Miami quarterback Cam Ward said Friday he won’t throw in front of NFL scouts and front office personnel at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this weekend, instead choosing to wait until his pro day next month to show off his arm once more before April’s draft.
Ward and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders are expected to be the top two quarterbacks picked, with Ward emerging as the favorite to potentially go No. 1 overall. Sanders previously announced he would not take part in drills during the NFL Scouting Combine but did meet with teams in Indianapolis. None of last year’s top quarterback prospects threw at the scouting combine, either.
Ward noted during his news conference with reporters at Lucas Oil Stadium that he didn’t think going through the throwing drills scheduled to take place Saturday would benefit his draft stock. He already had positive interviews in Indianapolis with the Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders and New York Jets, all of whom possess top-seven picks in this year’s draft.
‘Me throwing here is not going to move me in any type of way,’ Ward told reporters, according to Cleveland.com. ‘I’ve just decided to throw at my pro day to the best receiving corps in the country.’
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Ward transferred to Miami before the 2024 college football season after stops at Incarnate Word (2020-21) and Washington State (2022-23). The 6-foot-2 West Columbia, Texas native was the ACC player of the year and a Heisman Trophy finalist after throwing for 4,313 yards and 39 touchdowns during his lone season with the Hurricanes.
