2025
2025 season · QB · #1 · 1st season
Cam Ward
Age 24 · 6'2" · 219 lb · Miami; Washington State; Incarnate Word · Pick 1 overall (2025). Snap share 95% across 17 games.
- How goodWard's -100.6 EPA is 56th of 56 quarterbacks.
- Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+213.4, 29th percentile per dropback).
- Fantasy11.0 standard points a game, QB32 of 35.11.0 half-PPR points a game, QB32 of 35.11.0 PPR points a game, QB33 of 35.
- How he's usedThe blitz gets to him: -0.31 EPA a dropback when blitzed against not (league +0.05).
- LatelyDropbacks are slipping: 25.7 a game over his last three against 35 for the season.
How good is hehis line against the league at his position
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA per dropback | -0.18 | 47th of 56 | 17th | |
| CPOEcompletion over expected | -1.9 | 35th of 56 | 38th | |
| Sack rateper dropback, lower is better | 9% | 41st of 56 | 28th | |
| Yards per attempt | 5.9 | 48th of 56 | 15th | |
| TD rateper attempt | 3% | 49th of 56 | 13th | |
| INT rateper attempt, lower is better | 1% | 8th of 56 | 87th |
| Stat | Value | Rank | League | Pctl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depth of targetair yards per attempt | 7.2 | 38th of 56 | 33rd | |
| Rush EPA per game | +0.50 | 27th of 56 | 53rd | |
| Success rate | 38% | 48th of 56 | 15th | |
| ANY/A | 4.61 | 43rd of 56 | 24th | |
| Total EPA | -100.6 | 56th of 56 | 1st |
How this is measured
Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.
Ward scores 11.0 standard points a game, QB32 of 35 QBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 6.5 and 14.6; 0 boom weeks (25+) and 11 busts (under 12).
Ward scores 11.0 half-PPR points a game, QB32 of 35 QBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 6.5 and 14.6; 0 boom weeks (25+) and 11 busts (under 12).
Ward scores 11.0 PPR points a game, QB33 of 35 QBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 6.5 and 14.6; 0 boom weeks (25+) and 11 busts (under 12).
How this is measured
Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the QB12 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.
How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when
The blitz gets to him: -0.31 EPA a dropback when blitzed against not (league +0.05). The RPO is part of his offense: 4% of his dropbacks (league 2%). Little motion: 40% of his dropbacks come with pre-snap movement (league 53%).
How this is measured
Every trait is a share of his own dropbacks, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying quarterbacks; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.
Ward's -100.6 EPA is 56th of 56 quarterbacks. The biggest share comes after the catch (+213.4, 29th percentile per dropback). Sacks cost him more than most (-120.3, 8th percentile).
How this is measured
Every dropback and run this season, split by what happened. Completions divide at the catch: the yards in the air, and his credited share of what came after (nflverse's air EPA and QB EPA). Per dropback counts scrambles as dropbacks. The percentile is him among the qualifying quarterbacks, higher is better, so a cost smaller than most ranks high. The parts add up to the totals above; the career strip counts seasons with at least 50 attempts.
He throws behind middle 1.4× as often as the league (2% of his attempts against 2%) but averages -0.31 EPA a throw there.
How this is measured
Every pass attempt with a charted depth and direction this season; sacks and throws with no charted direction are left out. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. Cells with fewer than three throws show no EPA.
On the field
By depth of target
Who he works withthe connection, and the rest of the huddle
By depth
Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Snap | Cmp/Att | Yds | TD | INT | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at DEN L 12-207th D | 7th vs the pass | 100% | 12/28 | 112 | -13.4 | ||
| 2 | vs LA L 19-3311th D | 11th vs the pass | 100% | 19/33 | 175 | 1 | -6.7 | |
| 3 | vs IND L 20-4118th D | 18th vs the pass | 100% | 23/38 | 219 | 1 | 1 | -12.5 |
| 4 | at HOU L 0-261st D | 1st vs the pass | 100% | 10/26 | 108 | 1 | -16.6 | |
| 5 | at ARI W 22-2127th D | 27th vs the pass | 100% | 21/39 | 265 | 1 | +1.6 | |
| 6 | at LV L 10-2022nd D | 22nd vs the pass | 100% | 26/38 | 222 | 1 | 1 | -14.7 |
| 7 | vs NE L 13-316th D | 6th vs the pass | 100% | 25/34 | 255 | 1 | 1 | -11.7 |
| 8 | at IND L 14-3818th D | 18th vs the pass | 100% | 22/38 | 259 | 1 | 1 | -7.9 |
| 9 | vs LAC L 20-2710th D | 10th vs the pass | 100% | 12/21 | 145 | -1.7 | ||
| 10 | Bye week | |||||||
| 11 | vs HOU L 13-161st D | 1st vs the pass | 100% | 24/37 | 194 | 1 | -2.7 | |
| 12 | vs SEA L 24-305th D | 5th vs the pass | 100% | 28/42 | 256 | 1 | +2.1 | |
| 13 | vs JAX L 3-254th D | 4th vs the pass | 100% | 24/38 | 141 | -20.4 | ||
| 14 | at CLE W 31-293rd D | 3rd vs the pass | 100% | 14/28 | 117 | 2 | 1 | -8.8 |
| 15 | at SF L 24-3725th D | 25th vs the pass | 100% | 18/29 | 170 | 2 | +1.7 | |
| 16 | vs KC W 26-915th D | 15th vs the pass | 100% | 21/28 | 228 | 2 | +6.8 | |
| 17 | vs NO L 26-3412th D | 12th vs the pass | 100% | 21/40 | 251 | 2 | -8.6 | |
| 18 | at JAX L 7-414th D | 4th vs the pass | 9% | 3/3 | 52 | +4.4 | ||
| 19 | Bye week | |||||||
| 20 | Bye week | |||||||
| 21 | Bye week | |||||||
| 22 | Bye week | |||||||
| 17 games | 95% | 323/540 | 3169 | 15 | 7 | -109.1 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | EPA/DB | CPOE | aDOT | Sk | Sk % | Rush EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at DEN L 12-207th D | 7th vs the pass | -0.39 | -12.6 | 10.5 | 6 | 18% | 0.0 |
| 2 | vs LA L 19-3311th D | 11th vs the pass | -0.18 | -4.8 | 6.5 | 5 | 13% | -0.1 |
| 3 | vs IND L 20-4118th D | 18th vs the pass | -0.30 | -1.4 | 4.9 | 4 | 10% | +1.2 |
| 4 | at HOU L 0-261st D | 1st vs the pass | -0.59 | -24.5 | 7.3 | 2 | 7% | +2.3 |
| 5 | at ARI W 22-2127th D | 27th vs the pass | +0.04 | -9.6 | 10.8 | 2 | 5% | -2.9 |
| 6 | at LV L 10-2022nd D | 22nd vs the pass | -0.33 | +5.5 | 6.7 | 6 | 14% | 0.0 |
| 7 | vs NE L 13-316th D | 6th vs the pass | -0.30 | +6.7 | 6.6 | 5 | 13% | 0.0 |
| 8 | at IND L 14-3818th D | 18th vs the pass | -0.19 | -7.2 | 8.6 | 4 | 10% | -0.6 |
| 9 | vs LAC L 20-2710th D | 10th vs the pass | -0.07 | -11.8 | 8.7 | 4 | 16% | -1.2 |
| 10 | Bye week | |||||||
| 11 | vs HOU L 13-161st D | 1st vs the pass | -0.07 | -2.0 | 7.2 | 3 | 8% | +2.8 |
| 12 | vs SEA L 24-305th D | 5th vs the pass | +0.05 | +4.9 | 4.6 | 4 | 9% | +6.5 |
| 13 | vs JAX L 3-254th D | 4th vs the pass | -0.50 | -1.7 | 6.5 | 3 | 7% | +1.5 |
| 14 | at CLE W 31-293rd D | 3rd vs the pass | -0.30 | -10.6 | 6.2 | 1 | 3% | +0.3 |
| 15 | at SF L 24-3725th D | 25th vs the pass | +0.06 | -2.7 | 5.9 | 0% | +1.8 | |
| 16 | vs KC W 26-915th D | 15th vs the pass | +0.23 | +10.4 | 5.8 | 2 | 7% | -4.2 |
| 17 | vs NO L 26-3412th D | 12th vs the pass | -0.20 | -0.3 | 9.3 | 4 | 9% | 0.0 |
| 18 | at JAX L 7-414th D | 4th vs the pass | +1.48 | +30.0 | 6.0 | 0% | +1.3 | |
| 19 | Bye week | |||||||
| 20 | Bye week | |||||||
| 21 | Bye week | |||||||
| 22 | Bye week | |||||||
| 17 games | -0.18 | -1.9 | 7.2 | 55 | 9% | +8.5 |
| Wk | Opponent | Defense | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at DEN L 12-207th D | 7th vs the pass | 12 | 28 | 43% | 112 | 4.0 | 54.5 | ||
| 2 | vs LA L 19-3311th D | 11th vs the pass | 19 | 33 | 58% | 175 | 5.3 | 1 | 82.3 | |
| 3 | vs IND L 20-4118th D | 18th vs the pass | 23 | 38 | 61% | 219 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 74.3 |
| 4 | at HOU L 0-261st D | 1st vs the pass | 10 | 26 | 38% | 108 | 4.2 | 1 | 35.4 | |
| 5 | at ARI W 22-2127th D | 27th vs the pass | 21 | 39 | 54% | 265 | 6.8 | 1 | 64.6 | |
| 6 | at LV L 10-2022nd D | 22nd vs the pass | 26 | 38 | 68% | 222 | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 81.3 |
| 7 | vs NE L 13-316th D | 6th vs the pass | 25 | 34 | 74% | 255 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 92.2 |
| 8 | at IND L 14-3818th D | 18th vs the pass | 22 | 38 | 58% | 259 | 6.8 | 1 | 1 | 76.5 |
| 9 | vs LAC L 20-2710th D | 10th vs the pass | 12 | 21 | 57% | 145 | 6.9 | 78.5 | ||
| 10 | Bye week | |||||||||
| 11 | vs HOU L 13-161st D | 1st vs the pass | 24 | 37 | 65% | 194 | 5.2 | 1 | 87.0 | |
| 12 | vs SEA L 24-305th D | 5th vs the pass | 28 | 42 | 67% | 256 | 6.1 | 1 | 91.0 | |
| 13 | vs JAX L 3-254th D | 4th vs the pass | 24 | 38 | 63% | 141 | 3.7 | 70.2 | ||
| 14 | at CLE W 31-293rd D | 3rd vs the pass | 14 | 28 | 50% | 117 | 4.2 | 2 | 1 | 70.1 |
| 15 | at SF L 24-3725th D | 25th vs the pass | 18 | 29 | 62% | 170 | 5.9 | 2 | 101.2 | |
| 16 | vs KC W 26-915th D | 15th vs the pass | 21 | 28 | 75% | 228 | 8.1 | 2 | 122.3 | |
| 17 | vs NO L 26-3412th D | 12th vs the pass | 21 | 40 | 53% | 251 | 6.3 | 2 | 88.6 | |
| 18 | at JAX L 7-414th D | 4th vs the pass | 3 | 3 | 100% | 52 | 17.3 | 118.8 | ||
| 19 | Bye week | |||||||||
| 20 | Bye week | |||||||||
| 21 | Bye week | |||||||||
| 22 | Bye week | |||||||||
| 17 games | 323 | 540 | 60% | 3169 | 5.9 | 15 | 7 | 80.2 |
Dropbacks are slipping: 25.7 a game over his last three against 35 for the season. At or above a starter's median in yards in 8 of 17 games. Week 18 was his season low in yards.
How this is measured
Bars are his week. The shaded band is the league's middle half at his position, every qualifying player-game this season, and the dashed line is its median. The solid line is his trailing three games. An × on the baseline is a game his team played without him; a dotted tick is the bye.
He has faced the 1st-toughest slate vs the pass: his opponents rank 11.1 of 32 on average (league middle 16.7).
The slate · played solid, ahead dashed
His line by defense faced
| Defenses | G | Att/g | Yds/g | EPA/db |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ranked 1 to 10Top-10 defenses | 9 | 28.6 | 153 | -0.24 |
| 11 to 22Middle | 6 | 35.8 | 226 | -0.18 |
| 23 to 32Bottom-10 | 2 | 34.0 | 218 | +0.05 |
| All games | 17 | 31.8 | 186 | -0.18 |
Yards against the rank of the defense
How this is measured
His yards climb as the defense gets softer (r = 0.51): the schedule has been doing some of the work.
Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year
First season: 17 games in, 3,169 passing yards, a 17-game pace of 3,169.
| Season | Team | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | Y/A | Rating | EPA/db |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | TEN | 17 | 323/540 | 60% | 3,169 | 15 | 7 | 5.9 | 80.2 | -0.18 |
| Career | 1 tm | 17 | 323/540 | 60% | 3,169 | 15 | 7 | 5.9 | 80.2 | -0.18 |
How this is measured
Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.
Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates
- Depth chart
- not listed
- Injury report
- clean
- Red zone touches
- …
- Third down
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- Explosive plays
- …
- CPOE
- -1.9 pts over expected
- Sack rate
- 9%
- Play action
- …
- Blitzed
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| Player | Touches | Yds | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|
 Tony PollardRB | 283 | 1288 · 5 TD | -33.5 |
 Tyjae SpearsRB | 122 | 547 · 2 TD | -5.5 |
 Elic AyomanorWR | 89 | 515 · 4 TD | -9.6 |
 Chimere DikeWR | 85 | 441 · 4 TD | -2.7 |
 Chig OkonkwoTE | 79 | 560 · 2 TD | +12.7 |
 Gunnar HelmTE | 55 | 357 · 2 TD | +3.8 |
 Van JeffersonWR | 52 | 350 · 1 TD | +8.9 |
 Calvin RidleyWR | 36 | 303 | +12.2 |