Wednesday marked the final day for pre-draft visits around the league, and one of the more notable developments from the deadline saw a highly-touted QB prospect head to Foxborough. 
The Patriots hosted Will Levis on a top-30 visit, reports Ian Rapoport of NFL Network (Twitter link). The Kentucky product has long been seen as one of the top four passers in this year’s class along with Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson. The latter’s stock along with that of Levis, has fluctuated considerably given their up-and-down tenures in college.
Nevertheless, Levis is expected to hear his name called on Day 1, and the logjam of QB-needy teams at the top of the board could create significant competition for him. The Colts have been named as a team to watch, given they hold the No. 4 pick (a selection which could put them in line to choose the third quarterback off the board). Indianapolis is not expected to move up, something which would likely be necessary for the team to secure Young or Stroud.
Should the Colts go in another direction, though, Levis could slide towards the middle of the first round (particularly if the same happens to Richardson). In that event, New England could find themselves in range to add a passer with the 14th overall pick. Doug Kyed of A to Z Sports confirms that hosting Levis is a simple matter of due diligence on the Patriots’ part, something which comes after they met with Richardson at the Combine.
Tension between current Patriots starter Mac Jones and head coach Bill Belichick has been well documented recently, with Jones’ name coming up in trade talk. While few developments have taken place on that front, Jones’ status at the top of the depth chart heading into 2023 and beyond remains far more in doubt than his rookie campaign would have suggested.
New England used a first-round pick on Jones in 2021, and selected Bailey Zappe during last year’s draft. Adding further to the position one week from today would come as a surprise barring a trade involving Jones, but the Patriots will be well-prepared should they find themselves in position to draft Levis.
Would love to see this happen he is everything Mac is not high end tools but risky Id love to see how Belichick would handle a big armed “gunslinger” QB
Once upon a time he had Bledsoe…
and Bernie Kosar…
He did, however Bernie wasn’t big, nor was he a gunslinger. In fact, he threw side-armed and had passes batted down quite often.
Levis made me question his sanity when he posted that video of him eating a whole banana with the peel.
Yet another Belichick vote of confidence for Mac.
Update: Belichick decided to sign Brian Hoyer instead.
He might decide to try a DT at QB because the coordinator experiment worked so well last year. Lol.
Too late, he signed with Vegas.
Belichick should have traded Mac Jones and signed Jimmy G. He’s causing unnecessary drama at this point.
What was anyone going to give up in trade for Mac coming off the season he had?
Bill B flailing in the wind without his Tommy
Mac,NE’s 1st and a day 3 pick for Houston’s #2?
Houston gets their QB and still has 2 1st’s to rebuild with.
I think they’d need to add a top pick in 2024 to that stash
Mac Jones is all he will ever be, and it took Belichick two years to see that. Surround him with great offensive weapons and he can get by, but Belichick hasn’t done anything like that since Randy Moss was around.