The 2025 NFL Draft class remains without a bonafide top prospect, but Ward continues to separate himself as that guy. Reports suggest scouts left the NFL Combine believing Ward is the clear-cut top quarterback of the class, over Colorado's Shedeur Sanders.

It's believed the Minnesota Vikings decided against using the franchise tag to retain quarterback Sam Darnold after they learned during the NFL Scouting Combine that other teams weren't eager to trade for him if he was on the tag worth roughly $40.24M for the 2025 season.

The Rams might have turned their attention to Aaron Rodgers, or Sam Darnold, or someone else. And that would have changed the options available for the other teams seeking a quarterback. Advertisement Instead,