ESPN draft analyst names this QB perfect fit for New York Giants

Anyone who follows the New York Giants knows that the team will almost certainly be in the market for a new quarterback in the 2025 NFL Draft. Even the current quarterback, Daniel Jones, seems to know his time is running out.

ESPN draft analyst Jordan Reid thinks the “perfect fit” for the Giants and Brian Daboll is Miami quarterback Cam Ward. Reid says:

With the Daniel Jones era likely ending after this season, Giants general manager Joe Schoen and coach Brian Daboll will finally get a chance to draft “their guy” at quarterback. The 6-foot-2, 223-pound Ward provides an exciting package of arm talent, poise and accuracy that the franchise has been seeking for quite some time. Daboll’s scheme works best when engineered by a passer who can take advantage of intermediate and deep throws, which have been lacking in New York’s offense. The playmaking and mobility of Ward would also help mask a lot of the shortcomings of the Giants’ offensive line.

Pairing Ward’s electrifying playmaking with young star receiver Malik Nabers would give the Giants an exciting offensive core to build around.

Here is something Big Blue View draft analyst Chris Pflum recently wrote about Ward:

“It’s pretty clear that Ward is the prize in this quarterback class. There are other players with more impressive tools, but nobody is playing better right now. And frankly, Ward is an absolute blast to watch. He’s capable of winning in-structure from the pocket, but also thrives when the game is reduced to backyard football. He moves very well in the backfield and has arm elasticity that’s reminiscent of a young Patrick Mahomes.

“That isn’t to put Ward in Mahomes’ category as a player — Mahomes might be the best QB in NFL history). However, his ability to alter his arm angle and throw accurately off-platform is legitimately rare.”

The problem the Giants are likely to face this offseason is the same one that kept them out of the quarterback market in the 2024 draft when they could not get either Jayden Daniels or Drake Maye.

Ward may simply be out of their reach. Here is the current draft order:

The Giants have the ninth overall pick. Ward and Shedeur Sanders of Colorado are the only two quarterbacks analysts agree belong at the top of the draft. It’s possible that the Carolina Panthers, Tennessee Titans, New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Las Vegas Raiders, and Cleveland Browns — all with picks ahead of the Giants — could be in the quarterback market.

To land Ward, GM Joe Schoen might have to both find a willing trade partner AND be willing to offer the kind of overwhelming draft haul the Giants were unwilling to put on the table for Drake Maye.

Here’s a cut-up of Miami’s season-opener against Florida. Ward finished 26 of 35 (74.3 percent), for 385 yards and 3 touchdowns to one interception: