Staying humble when you are at the top? We respect the art. Consider Cam Ward, apparently our star QB is still learning how great he is. After a record-breaking season in college football, Ward reached the pinnacle of his sport, becoming the first overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. His talent as a quarterback is well-known, but even he seems unaware of some of his accomplishments.
Ward continues to command the spotlight and shows no signs of fading from it. From fans in Miami celebrating his brief but unforgettable stint with the Hurricanes to NFL scouts who couldn’t stop praising his upside, Ward’s football journey has been a steady ascent. During his visit to the Miami campus, Ward was spotted admiring his framed jersey on the wall at the campus.
It has all his accolades inscribed. But when he looked closer, he spotted something unexpected. “I didn’t know I had this. My mom had got my jersey frame and it had that on there. I didn’t even know I had that. I just thought it was first-team ACC,” he said in the video. In that moment, Ward learned he’d been voted unanimously by all voters, a true consensus First-Team All-ACC pick.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a college football fan who doesn’t know that Ward became the first zero-star recruit to be selected first overall in the 2025 NFL draft. So, it’s hard to believe how a player of his caliber could miss that significant detail, even by accident. However, it shows that Ward was more concerned about his performance than dwelling on individual accolades.
Standing at 6 feet 2 inches and weighing around 220 pounds, Ward racked up 6,968 passing yards, 48 touchdowns, and just 16 interceptions in his two seasons with Washington State in 2022 and 2023. But his best came with the Hurricanes in 2024 as he threw for 4,313 yards and 39 touchdowns. However, it wasn’t enough for him to win the 2024 Heisman Trophy as he ended up in fourth place with 229 total votes. But there are some achievements of his that hold a special place in his heart.
Cam Ward’s milestone and the road ahead
The star signal-caller may have multiple accolades to his name, but few of them have more value than others. “This is the best one”, he said while pointing out his two major milestones written on the frame: “All-time career passing touchdowns” and “ACC Player of the Year.” Notably, Ward holds the record for most career passing touchdowns in college football history, combining FBS and FCS, with a magnificent count of 158.
He was one of the main reasons behind Miami’s back-to-back nine wins in the previous season. However, they lost the key games, which were against Georgia Tech (23-28), Syracuse (38-42), and the Pop-Tarts Bowl game against Iowa State (41-42). His leadership skills and dominant individual performance helped him to get a four-year deal with the Tennessee Titans with an option for a fifth, which is reportedly worth $48.7 million. Even Shedeur Sanders couldn’t help but poke fun at Ward’s massive deal, especially since both had nearly similar numbers in 2024. Sanders joked about his comparatively modest $4.6M deal, saying, “I gotta sell the jersey for some money. You feel me?”
Cam Ward was also impressed by how the program honored other players’ legacies as well on campus. He was also very delighted to see himself along with those elites. But his story has just started, and he’s got a brighter future ahead. With the NFL stage now set, the coming season will reveal how high Cam Ward’s star can rise.
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