NFL Draft 2025: Would Giants regret picking Cam Ward instead of Shedeur Sanders?

Daniel Jones has been a complete failure since getting $82 million.
And now, the Giants are heading toward replacing Jones — who is 3-13 since getting that money over a two-year stretch — in the 2025 NFL Draft.
So which quarterback will they pick? (Also: Who will be the general manager making the pick?)
Well, in CBSSports.com’s latest mock draft, the Giants at No. 2 get Miami’s Cam Ward.
That’s after the Jaguars at No. 1 take Colorado cornerback/wide receiver Travis Hunter — though they could obviously trade out of that pick, since they don’t need a quarterback.
Here’s the rationale for Ward to the Giants at No. 2:
Daniel Jones’ tenure in New York has likely come to an end. The Giants can not afford to continue playing him and risk the possibility of him getting hurt, which would trigger future guarantees. Cam Ward is not an unblemished prospect, but he has willed the Hurricanes to multiple wins this season and the organization is prepared to make a fresh start.
Next year’s draft is not considered a great one for quarterbacks. And the Giants could have some competition among quarterback-needy teams. Right now, the Titans, Browns, and Raiders are third through fifth in the draft order. All three teams could take a quarterback.
Those are currently the two-win teams — Jaguars, Giants, Titans, Browns, and Raiders.
But of those three teams after the Giants, CBSSports.com has just one (the Browns) taking a quarterback. Cleveland goes with Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders — who certainly could be an option for the Giants at No. 2.
Would the Giants regret taking Ward over Sanders? That’s a big hypothetical question that will linger between now and next year’s draft, as mock draft pile up.
Ward and Sanders are the only quarterbacks projected in Round 1 of CBSSports.com’s mock draft.
For what it’s worth, NFL.com also lists Texas’ Quinn Ewers in its top 25 overall prospects, along with Ward and Sanders. Just those three quarterbacks.
Bottom line: The Giants botched a great chance to draft Jayden Daniels or Drake Maye this year, because they closed 4-3 after a 2-8 start. Now that the Giants are 2-8 again, will that happen again, entering a weaker quarterback draft?
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Darryl Slater may be reached at [email protected].