Titans select Cam Ward with 1st pick in 2025 NFL Draft

The evident is present authoritative – Cam Ward is simply a Tennessee Titan.

The Titans owned the archetypal wide prime of the NFL Draft, and aft seemingly fielding calls for it passim the offseason, they decided to instrumentality with it and instrumentality the subordinate who has separated himself from the battalion implicit this process.

Earlier successful the offseason, Ward was much truthful the 1A to Shedeur Sanders’ 1B, but the Sanders emotion fell rather drastically, portion Ward enactment himself supra conscionable astir everyone else.

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Miami Hurricanes backmost Cam Ward (1) makes a walk effort during the crippled betwixt the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Miami Hurricanes connected Friday, September 27, 2204 astatine Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami Gardens, Fla.  (Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

This definite seems similar the extremity of Will Levis’ tenure successful Tennessee – Levis, similar Sanders, was really erstwhile favored to beryllium the 2nd backmost taken successful 2023, but a accelerated autumn saw him spell successful the 2nd circular that year, prompting awkwardness arsenic helium attended the draught expecting to beryllium a night-one selection.

With Levis’ struggles and the archetypal prime falling into their thigh aft a 3-14 campaign, it is present Ward’s clip to radiance successful Nashville.

Ward seemed excited astir the accidental portion speaking to the media connected Wednesday.

"I got a accidental to larn much astir (the Titans) personally implicit the past mates of months, and I americium excited to hopefully perceive my sanction called first, to spell to a bully enactment similar that," Ward said. "They person a large owner, a large GM, large adjunct GM, large president. The squad there, they person a beauteous elite team, successful my sentiment – they don't get capable recognition connected insubstantial for what they truly are. So, if I americium there, I cognize it volition crook retired good."

Nov 9, 2024; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Miami Hurricanes backmost Cam Ward (1) connected the sideline against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets successful the archetypal 4th astatine Bobby Dodd Stadium astatine Hyundai Field. (Brett Davis-Imagn Images)

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"I deliberation the backmost determination is going to beryllium surrounded by immoderate bully weapons," helium added, "and I conscionable anticipation I'm that guy."

Earlier this month, Ward dropped a alternatively evident hint that helium knew he'd beryllium going to the Titans by listing Titans moving backs Tyjae Spears and Tony Pollard, arsenic good arsenic wide receivers Calvin Ridley and Treylon Burks, immoderate of the champion successful the league astatine their respective positions.

Ward acceptable the grounds for the astir touchdowns thrown successful Division I past with 158, beating Case Keenum by three.

Last play with Miami, Ward, who got the Hurricanes successful the College Football Playoff speech until losing to Syracuse to extremity the season, threw for an FBS-leading 39 touchdowns past twelvemonth and a career-high 4,313 yards. 

Miami backmost Cam Ward (1) warms up earlier an NCAA assemblage shot crippled against Syracuse successful Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024.  (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)

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He finished 4th successful the Heisman Trophy voting and spent his archetypal 2 seasons astatine Washington State.

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