February 28, 2025
ANALYSISWard, joining Colorado quarterback
Shedeur Sanders, will wait until his pro day to throw in front of NFL teams. The 22-year-old signal-caller out of Miami has recently gained significant momentum to be the first quarterback taken off the board in the 2025 NFL Draft, and he mentioned logging positive interviews with all of the Titans (No. 1 overall pick in April's draft), Browns (No. 2), Giants (No. 3), Raiders (No. 6) and Jets (No. 7), per Schad. Tennessee figures to seriously consider the quarterback position at the No. 1 spot, as
Will Levis logged an unimpressive 2024 campaign and
Mason Rudolph is headed for free agency. Meanwhile, Cleveland must prepare for the possibility
Deshaun Watson (Achilles) is unavailable for the start of next season due to his recent setback. Ward impressed in his only year with the Hurricanes, racking up a career-high 4,313 passing yards with a 39:7 TD:INT, plus 60 carries for 204 yards and four touchdowns, and earning the Davey O'Brien Award. He kicked off his collegiate career with Incarnate Word at the FCS level back in 2020, then started two years with Washington State before making the move to Miami.