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Levis, Hooker among top prospects for Day 2 of NFL draft

WUKY | By Associated Press

Published April 28, 2023 at 7:25 AM EDT

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Kentucky quarterback Will Levis arrives on the red carpet before the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 27, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Kentucky's Will Levis and Tennessee's Hendon Hooker are two quarterbacks who are tantalizing prospects for teams on Day 2 of the NFL draft.

Levis and Hooker slipped into the second round as the run on quarterbacks came to a screeching halt after the Colts selected Florida's Anthony Richardson Jr. with the fourth overall pick. The 2023 NFL draft began with the Panthers making Alabama's Bryce Young the top overall pick and the Texans chose Ohio State's CJ Stroud next. Levis was projected to go as high as that No. 2 pick but instead fell to Day 2.