re: Anyone ever take a job that was way above their experience level?

You may have little, if any experience after just graduating, but those entry level jobs are designed for people with little experience.

I'm more talking about moving to a position where most if not all the other candidates have significantly more experience. Maybe you had a personal connection to the hiring manager, or you killed in the interview, or a company just to a flyer on you because they liked your potential.

Not some entry level job where it's expected that anyone who is hired will have hardly any experience.