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Cam Ward projected as No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft

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No, that’s not a typo. Your eyes are not deceiving you. This is not Miami Hurricanes Nation fanfiction.

Cam Ward a zero-star coming out of high school is now the projected No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

The 33rd Team released its latest mock draft on Thursday and moved the Columbia High School grad up to the very top. Ward is playing out of his mind and the draft experts are officially buying what he’s selling.

Kyle Crabbs projects the New York Giants to draft first...

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Can we stop with the 0 star thing? It's right up there with "Ed Reed was only a 2 star." In the case of Ed Reed, the star system didn't exist yet, so there are differences from a pragmatic standpoint. However, the annoyance factor is roughly the same. Stop with the over the top hyperbole, please.

In the case of Cam, they don't give out "0 stars." Most of the services stop at 3 stars. I believe some sites may have 2 stars, but they're simply unrated if less than 2 stars. He played QB at a small high school that ran a Wing T offense (that's old school 1950's offense for the youngin's out there) where he hardly threw the ball, hence the lack of attention/ranking. Again, please stop with the unnecessary and over the top hyperbole.
 
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Da Jumbo Mutombo said:
Yea let's drop the mock draft BS talk. It does nothing but create hype that does nobody any good.

Just play ball. Those mock draft ppl just throw **** against the wall anyway.
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Agreed. Brugler is by far the top guy to read if your looking for serious draft projections. He is a little more reserved on Cam and moving him up this far, this early;

Interested in your thoughts on Miami’s Cam Ward. I’ve seen a lot of mocks lately with him going in the first round. — @mlc1994

That’s certainly a lofty projection at this point. NFL scouts thought Ward would be drafted somewhere in the third- to fifth-round range had he kept his name in the 2024 NFL Draft, so I doubt one positive outing against a Florida defense that ranks 106th in the country gave him that much of a bump.

If Ward plays at a high level for the full season, the math would change. But NFL teams need to see it. Last season at Washington State, Ward looked like a Heisman frontrunner in September (16 touchdowns, zero interceptions), but the wheels came off in October as better competition shined a bright light on his streaky decision-making and inconsistent feel versus pressure. But quarterbacks often get better, and there also is no question Ward is playing with a more talented supporting cast than he had last season.

So, my feelings right now about Ward are this: He is great in the RPO game with his athleticism and quick load-and-fire throws; he is a dynamic athlete, which allows him to buy time; he can threaten every inch of the field with his arm. But he also tends to make things more difficult than they should be, escaping clean pockets or drifting and altering his arm angles without reason.

If his decision-making and ball placement stay consistent, Ward will undoubtedly boost his draft grade, but scouts are taking a wait-and-see approach.
 
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Da Jumbo Mutombo said:
Yea let's drop the mock draft BS talk. It does nothing but create hype that does nobody any good.

Just play ball. Those mock draft ppl just throw **** against the wall anyway.
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Okay cool, I’ll reach out to the 100 sites that do mock drafts with a cease and desist. They’ll stop I’m sure


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I mean, just look at how he handles the pocket. It's like he is sipping a bourbon while defenders are running around him. He then rolls out a bit or steps up and throws a beautiful ball. All angles and really strong and accurate. He is definitely surprised me. I thought he would be good, but not like this.
 
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BigDikDaddyFromCincinnati said:
Can we stop with the 0 star thing? It's right up there with "Ed Reed was only a 2 star." In the case of Ed Reed, the star system didn't exist yet, so there are differences from a pragmatic standpoint. However, the annoyance factor is roughly the same. Stop with the over the top hyperbole, please.

In the case of Cam, they don't give out "0 stars." Most of the services stop at 3 stars. I believe some sites may have 2 stars, but they're simply unrated if less than 2 stars. He played QB at a small high school that ran a Wing T offense (that's old school 1950's offense for the youngin's out there) where he hardly threw the ball, hence the lack of attention/ranking. Again, please stop with the unnecessary and over the top hyperbole.
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It's not hyperbole at all. He had no stars, he went to Incarnate Word for a reason. He worked his way up to what he is right now and he is still getting better every day.
 
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