Over the past few seasons at Washington State and Miami, quarterback Cam Ward has been a point machine for his teams. Ward has put up some prolific numbers through the air and is one of the favorites for the 2025 Heisman Trophy. While Ward has gotten a lot of media hype, a number of team evaluators are not as high on him. In speaking with sources from five different teams, they gave him a low-end starter grade and see him as a poor man’s Russell Wilson.
“He’s a solid player,” texted an AFC director of college scouting. “He’s small but also erratic with the ball. He’s a gambler. Not sure he has enough magic to have so much gamble. He will be a starter but a bottom 15 one.”
“I watched him last year, and this year, he looks the same,” said an NFC general manager. “He’s a poor man’s Russell Wilson to me.”
“If he was in last year’s class, he would have been the seventh-rated guy behind Bo [Nix],” said an AFC national scout. “He’s a distributor, not a gifted athlete. Holds the ball too long, has to get his internal clock better, makes plays off script. I think you could win with him, but not because of him.”
While Ward has some detractors, the 2025 NFL Draft is not as strong at the quarterback position, and plenty of teams need a long-term starter. It remains very early in the draft process, and a lot can change in the coming months. Here is my latest 2025 NFL Mock Draft.
