolis-colts-news","15":"tag-jacoby-brissett","16":"tag-lastest-nfl-news","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-nfl-news","19":"tag-panthers-featured","20":"tag-tennessee","21":"tag-tennessee-titans","22":"tag-tennessee-titans-news","23":"tag-tennesseetitans","24":"tag-titans","25":"tag-will-levis"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116364985615183399","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859546"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859546\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/859547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}