Cam Ward Reportedly 'Leader in the Clubhouse' for Titans No. 1 Pick, No Final Decision

Miami quarterback Cam Ward is reportedly the "leader in the clubhouse" to go No. 1 overall to the Tennessee Titans in the NFL draft, per a source to NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe, who provided the latest news on The Insiders.

"The Titans are in step three of their three-step process. Their general manager Mike Borgonzi, Chad Brinker, their president [of football operations], they've been really clear of going through the process, and so, while one person described it to me as Cam Ward as the leader in the clubhouse for golf phrases, maybe he's three or four strokes up going into the final hole, there's no complete, final decision yet."

The Titans are in need of a long-term solution at quarterback. They've all but shut the door on the Will Levis era after benching the 2023 second-round pick last year.

Ward is largely considered the top quarterback prospect in this draft. He's notably No. 1 among signal-callers on the B/R NFL Scouting Department big board and No. 9 overall.

Ward may be three or four strokes up, but the Titans haven't signed off on his scorecard. That's because Tennessee is still listening to teams who could be interested in trading up to No. 1 overall, with the New York Giants (at No. 3) being mentioned.

Wolfe added: "...And a big part of the reason is there's still teams trying to knock on their doors saying, 'What could we try to trade for to potentially get up to No. 1?'

"And one of those teams, the New York Giants, has been consistent throughout the process. I saw their general manager, Joe Schoen, talking with Borgonzi at The Breakers at West Palm having one of those conversations that he had."

That location is where the NFL owners meetings were recently held.

One can guess that the Titans would need a Godfather offer of sorts to move out of No. 1, considering that they can solve their quarterback concerns by just sitting back and taking Ward.

It doesn't appear that it's a lock just yet, but it's clear Ward is far more likely than not to be holding a Titans jersey when the NFL draft begins on April 24.