Titans select Cam Ward with 1st pick in 2025 NFL Draft

Michael Irvin and Keyshawn Johnson recalled their NFL Draft night experience after being selected by the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets.

The obvious is now official – Cam Ward is a Tennessee Titan.

The Titans owned the first overall pick of the NFL Draft, and after apparently fielding calls for it throughout the offseason, they decided to stick with it and take the player who has separated himself from the pack over this process.

Earlier in the offseason, Ward was more so the 1A to Shedeur Sanders’ 1B, but the Sanders love fell quite drastically, while Ward put himself above just about everyone else.

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Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward (1) makes a pass attempt during the game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Miami Hurricanes on Friday, September 27, 2204 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.  (Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

This sure seems like the end of Will Levis’ tenure in Tennessee – Levis, like Sanders, was actually once favored to be the second quarterback taken in 2023, but a rapid fall saw him go in the second round that year, prompting awkwardness as he attended the draft expecting to be a night-one selection.

With Levis’ struggles and the first pick falling into their lap after a 3-14 campaign, it is now Ward’s time to shine in Nashville.

Ward seemed excited about the opportunity while speaking to the media on Wednesday.

"I got a chance to learn more about (the Titans) personally over the last couple of months, and I am excited to hopefully hear my name called first, to go to a good organization like that," Ward said. "They have a great owner, a great GM, great assistant GM, great president. The team there, they have a