2025 NFL Draft: Day 1 recap of first-round picks

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The Tennessee Titans selected Miami quarterback Cam Ward as the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday’s NFL Draft, a drama-free move that had been predicted for weeks by football pundits.

In a sign of the importance of the position, Ward becomes the third straight QB to go No. 1 overall, after the Chicago Bears selected USC’s Caleb Williams with the first pick in 2024, and the Carolina Panthers selected Alabama’s Bryce Young in 2023.

The last non-quarterback to go No. 1 was Georgia defensive end Travon Walker in 2022, picked by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Although Ward was considered a virtual lock to go to the Titans, the rest of the draft was expected to be one of the most unpredictable in years.

Unlike 2024’s draft class, considered one of the most talent-laden in decades, 2025 doesn’t have anywhere near as many blue-chip prospects, and forecasts on who might go where have been all over the map.

For the first time ever, the draft is being held in Green Bay, Wisconsin, just outside Lambeau Field, the iconic home of the Packers.

Rounds two and three will take place Friday beginning at 4 p.m. Eastern Time, while rounds four through seven will be held Saturday beginning at noon.

NFL Draft order and picks for the first round

No. 1: Tennessee Titans — QB Cam Ward, Miami

Quarterback Cam Ward of Miami arrives prior to the 2025 NFL Draft at Lambeau Field on April 24, 2025, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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No. 2: Cleveland Browns
No. 3: New York Giants
No. 4: New England Patriots
No. 5: Jacksonville Jaguars
No. 6: Las Vegas Raiders
No. 7: New York Jets
No. 8: Carolina Panthers
No. 9: New Orleans Saints
No. 10: Chicago Bears
No. 11: San Francisco 49ers
No. 12: Dallas Cowboys
No. 13: Miami Dolphins
No. 14: Indianapolis Colts
No. 15: Atlanta Falcons
No. 16: Arizona Cardinals
No. 17: Cincinnati Bengals
No. 18: Seattle Seahawks
No. 19: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
No. 20: Denver Broncos
No. 21: Pittsburgh Steelers
No. 22: Los Angeles Chargers
No. 23: Green Bay Packers
No. 24: Minnesota Vikings
No. 25: Houston Texans
No. 26: Los Angeles Rams
No. 27: Baltimore Ravens
No. 28: Detroit Lions
No. 29: Washington Commanders
No. 30: Buffalo Bills
No. 31: Kansas City Chiefs
No. 32: Philadelphia Eagles

Faris Tanyos

Faris Tanyos is a news editor for CBSNews.com, where he writes and edits stories and tracks breaking news. He previously worked as a digital news producer at several local news stations up and down the West Coast.