NOTABLES
• Appeared in 15 games at Penn State, making one start.
• Was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree.
CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Finished Nittany Lion career with 473 career rushing yards, good for 10th all-time by a Penn State quarterback.
Game: 2019: Rushed for 108 yards against Rutgers, the 10th most in program history by a quarterback.
2020 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Appeared in eight games with one start...Went 33-for-55 for 421 yards and a touchdown pass...Added 82 rushes for 260 yards and three touchdowns.
Ohio State (10/31): Had a 3-yard rush. at Nebraska (11/14): Completed 14-of-31 passes for 219 yards, earning career highs...Connected on three passes of 20 or more yards, including a career-long 74-yard completion to Pat Freiermuth in the fourth quarter...Rushed for 61 yards on a career-high-tying 18 carries. Iowa (11/21): Made first start of season...Completed 13-of-16 passes for 106 yards...Rushed for 34 yards. at Michigan (11/28): Rushed for 25 yards on six carries...Found the end zone on a two-yard run for first rushing touchdown of the season. at Rutgers (12/5): Rushed for a season-high 65 yards on 17 carries. Michigan State (12/12): Was 3-for-3 passing for 54 yards...Carried the ball 15 times for 36 yards and a touchdown. Illinois (12/19): Went 3-for-5 passing for 42 yards and a touchdown...Hit Brenton Strange on a seven-yard score in the third quarter...Added nine carries for 38 yards and a rushing score.
2019 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Selected Academic All-Big Ten...Earned the team's Highest Academic Average (cumulative GPA), along with Blake Gillikin, at the team's awards banquet.
Season: Appeared in seven games, including one start...One of 18 Nittany Lions to make their first career start...One of 29 players to make their collegiate debut.
Idaho (8/31): Threw for 62 yards, completing 11-of-14 passes...Completed a 4-yard touchdown pass to Brenton Strange...Rushed for 21 yards on five carries. at Maryland (9/27): Completed three passes for 23 yards...Rushed for 38 yards on six carries...Scored two rushing touchdowns...Scored on 5- and 8-yard runs. Purdue (10/5): Rushed for 7 yards on two carries. Indiana (11/16): Gained 5 yards on three carries...Had a 3-yard carry to help PSU convert on fourth-and-one on its 18-play drive in the fourth quarter. at Ohio State (11/23): Completed 6-of-11 passes for 57 yards...Connected with KJ Hamler on a 22-yard pass...Rushed for 34 yards on a career-high 18 carries...Scored on a 1-yard run in the third quarter. Rutgers (11/30): Completed 8-of-14 passes for 81 yards...Connected with Jahan Dotson for a 44-yard touchdown...Rushed for a career-high 108 yards on 17 carries...His 108 rushing yards rank 10th in program history by a quarterback...Had a career-long 49-yard run and added a 30-yard rush.
2018 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time letterman for head coach Andy Guyon at Xavier High School...Served as a team captain as a senior...Earned second-team Walter Camp All-Connecticut honors in 2017...Selected to the Connecticut High School Coaches Association (CHSCA) Top 25 list as a senior...Was the SPARQ MVP for The Opening Elite 11 event in New Jersey in 2017...Named the Hartford Courant’s Offensive Player of the Year as a senior...Selected to the All-Courant first team in 2017...Garnered All-Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) Tier 1 accolades as a senior...Chosen as an All-SCC Tier 1 academic athlete in 2017...Broke Xavier High School records for passing yards, passing touchdowns and completions in a season as a senior...Had 2,793 passing yards with 27 passing touchdowns and six rushing scores as a senior...Registered 1,972 passing yards with 19 passing touchdowns and six rushing touchdowns as a junior...Had 676 passing yards and nine scores in six games as a sophomore...Tabbed a three-star recruit by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 2 player in Connecticut and No. 24 pro-style quarterback by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 35 pro-style quarterback, No. 2 recruit in Connecticut and No. 61 prospect in the region by ESPN...Rated the No. 30 pro-style quarterback and No. 2 player in Connecticut by Rivals...Lettered in baseball...Won the Brother Celestine Academic Award...Member of National Honor Society...Was a Ryken Scholar...Won the Fairfield Book Award for the junior who excels academically, is actively involved in the spirit of his school and possesses a genuine sense of concern and responsibility toward others...Carried a 4.0 grade-point average.
PERSONAL
Full name is Will Levis...Son of Beth and Mike Levis...Has three sisters, Kelley, Jill and Claire...Mother, Beth, was a two-time All-America soccer player at Yale University...Father, Mike, played football at Denison University...Grandfather, David Kelley, was the last three-sport varsity athlete at UMass, playing football and lacrosse and competing in wrestling who went on to be a defensive coach for the football team at Yale University...Great-grandfather, Alva Kelley, was an All-American football player at Cornell University and won a National Championship in 1939...Alva Kelley also went on to be the head football coach at Colgate University, Hobart College and Brown University...Uncle, David Kelley, was an Academic All-American football player at Yale University...Hobbies include pick-up basketball, golfing, hanging out with friends and going to the beach...Made a service trip to Guatemala and built a small domicile for a family in February 2017...Volunteers with a local food pantry...Considering majoring in business...Born June 27, 1999 in Newton, Massachusetts.