Here’s an interesting notion: what if the Baltimore Ravens drafted Will Levis at 22nd overall in the first round, the quarterback out of Kentucky, had they failed to get a deal done with their own quarterback, Lamar Jackson, in the hours leading up to the draft?
According to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, it was a consideration, he believes, discussing the matter in a recent Insider article. After the top three quarterbacks were gone in the first four picks, nobody else drafted the position in the first round, with Levis slipping to 33, the second pick in round two.