Cam Ward
Tennessee Titans·#1Season Stats · 17 games
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STM Take
Ward finished his rookie season at STTM #43 tier 8 across 17 games, the same starting workload as the year-one Maye baseline. The recent game log shows a 9-to-18 PPR range with two zero-point dup rows that look like data artifacts. The case is built on the college path (zero-star to first overall) and the year-one volume; the efficiency stats still read as a developmental rookie.
Ward was born in West Columbia, Texas, attended Columbia High School, and entered college as a zero-star recruit out of a wing-T offense. He won the 2020 Jerry Rice Award at Incarnate Word, spent two years at Washington State, then transferred to Miami for 2024 where he won the Davey O'Brien and Manning Awards, led the NCAA in passing touchdowns, and was named ACC Player of the Year. Tennessee took him first overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Strengths
- Started all 17 games as a rookie, the heaviest year-one workload of any 2025 first-round QB.
- 2024 Davey O'Brien + Manning + ACC Player of the Year resume is the strongest pre-draft pedigree in the rookie class.
Concerns
- 59.8 percent rookie-year completion percentage is below the 2025 rookie cohort baseline and well below the top-10 starters at his age.
- 15 TDs against 7 INTs on 540 attempts produces an 80.2 passer rating, in the bottom quartile for the position.
What to watch: Whether year-two completion percentage climbs into the 64-plus range; the rest of the profile rebuilds from there.
Fantasy Outlook
Cam Ward scored 201 PPR points, 11.8 per game this season. Compare him against any QB and track weekly rankings in our fantasy tools.