After Senior Bowl reports, Miami QB Cam Ward is 'likely' to be the No. 1 pick over Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders in the 2025 NFL Draft.

There’s good news out of the Senior Bowl when it comes to the New England Patriots ' outlook in the 2025 NFL Draft. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reports that “the building sentiment from scouts and executives” is that Miami quarterback Cam Ward is likely to go No. 1 overall.

While Sanders' game is undeniably polished for his age, there are many analysts - including former Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton - who believe he's not the most-talented quarterback in this draft class. Instead, Newton believes Cam Ward deserves that honor.

In the latest mock from our Christian D’Andrea — a top-five mini-mock — he had Ward going No. 1 to the Tennessee Titans. But in Bucky Brooks’ first NFL.com mock of the season, he had Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders going as the first overall pick to the Titans, with Ward going No. 3 to the New York Giants, who are also desperate for a quarterback.

Draft analyst Todd McShay negatively compared 2025 NFL Draft top prospect Cam Ward to Titans quarterback Will Levis

"Miami quarterback and top 2025 NFL draft prospect Cam Ward has signed a sponsorship deal with New Era. Will be New Era's sole spokesperson for the upcoming NFL draft," Nakos wrote on X. Ward also signed an NIL deal with Adidas in October, so the Miami star is making waves with multiple sponsorships.

As the Tennessee Titans dive deep into the top prospects in the 2025 draft, there appears to be growing buzz around Cam Ward being the top pick. Per