Cam Ward, the No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2025 NFL draft, has largely been overlooked by the entire NFL. Even on draft day, the media was more focused on what was happening with Shedeur Sanders than on talking to a guy who was a zero-star recruit out of high school that turned into the top passer in his draft class.

CBSSports.com takes a look at each team's schedule in an effort to project when rookie quarterbacks will make their professional debuts. For the sake of this exercise, Seattle's Jalen Milroe was excluded because the franchise's plan likely entails riding with veteran Sam Darnold for the duration of the season.