The hopes of the Tennessee Titans will rest on the shoulders of Cam Ward after they selected him with the No. 1 overall pick, but the quarterback will be under the spotlight before he even has the opportunity to turn the franchise around as a rookie.

A new docuseries coming later this year will trace Cam Ward's underdog journey from an overlooked high school player to the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft. Why it matters: The Tennessee Titans tapped Ward in hopes that his talent and upside as an NFL quarterback could turn around a battered and bruised franchise.

The Tennessee Titans are hoping to have a strong start to the Cam Ward era in Nashville. Ward was chosen with the No. 1 overall selection in the NFL Draft to be the new franchise quarterback for the Titans,