NFL draft 2025 live updates: Cam Ward predicted to go to Titans at No 1
Beau will be here shortly. In the meantime, here's who our panel of writers think should be the No 1 overall NFL draft pick tonight:
Travis Hunter, CB/WR. Any team picking No 1 overall needs a quarterback. And Cam Ward is the top quarterback prospect in the class. But the No 1 pick should be Hunter, the electrifying hybrid corner/receiver. Whether he can play both ways in the league is an open question, but wherever he lines up, Hunter will be a gamechanger at a premium position. Oliver Connolly
Travis Hunter. I am not entirely sold on any of the quarterbacks in this class, so that's that out the window. Instead, I would easily and happily turn the card in on football's version of Babe Ruth or Shohei Ohtani: a guy who can play two crucial positions – cornerback and wide receiver – at an insanely high level. My comp for Hunter as a receiver is DeAndre Hopkins; my comp for him as a cornerback is Darius Slay. Think about how unprecedented that is in football history, and make the move. Doug Farrar
Cam Ward, QB. This is the NFL draft, people. You get the top pick, you draft the best quarterback on the board – and this year they don't come better than 6ft 2in, 219lb University of Miami senior, a Davey O'Brien award winner (for the nation's top college QB) and Heisman Trophy finalist. It's not just about stats with him; it's the utter nonchalance with which he piles them up. Andrew Lawrence
Abdul Carter, Edge. The chance to add an edge defender who draws comparisons to Micah Parsons is a phenomenal opportunity to transform Tennessee's defense. The Titans should rethink their strategy at quarterback, and possibly wait to pick a new offensive cornerstone from next year's richer talent pool while they have the chance to give their limp pass rush a huge boost. Graham Searles
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