Likely No. 1 pick Cam Ward butters up Titans playe...

Former Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward seems to be poised to be chosen by the Tennessee Titans with the No. 1 decide within the 2025 NFL Draft — and it seems Ward shall be an early locker room favourite.

Lower than every week earlier than the draft, Ward was enjoying Fortnite and in the course of the stream, he expressed bullish opinions on his would-be teammates in Nashville. That features the Titans’ No. 1 receiver.

“A.J. Brown is a canine, however he isn’t Calvin Ridley,” Ward said.

After all, the franchise traded Brown, who spent the primary three seasons of his NFL profession with the Titans (2019-21), to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2022.

Ridley has totaled 1,000-plus receiving yards in every of the previous two seasons. Final season, his first with the Titans, Ridley put up 64 receptions for 1,017 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 3-14 season for Tennessee. Then again, Brown, a three-time Professional Bowler, has averaged 87 receptions for 1,344 yards and eight touchdowns per season since 2022 for the Eagles, who simply received Tremendous Bowl LIX.

As for different remarks made by Ward, the quarterback categorized Titans vast receiver Treylon Burks — who has 53 receptions by means of his first three NFL seasons — as a top-four participant at his place, in addition to working backs Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears at their respective positions.

Ward, who was named an All-American and the ACC Participant of the Yr final yr, was a finalist for the 2024 Heisman Trophy. He totaled 4,313 passing yards, an ACC-high 39 passing touchdowns, seven interceptions and a conference-high 172.2 passer ranking, whereas finishing 67.2% of his passes. Ward additionally rushed for 204 yards and 4 touchdowns en path to serving to Miami go 10-3.

Of their most up-to-date mock drafts, FOX Sports activities’ Rob Rang, Nick Wright and Joel Klatt all projected Ward to go first general.

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