In the 2025 NFL draft, the Tennessee Titans selected Miami quarterback Cam Ward with their No. 1 pick.
When odds were first posted, Ward opened as a 7-1 underdog to the No. 1 pick. Ward entered the NFL draft as a -20,000 favorite to be the top pick by the Tennessee Titans, according to ESPN BET.
Here's a complete list of players drafted No. 1 overall throughout NFL history.
1936: HB Jay Berwanger, Chicago (Philadelphia Eagles)
1937: FB Sam Francis, Nebraska (Philadelphia Eagles)
1938: FB Corbett Davis, Indiana (Cleveland Rams)
1939: C Ki Aldrich, TCU (Chicago Cardinals)
1940: HB George Cafego, Tennessee (Chicago Cardinals)
1941: HB Tom Harmon, Michigan (Chicago Bears)
1942: HB Bill Dudley, Virginia (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1943: HB Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (Detroit Lions)
1944: QB Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame (Boston Yanks)
1945: HB Charley Trippi, Georgia (Chicago Cardinals)
1946: QB Frank Dancewicz, Notre Dame (Boston Yanks)
1947: HB Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma A&M (Chicago Bears)
1948: HB/WR Harry Gilmer, Alabama (Washington Redskins)
1949: C/LB Chuck Bednarik, Penn (Philadelphia Eagles)
1950: OE Leon Hart, Notre Dame (Detroit Lions)
1951: HB Kyle Rote, SMU (New York Giants)
1952: QB Bill Wade, Vanderbilt (Los Angeles Rams)
1953: OE Harry Babcock, Georgia (San Francisco 49ers)
1954: QB Bobby Garrett, Stanford (Cleveland Browns)
1955: QB George Shaw, Oregon (Baltimore Colts)
1956: DB Gary Glick, Colorado A&M (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1957: HB Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (Green Bay Packers)
1958: QB King Hill, Rice (Chicago Cardinals)
1959: QB Randy Duncan, Iowa (Green Bay Packers)
1960: HB Billy Cannon, LSU (Los Angeles Rams)
1961: HB Tommy Mason, Tulane (Minnesota Vikings)
1962: HB Ernie Davis, Syracuse (Washington Redskins)
1963: QB Terry Baker, Oregon State (Los Angeles Rams)
1964: WR Dave Parks, Texas Tech (San Francisco 49ers)
1965: HB Tucker Frederickson, Auburn (New York Giants)
1966: LB Tommy Nobis, Texas (Atlanta Falcons)
1967: DE Bubba Smith, Michigan State (Baltimore Colts)
1968: OT Ron Yary, USC (Minnesota Vikings)
1969: HB O.