Track first-round draft picks as Cam Ward, Abdul Carter, Ashton Jeanty are selected

The Tennessee Titans selected Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward with the first overall pick to kick off Thursday’s NFL draft.

Ward, 22, played one season at Miami, completing 67.2% of his passes with 39 touchdowns and only seven interceptions. He was named a Heisman Trophy finalist.

A high school athlete in Texas, Ward was a zero-star recruit in the class of 2020. He began his collegiate career at Incarnate Word — his only offer — where he spent two seasons in the FCS before transferring to Washington State. After two years with the Cougars, Ward initially declared for the 2024 NFL draft but ultimately decided to spend one final collegiate season with the Hurricanes.

While Ward was long expected to go first overall, the excitement of the draft picked up at No. 2. The Browns held the second overall pick but traded the selection — as well as a fourth-rounder and a sixth-rounder — to the Jacksonville Jaguars in exchange for the fifth overall pick, a second-rounder, a fourth-rounder and the Jaguars’ 2026 first-round pick.

With the newly acquired second overall selection, Jacksonville selected Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter, who played both wide receiver and cornerback at Colorado.

It was a bold move by the Jaguars, who in addition to drafting Hunter are trying to resuscitate the franchise after they hired a new coach and a new general manager this offseason.

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