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,

Once the 2025 NFL Draft ended, former Miami wide receiver Xavier Restrepo was one of the top undrafted free agents. The Tennessee Titans were quick to add him and reunite the wide receiver with No. 1 pick Cam Ward.