Cam Ward fantasy football preview 2025: Stats, season outlook, predictions
Cam Ward 2025 Fantasy Preview
2024: Ward set college football on fire last season as Miami's quarterback passing for 4,313 yards, 39 touchdowns and seven interceptions en route to collecting several awards and finishing fourth place for the Heisman trophy. His efforts led to him being the number one overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
What's Changed: While Ward is indeed the biggest change as the Titans' franchise quarterback, they've added more veterans at receiver (Tyler Lockett and Van Jefferson) and the offensive line. They've mixed up the wideout room by bringing in rookies Elic Ayomanor and Chimere Dike as well.
2025 Outlook: Regardless of how great a rookie is coming in there's going to be a learning curve, but Ward should give the Titans the most stabilization at quarterback since McNair. You should rush to start him out the gate in fantasy, but it won't be long before you do.
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