GREEN BAY, Wisconsin (theACC.com) – A pair of Atlantic Coast Conference football players were selected in the first round of the 2025 National Football League (NFL) Draft Thursday night at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in Miami quarterback Cameron Ward and North Carolina running back Omarion Hampton.
The 2025 NFL Draft will continue with Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, April 25, at 7 p.m. ET.
ACC Selections in the 2025 NFL Draft
Rd. – Overall Pick, Name, Position, School, NFL Team
1 – 1st, Cameron Ward, QB, Miami, Tennessee Titans
1 – 22nd, Omarion Hampton, RB, North Carolina, Los Angeles Chargers
Cameron Ward, Quarterback – No. 1, Tennessee Titans
• 2024 Consensus All-American
• 2024 ACC Player and Offensive Player of the Year
• 2024 All-ACC First Team
• Winner of the 2024 Davey O’Brien National QB Award
• Winner of the 2024 Manning Award
• Finalist for the 2024 Heisman Trophy
• Finalist for the 2024 Walter Camp Player of the Year Award
• Finalist for the 2024 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
• Semifinalist for the 2024 Maxwell Award
• Set the Miami single-season record for touchdown passes
• Set the Miami single-season record for passing yards
• Ranked first in all FBS in Total QBR at 88.0
• Ranked first in all of FBS with 39 passing touchdowns
• Ranked first in all of FBS in points responsible for with 272
• Ranked second in all of FBS with an average of 331.8 passing yards per game
• Ranked third in all of FBS in total offense per game with an average of 347.5 yards per game
• Ranked fourth in all of FBS in passing efficiency at 172.2
• Ranked fourth in all of FBS with an average of 9.50 yards per pass attempt
• Ranked ninth in all of FBS in passing yards per completion at 14.14 yards
• Ranked 12th in all of FBS in completions per game with an average of 23.46
• Ranked 13th in all of FBS in completion percentage at 67.2 percent
• Recorded 158 touchdown passes in his collegiate career, breaking the all-time NCAA Division I career record in touchdown passes (Case Keenum - 155)
• Threw for 18,189 yards in his collegiate career (FCS and FBS), which ranks third on the NCAA’s all-time list
By being selected No. 1 overall by the Tennessee Titans, Ward is the highest draft pick from the ACC since Trevor Lawrence of Clemson went No. 1 overall to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Omarion Hampton, North Carolina, Running Back - No. 22 Los Angeles Chargers
• First-Team All-America (2023 and 2024)
• Second-Team All-America (2023 and 2024)
• Two-time All-ACC First Team (2023 and 2024)
• Two-time finalist for the Doak Walker Award (2023 and 2024)
• Semifinalist for the 2024 Maxwell Award
• Ranked second in all of FBS in rushing yards per game at 138.3
• Ranked third in all of FBS in rushing yards with 1,660
• Ranked third in all of FBS in all-purpose yards per game at 169.4
• Ranked 18th in all of FBS in rushing touchdowns with 15
• His 138.3 rushing yards per game ranks seventh all-time in ACC single-season history
• Only FBS player to rush for 1,500 or more yards and 15 touchdowns in each of the last two seasons
• Ranks second in North Carolina single-season history with 1,660 rushing yards in 2024
• Ranks third in North Carolina program history with 36 career rushing touchdowns
• Ranks fourth in North Carolina program history with 3,565 career rushing yards
• Ranks fourth in North Carolina program history with 622 career rushing attempts
Live coverage of the 2025 NFL Draft continues on ESPN, ABC, NFL Network, ESPN2, ESPN Radio and ESPN Deportes from the iconic Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Friday, April 25, and Saturday, April 26.