Miami's Cam Ward: 'God and work' have gotten me as potential No. 1 pick

Cam Ward whitethorn conscionable beryllium the No. 1 wide prime adjacent month, and each it’s taken is 2 things, according to him.

The Miami backmost volition beryllium flying disconnected the board aboriginal successful April; astatine this point, it’s conscionable a substance of whether he’ll beryllium first, 2nd oregon possibly adjacent third.

It would beryllium a stunner to spot him autumn beyond No. 3, considering who presently sits astatine the apical of the draught (Titans, Browns, Giants, successful that order).

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Miami backmost Cam Ward (1) throws a walk during the archetypal fractional of the Pop Tarts Bowl NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Iowa State, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, successful Orlando, Fla.  (AP Photo/John Raoux)

After a legendary vocation successful which helium became the FBS’ all-time passing touchdowns leader, helium told reporters astatine the NFL Scouting Combine however helium got to wherever helium is today. And it’s rather simple.

"All you person to bash is judge successful God and work," helium said. "Those 2 things volition instrumentality attraction of everything."

Ward was not considered a prima coming retired of precocious school, but aft turning Miami into a menace erstwhile again (they narrowly missed retired connected the College Football Playoff), the scouts person turned their heads with Ward.

Miami Hurricanes backmost Cam Ward (1) looks connected from the tract aft the crippled against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons astatine Hard Rock Stadium connected Nov. 23, 2024. (Sam Navarro-Imagn Images)

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"I conscionable enactment my caput down and enactment each day," Ward said. "I've prayed astir it. I've been praying for this infinitesimal since I was six. I'm blessed to beryllium here."

Ward and Shedeur Sanders are the top-two backmost prospects successful this class, with astir experts having Jaxson Dart being a comparatively distant third.

The Titans drafted Will Levis successful the 2nd circular of 2023, which was a stunning autumn for the Kentucky alum connected draught night. However, they person not seemed excessively inclined to prime a quarterback; galore mock drafts person them adjacent selecting Penn State’s Abdul Carter, which would hardly beryllium a mistake.

Miami backmost Cam Ward (1) runs with the shot during the archetypal fractional of an NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Syracuse connected Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, successful Syracuse, N.Y.  (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

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But with different teams wrong the apical 10 needing a backmost (namely the Raiders and Jets), it should not astonishment anyone if we spot immoderate question to leap up and get Ward, adjacent though this year’s people whitethorn not beryllium comparable to the ones it’s sandwiched between.

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