Ward, a fifth-year senior, turned heads and ascended to the top of the draft board following his historic lone season with the Hurricanes.

Some names are a little more common than others. The name Cam Ward, for instance, has at least a pair of professional athletes who have had that for their name. One of the proverbial Cam Wards was just selected first overall in the NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans.

Texas A&M never offered Ward, but he blew away coaches at a camp where he threw alongside other high-end quarterback recruits like Jalen Milroe, the former Alabama quarterback who's expected to hear his name called early in the 2025 NFL Draft.