Enter Cam Ward, the Miami Hurricanes’ signal-caller who’s making a strong case as one the top quarterback in the 2025 NFL Draft. Ward’s path has been anything but traditional. He started at Incarnate Word in Division II, transferred to Washington State, and finally landed in Miami after the end of the PAC-12 as we knew it.

Now that we are on the backside of the NFL regular season, we decided to start digging into some of our favorite 2025 NFL mock drafts. First up we have this one-round mock from Luke Easterling of

The quarterback carousel could be more interesting than fans expect this offseason. There are the clear and obvious franchises in need of an upgrade like the Browns, Giants and Raiders, but there are several others that should at least be considered.

Over at CBS, he’s also No. 1 to the Patriots, where Chris Trapasso they “could use a receiver jolt to pair with Drake Maye.”