Will Levis’ draft stock feels complicated.

The nearly 24-year-old Kentucky quarterback has enough physical tools to draw comparisons to Bills superstar Josh Allen, but inconsistencies and interceptions have scared some NFL evaluators prior to this month’s draft. He has the skills to make coaches drool over his potential ceiling and the rawness to cause others to wonder if that high bar is realistic or a pipe dream.

Levis was unquestionably at his best in 2021 under Kentucky offensive coordinator Liam Coen, who assumed the same role with the Rams in 2022 before returning to Lexington this offseason. Coen probably has a better handle on Levis’ game than anyone, and he remains encouraged about the quarterback’s potential.

“He works at everything he does,” Coen told The Athletic. “When you get him in the building in a competitive and supportive atmosphere and let him go, I think his best football is ahead of him.”

Since the fall, Levis has consistently ranked third or fourth among the quarterback class, according to executives and coaches polled by The Athletic. Alabama’s Bryce Young and Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud have been viewed as the primary candidates for the top pair of picks for the Panthers and Texans, with Levis and Florida’s Anthony Richardson most frequently projected as the next two quarterbacks off the board.