Ward, who won the 2024 Davey O’Brien Award (college football’s top quarterback) and was Miami’s first player to win ACC Player of the Year, was the franchise's (including Oilers) third player to be drafted with the first overall pick.

There is considerable buzz surrounding the Tennessee Titans right now thanks to the bottom-dwelling squad landing Cam Ward with the No. 1 overall pick of the NFL Draft. Ward is expected to transform the direction of the Titans' offense,

Tennessee Titans prized rookie quarterback Cam Ward admits he lobbied teams to acquire wide receiver Xavier Restrepo during his pre-draft process.