Will Levis tabbed Walter Camp Connecticut Player of the Year
Kentucky quarterback Will Levis joined some pretty impressive company this week.
On Wednesday, it was announced by the Walter Camp Football Foundation that Levis has been named as a co-winner of the 2021 Connecticut Player of Year award, presented by Talent Champions Council. He’ll split the award with Miami (FL) Hurricanes QB Tyler Van Dyke, who hails from Glastonbury, CT. The honor is gifted to the top college football player(s) who is either a resident or at one point played at a high school from Connecticut.
Originally from Massachusetts, Levis was a three-year letter winner at Xavier High School in Madison, CT, breaking individual season records for passing yards (2,793), passing touchdowns (27), and completions. He began his college career at Penn State before transferring to Kentucky ahead of the 2021 season where he started all 13 games for the Wildcats and helped power a 10-3 record.
Levis intends to return for a senior season in 2022 in what could be another special year for UK.
During his junior year in 2021, Levis totaled 3,203 yards of total offense and was just the seventh player in school history to reach 3,000 yards total offense in a season, per UK Athletics. He completed 233 of 353 passes for 2,827 yards (66.0 percent) and 24 touchdowns in leading UK to its second 10-win season in the last four years. He added 376 yards and a team-high tying nine rushing touchdowns. Levis ranked among the top 10 in several statistical categories in the Southeastern Conference, including fourth in offensive touchdowns (33), sixth in total offensive yards (3,203), total passing yards (2,827), and passing touchdowns.
This is just the second time in the award’s over 40-year existence where two players have split the honor. Levis is among some special company, though. He joins the likes of Hall of Fame QB Steve Young and former QB turned current ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky as Connecticut Player of the Year winners.
Walter Camp Connecticut Player of Year winners
2021 – Will Levis, QB, Kentucky; Tyler Van Dyke, QB, Miami
2020 – Andrew Stueber, OL, Michigan
2019 – Christian Montano, C, Tulane
2018 – Zach Allen, DE, Boston College
2017 – Ervin Philips, WR, Syracuse
2016 – Noel Thomas, WR, Connecticut
2015 – Tyler Matakevich, LB, Temple
2014 – Tyler Murphy, QB, Boston College
2013 – Kevin Pierre-Louis, LB, Boston College
2012 – Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State
2011 – Silas Redd, RB, Penn State
2010 – John Moffitt, OL, Wisconsin
2009 – Aaron Hernandez, TE, Florida
2008 – Kory Sheets, RB, Purdue
2007 – Mike McLeod, RB, Yale
2006 – Kory Sheets, RB, Purdue
2005 – John Sullivan, C, Notre Dame
2004 – Anttaj Hawthorne, DT, Wisconsin; Dan Orlovsky, QB, Connecticut
2003 – Dan Orlovsky, QB, Connecticut
2002 – Niko Koutouvides, LB, Purdue
2001 – Dwight Freeney, DE, Syracuse
2000 – Peter Mazza, LB, Yale
1999 – Bobby Myers, DB, Wisconsin
1998 – Carl Bond, RB, Connecticut
1997 – Kyle McIntosh, RB, Syracuse
1996 – Tarek Salah, LB, Wisconsin
1995 – Tarek Salah, LB, Wisconsin
1994 – Jason Miska, LB, Auburn
1993 – Chris Zingo, LB, Cornell
1992 – Curtis Eller, LB, Villanova
1991 – Corey Vincent, DL, Holy Cross
1990 – Rob Thomson, DB, Syracuse
1989 – Terry Wooden, LB, Syracuse
1988 – Glenn Antrum, WR, Connecticut
1987 – Bill Romanowski, LB, Boston College
1986 – Richard Comizio, RB, Pennsylvania
1985 – Tom Patton, DE, Holy Cross
1984 – No recipient
1983 – Steve Young, QB, Brigham Young
1982 – Mike Marshall, DB, Southern Conn.
1981 – Richard Diana, RB, Yale
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