Prospective No. 1 pick Cam Ward will cross the stage and shake hands with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell later this month in Green Bay, Wis., as one of 17 prospects attending the 2025 NFL Draft. Joining him in the green room will be fellow quarterbacks Jaxson Dart and Jalen Milroe along with wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter, as announced by the NFL on Monday.
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Notably, potential first-round quarterback Shedeur Sanders was not listed as an attendee.
The 17 attendees match the number who attended the Kansas City draft in 2023. In-person draft attendance has teetered since the 2020 event was held virtually due to COVID. Just 13 prospects attended last year’s draft in Detroit, the second-fewest since 2010 behind the 12 who went to Cleveland in 2021. It’s worth noting, though, that all 13 prospects who attended in Detroit were selected in the first round.
That makes Milroe’s attendance interesting as the 22-year-old ranks as the fifth-best quarterback in the class with a second-to-third-round grade, per The Athletic’s Dane Brugler. He and Dart (second-round grade) are the only two attendees without a first-round grade from Brugler.
The 17 attendees are:
- QB Cam Ward, Miami
- QB Jaxson Dart, Ole Miss
- QB Jalen Milroe, Alabama
- DB/WR Travis Hunter, Colorado
- RB Ashton Jeanty, Boise State
- WR Matthew Golden, Texas
- WR Tetairoa McMillan, Arizona
- G Tyler Booker, Alabama
- LB Jihaad Cambell, Alabama
- OT Will Campbell, LSU
- OT Josh Simmons, Ohio State
- Edge rusher Abdul Carter, Penn State
- Edge rusher Shemar Stewart, Texas A&M
- Edge rusher Mykel Williams, Georgia
- DT Mason Graham, Michigan
- CB Will Johnson, Michigan
- S Malaki Starks, Georgia
As of now, each of the 32 NFL teams have one first-round pick, with the Tennessee Titans picking first overall. The NFL Draft will take place April 24-26.
(Photo of Cam Ward: Bryan M. Bennett / Getty Images)
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