Heading into Senior Bowl week, Sanders was just outside the top 10 in ESPN's consensus draft rankings, while Ward was tied at No. 10 with Texas tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. Ward ranks as the top QB prospect for ESPN draft analysts Matt Miller, Jordan Reid and Field Yates. (Mel Kiper Jr. has him as QB2 behind Sanders.)

In the latest mock from our Christian D’Andrea — a top-five mini-mock — he had Ward going No. 1 to the Tennessee Titans. But in Bucky Brooks’ first NFL.com mock of the season, he had Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders going as the first overall pick to the Titans, with Ward going No. 3 to the New York Giants, who are also desperate for a quarterback.

Both Ward and Sanders enjoyed strong 2024 campaigns. Ward led all FBS-I passes with 39 touchdowns in his first season with the Miami Hurricanes, while Sanders led all FBS-I passers with a mind-boggling completion percentage of 74% in his second season as the Colorado Buffaloes starting quarterback.

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"Miami quarterback and top 2025 NFL draft prospect Cam Ward has signed a sponsorship deal with New Era. Will be New Era's sole spokesperson for the upcoming NFL draft," Nakos wrote on X. Ward also signed an NIL deal with Adidas in October, so the Miami star is making waves with multiple sponsorships.

The two quarterbacks are expected to be selected very early in the upcoming NFL Draft while training with each other with reports emerging that two teams are likely to be fighting to select them

The New York Giants are expected to select a QB with the third overall pick. A name rumored to the Giants is Shedeur Sanders, at the Shrine Bowl Sanders and Cam Ward were beside a Giants fan. The two decided to poke the bear,