First Draft

By Mel Kiper Jr., Field Yates, Mike GreenbergSports

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August 17 Mel Kiper's TOP-10 PROSPECTS of 2027 NFL Draft! w/Field Yates [Preseason]
Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're diving into our preseason, top-10 2027 NFL Draft prospect lists, led by Ohio State WR Jeremiah Love and Oregon QB Dante Moore.
(0:00) Welcome to "First Draft"
(4:55) No. 1: Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith
(9:00) Mel's No. 2: Texas Edge Colin Simmons
(10:48) Field's No. 2: Oregon QB Dante Moore
(12:50) Field's No. 3: Oklahoma State QB Drew Mestemaker
(19:03) Mel's No. 3: Notre Dame CB Leonard Moore
(23:40) Mel's No. 5: Texas QB Arch Manning
(26:10) No. 6: South Carolina Edge Dylan Stewart
(29:25) Mel's No. 7: Texas WR Cam Coleman
(31:52) Field's No. 8: LSU OT Jordan Seaton
(33:32) Mel's No. 8: Notre Dame QB Jordan Carr
(37:00) Mel's No. 9: Texas OT Trevor Goosby
(38:36) Field's No. 10: Ole Miss DT Will Echoles
(40:08) Final thoughts!

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48 min
August 10 Mel Kiper's DEEP DIVE on WR Jeremiah Smith w/Field Yates
Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're evaluating Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith, along with the top wide receivers in the nation.
(0:00) Welcome to "First Draft"
(2:00) Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith
(13:11) Texas WR Cam Coleman
(18:01) Alabama WR Ryan Coleman-Williams
(21:47) Indiana WR Charlie Becker
(24:36) Miami WR Cooper Barkate
(27:05) Notre Dame WR Jordan Faison
(29:04) Rutgers WR KJ Duff
(32:20) Oklahoma State WR Wyatt Young
(36:12) Notable WRs to know
(40:10) Orange Crushers of the Week
(42:15) Final thoughts!
#ESPN #ncaa #firstdraft #nfl #nfldraft #sports

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48 min
August 03 Historic QB Draft Class?! Mel Kiper's preseason lookahead [2027 NFL Draft]
Welcome to the season premiere of "First Draft." Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're diving into the top quarterback prospects of the 2027 NFL Draft Class, headlined by Oregon's Dante Moore and Texas' Arch Manning.
(0:00) Welcome to "First Draft"
(3:40) Oregon QB Dante Moore
(8:29) Texas QB Arch Manning
(13:48) Notre Dame QB CJ Carr
(19:11) Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss
(23:14) Oklahoma State QB Drew Mestemaker
(29:06) Oklahoma QB John Mateer
(35:00) Other notable QB names
(48:00) Orange Crushers of the Week
(52:47) Final thoughts!

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1 hr
April 27 MEL KIPER'S 2026 NFL DRAFT GRADES w/Field Yates & Greeny!
Welcome to the season-finale of "First Draft." Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. close the book on the 2026 NFL Draft season with final team-grades!

00:00 Welcome to the show!
2:00 Mel Kiper Jr.’s 2026 NFL Draft Grades
5:53 Los Ángeles Rams select Ty Simpson
11:40 Raiders select Fernando Mendoza
14:45 New York Jets draft grade
21:28 Arizona Cardinals draft grade
25:30 Tennessee Titans draft grade
30:00 New York Giants draft grade
33:50 Dallas Cowboys draft grade
37:37 Philadelphia Eagles draft grade
42:00 Final 2026 NFL Draft notes

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57 min
April 22 LAST-MINUTE MOCK DRAFT - Mel Kiper & Field Yates alternate picks!
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're Mock-Drafting for the final time before Round 1 begins on April 23rd in Pittsburgh. 2026 NFL Draft Coverages begins at 8PM ET on ESPN, ABC, ESPN+ & and the ESPN App! #nfl #espn #firstdraft #nfl #nfldraft #nfldraft2026 #ncaa #ncaafootball #sports

00:00 Welcome to First Draft!
1:00 Alternating mock draft is now open!
1:45 David Bailey to the Jets
3:45 Jeremiyah Love to the Titans
5:30 Titans select Sonny Styles
7:15 Giants select Arvell Reese
9:15 Browns select Carnell Tate
11:00 Commanders select Caleb Downs
13:30 Chiefs select Mansoor Delane
15:05 Francis Mauigoa to the Giants
16:30 Dolphins select Jordyn Tyson
18:00 Cowboys select Dillon Thieneman
19:00 Rams select Spencer Fano
20:30 Ravens select Vega Ioane
22:15 Kenyon Sadiq to the Buccaneers
23:30 Makai Lemon to the Jets
25:00 Happy Birthday Field Yates
26:24 Thank you for watching!

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34 min
April 20 Mel Kiper & Field Yates' FINAL INTEL ON 2026 NFL DRAFT w/Greeny!
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're diving into the top news, notes and storylines surrounding the 2026 NFL Draft, including the potential draft-ranges of Alabama QB Ty Simpson and Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love.

00:00 Welcome to First Draft!
1:10 Dexter Lawrence trade reaction
9:16 Where will Ty Simpson land?
14:00 What should the Jets do at #2?
16:00 David Bailey or Arvell Reese?
20:00 Jeremiyah Love
26:30 Jermod McCoy
33:00 Bold NFL Draft predictions
39:30 Keagen Trost
40:30 Lewis Bond
44:30 Thank you for watching!

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53 min
April 16 MEL KIPER'S FINAL 2026 MOCK DRAFT Part 2 w/Field Yates & Greeny!
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're diving into Round 2 of Mel’s FINAL Mock Draft of 2026! #nfl espn #firstdraft #nfl #nfldraft #nfldraft2026 #ncaa #ncaafootball #sports

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40 min
April 15 MEL KIPER'S FINAL 2026 MOCK DRAFT Part 1 w/Field Yates & Greeny!
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're diving into Mel’s FINAL Mock Draft of 2026!
#nfl espn #firstdraft #nfl #nfldraft #nfldraft2026 #ncaa #ncaafootball #sports

00:00 Welcome to the show!
2:00 Mel Kiper Jr.’s final 2026 NFL Mock Draft
4:00 Titans select Jeremiyah Love
8:15 Dallas trades up to select Sonny Styles
12:20 Commanders select Carnell Tate
17:26 Browns select Kadyn Proctor
21:00 Rams select Makai Lemon
25:20 Kenyon Sadiq to the Buccaneers
35:00 Chargers select Peter Woods
43:24 Cardinals trade up for Ty Simpson
45:31 Thank you for watching!

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53 min
April 09 2026 MEGA MOCK DRAFT w/Mel Kiper, Field Yates & Greeny!
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates, Jordan Reid, Matt Miller, and Mel Kiper Jr., and we're drafting superteams of 2026 NFL Draft prospects! Our 4 analysts go-pick-for pick in a Mega Mock Draft to determine who has the best squad! Let us know in the comments who you think drafted the best team!

00:00 Welcome to the show!
3:15 MEGA MOCK Draft is open!
4:16 Fernando Mendoza
6:30 Jeremiyah Love
7:42 Caleb Downs
14:00 Kenyon Sadiq
15:54 Makai Lemon and Carnell Tate
18:20 Jordyn Tyson
19:30 KC Concepcion
21:00 Arvell Reese
22:00 Ty Simpson
27:22 David Bailey
28:30 Teams through 4 picks
33:40 Francis Mauigoa
35:00 Rueben Bain Jr.
42:25 Kadyn Proctor
49:20 Garrett Nussmeier
51:00 CJ Allen
52:12 Akheem Mesidor
56:40 Jacob Rodriguez
58:00 Germie Bernard
1:03:30 Full teams revealed
1:08:50 Thank you for watching!

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1 hr 17 min
April 02 2026 ALTERNATING MOCK DRAFT w/Mel Kiper Jr. & Field Yates!
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're diving into an Alternating Mock Draft for Round 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft, selected by Mel, Field and ESPN Draft analysts Matt Miller and Jordan Reid.

00:00 Welcome to the show!
3:30 Alternating Mock Draft is open!
5:30 David Bailey to the Titans
8:45 Jeremiyah Love to the Giants
14:30 Sonny Styles to the Saints
19:30 Chiefs select Kenyon Sadiq
21:30 Cowboys select Rueben Bain Jr.
25:19 Jordyn Tyson to the Rams
30:00 Jets select Omar Cooper Jr.
33:20 Monroe Freeling to the Lions
39:00 Kadyn Proctor to the Browns
43:40 Bears select Peter Woods
50:00 Ty Simpson to the Jets
56:30 Thank you for watching!

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1 hr 4 min

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ESPN NFL draft experts Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates break down all the top prospects and all 32 teams' needs throughout the year with host Mike Greenberg. They’ll answer who’s up, who’s down and…