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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 whose pick could swing a franchise – because draft season never ends.
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down Week 1 performances from top college prospects Arch Manning, Cade Klubnik and LaNorris Sellers.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft(2:10) Arch Manning vs Ohio State(9:50) Cade Klubnik, Garrett Nussmeier, LaNorris Sellers(14:25) FSU upsets No. 8 Alabama(20:18) Field's big takeaway from Week 1(23:24) Orange Crushers of the Week(32:17) CFP & Super Bowl predictions(39:27) Final thoughts!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the rest of Field's first Mock Draft of 2026 - selections 11 through 32.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(2:10) Field's Top-10 recap
(3:13) No. 11: Colts select Penn State QB Drew Allar
(7:13) No. 12: Browns select Florida OT Austin Barber
(13:16) No. 13: Cowboys select Florida DT Caleb Banks
(14:33) Picks 13-15
(16:02) No. 16: Steelers select LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier
(19:50) Picks 17-19
(20:37) No. 20: Broncos select Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson
(22:45) No. 21: Texans select Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love
(25:13) No. 22: Buccaneers select Edge Dani Dennis-Sutton
(28:14) No. 25: Commanders select Alabama WR Germie Bernard
(30:45) No. 26: Chargers select Duke CB Chandler Rivers
(33:10) Picks 26-28
(33:39) No. 29: Lions select Ohio State LB Sonny Styles
(35:48) Picks 30-32
(37:13) Thank you for watching!
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1Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the top-10 selections of Field's first Mock Draft of 2026.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(2:10) No. 1: Browns select Texas QB Arch Manning
(7:35) No. 2: Jets selected South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers
(10:27) No. 3: Saints select Clemson QB Cade Klubnik
(14:34) No. 4: Giants select Clemson DT Peter Woods
(17:14) No. 5: Titans select Ohio State S Caleb Downs
(19:52) No. 6: Panthers select Auburn Edge Keldric Faulk
(22:38) No. 7: Raiders select Utah OT Spencer Fano
(25:13) No. 8: Patriots select Clemson Edge T.J. Parker
(28:32) No. 9: Rams select Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt
(32:28) No. 10: Seahawks select Texas LB Anthony Hill Jr.
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the top-five quarterback prospects of the 2026 NFL Draft, featuring Texas QB Arch Manning, South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers and Penn State QB Drew Allar.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(2:30) Texas QB Arch Manning
(9:01) South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers
(13:24) Penn State QB Drew Allar
(17:44) Clemson QB Cade Klubnik
(20:53) Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt
(24:13) Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza
(27:40) LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier
(32:57) Potential NFL teams in QB market in 2026
(38:15) Thank you for watching!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the 10 most intriguing prospects of the 2026 NFL Draft, featuring Penn State QB Drew Allar and South Carolina WR Nyck Harbor.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(3:37) Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza
(7:13) Penn State QB Drew Allar
(10:56) South Carolina WR Nyck Harbor
(15:33) Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq
(17:30) Florida State DT Darrell Jackson Jr.
(20:35) Alabama S Keon Sabb
(22:00) LSU LB Harold Perkins Jr.
(25:31) Ohio State LB Sonny Styles
(28:00) Michigan S Rod Moore
(31:09) Ole Miss Edge Suntarine Perkins
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Welcome to the season premiere of "First Draft." Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're back to preview the 2026 NFL Draft class, led by Texas QB Arch Manning and South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(2:07) Texas QB Arch Manning
(8:25) South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers
(12:24) Clemson QB Cade Klubnik
(14:32) Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt
(18:05) Ohio State S Caleb Downs
(21:42) Clemson DT Peter Woods
(25:39) Auburn Edge Keldric Faulk
(28:00) Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy
(29:59) Utah OT Spencer Fano
(33:13) Texas LB Anthony Hill Jr.
(36:07) Mel & Field's final thoughts
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Welcome to the season finale of "First Draft." Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. close the book on the 2025 NFL Draft season with final team-grades!
00:00 Welcome to First Draft!
3:30 Shedeur Sanders draft reaction
7:07 2025 NFL Draft QBs
10:15 Browns draft grade
14:30 Travis Hunter
17:00 Jaguars draft grade
18:42 Abdul Carter
19:30 Giants draft grade
21:15 Will Campbell
22:30 Patriots draft grade
24:00 Seahawks draft grade
28:00 Colston Loveland
29:00 Bears draft grade
30:24 Dallas Cowboys draft grade
34:40 Panthers draft grade
36:46 Falcons draft grade
40:04 Ravens draft grade
43:00 Washington Commanders draft grade
44:00 Thank you fans!
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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., the crew provides their final evaluations on the top-10 selections heading into Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft.
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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're alternating picks as Kiper and Yates go pick for pick in this latest mock draft!
00:00 Welcome to First Draft!
1:27 Best hair in the business?
5:06 Cam Ward selected by Tennessee Titans
5:31 Picks 3-5
6:15 Raiders select Ashton Jeanty
12:54 Shedeur Sanders to New Orleans Saints
17:16 Top 10 Picks
22:16 Mike Drop: answering burning NFL Draft questions
23:00 Could Shedeur Sanders fall?
26:50 When is the earliest you would take a wide receiver?
30:00 Outside of Hunter and Carter, which defensive player will be the best pro?
33:43 New York Giants select Tyler Shough
36:00 49ers draft James Pearce Jr.
38:00 Chargers draft Rylie Mills
39:10 Ravens select Demetrius Knight Jr.
41:00 Jaguars select Andrew Mukuba
42:51 Texans select Ty Robinson
45:00 Thank you for watching!
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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're revealing Mel Kiper’s fourth NFL Mock Draft of 2025 with a breakdown of Round 1.
00:00 Welcome to First Draft!
5:48 The mock draft is now open!
6:23 New York Giants select Abdul Carter
9:30 Abdul Carter and Micah Parsons comparison
12:10 Armand Membou goes to New York Jets
13:00 Pick 1 through 8
14:08 Shedeur Sanders selected by New Orleans Saints
21:50 Dallas Cowboys draft Omarion Hampton
28:26 Pick 13-16
28:34 Cincinnati Bengals select Jihaad Campbell
31:13 Picks 22-25
31:37 Jaxson Dart picked by Los Angeles Rams
37:36 Baltimore Ravens select Malaki Starks
44:10 Thank you for watching!
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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Kevin Negandhi, Field Yates, Jordan Reid, Matt Miller, and Mel Kiper Jr., and we're drafting teams! Our 4 analysts go pick for pick in a mega mock draft to determine who has the greatest team! Let us know in the comments who you think drafted the best team!
Time Codes:
00:00 Welcome to First Draft!
2:17 Mega Mock Draft Team Structures by Position
3:10 Round 1 is now open!
8:38 Round 2
14:20 Round 3
21:30 Round 4
31:00 4 round recap
32:53 Round 5
41:00 Round 6
48:50 Round 7
56:17 Round 8
1:04:01 Round 9
1:09:13 Round 10
1:14:50 Full team recap
1:19:50 Thank you for watching!
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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're concluding Field's fourth NFL Mock Draft of 2025 with a breakdown of Round 2.
00:00 Welcome to First Draft!
5:08 Field Yates’ Mock Draft 4.0
6:05 Tyler Shough drafted by the Cleveland Browns
13:30 Titans select Donovan Ezeiruaku
17:00 Emeka Egbuka drafted to the Bears
21:09 Mason Taylor selected by the New York Jets
24:28 Cowboys select TreVeyon Henderson
28:45 Colts select Carson Schwesinger
32:57 Shavon Revel Jr. drafted to the Seahawks
36:00 Elic Ayomanor selected by the Chargers
40:40 Saints select QB Will Howard
45:54 Thank you for watching!
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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're running through Round 1 of Field's fourth NFL Mock Draft of 2025.
00:00 Welcome to First Draft!
1:02 Is Field Yates morphing into Mel?!
3:44 Mock Draft begins
4:30 Shedeur Sanders to the Giants!
14:40 Shemar Stewart to the Saints!
21:30 49ers draft Walter Nolen
26:18 Cowboys select Tetairoa McMillan
32:00 Kelvin Banks Jr. picked by Arizona Cardinals
33:50 Bengals draft Grey Zabel
37:56 Steelers select QB Jaxson Dart
41:00 Rams draft Maxwell Hairston
43:35 Patriots trade up to select Josh Conerly Jr.
47:30 Mel Kiper’s hair throughout the years
49:20 Thank you for watching!
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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're running through Yates' top-50 Big Board Rankings.
00:00 Welcome to First Draft!
1:49 Field Yates’ Top-50 Prospects
2:30 Will Campbell
6:00 Will Johnson
12:32 Field Yates big board rankings
13:38 Shedeur Sanders
21:37 Omarion Hampton
24:25 Donovan Ezeiruaku
27:00 Jaxson Dart
30:50 Darius Alexander
32:17 Elijah Arroyo
35:00 Jacob Parrish
36:30 Chandler Martin
39:30 Willie Lampkin
44:23 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
46:11 Thank you for watching!
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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're diving into the 2025 NFL Draft and its positional uncertainty surrounding some of the nation's top prospects, including Alabama QB Jalen Milroe, Ole Miss' Jaxson Dart and Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan.
00:00 Welcome to First Draft!
2:52 Jalen Milroe
8:35 Jaxson Dart
16:19 Luther Burden III
19:44 Tetairoa McMillan
23:21 Jihaad Campbell
27:07 Will Campbell
31:17 Mykel Williams
34:47 Will Johnson
38:49 Marcus Mbow
41:09 JT Tuimoloau
44:50 Shaun Dolan
46:47 Isaac TeSlaa
49:07 Thank you for watching!
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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're running through the rest of Kiper's third NFL Mock Draft of 2025. selections 11-32!
Time Codes:
00:00 Welcome to First Draft!
3:00 Mel Kiper’s Mock Draft 3.0!
4:00 Kiper’s Top 10 NFL Draft Picks
4:30 49ers select Armand Membou
8:14 Dolphins select Will Campbell
13:00 Colston Loveland drafted to the Colts
17:36 Bengals draft Shemar Stewart
20:56 Seahawks draft Nick Emmanwori
23:51 Tetairoa McMillan drafted by the Broncos
26:01 Steelers select Derrick Harmon
27:54 Chargers select Matthew Golden
30:22 Emeka Egbuka selected by the Packers
35:00 James Pearce Jr. drafted to the Lions
38:00 Chiefs draft Kelvin Banks Jr.
45:00 Thank you for watching!
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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're running through Kiper's third NFL Mock Draft of 2025. The Top-10 selections and more!
4:15 Mel Kiper's Mock Draft 3.0 Pick 1
12:31 Abdul Carter to Cleveland
15:52 Giants draft Shedeur Sanders
21:54 Heisman winner Travis Hunter drafted by New England Patriots
24:45 Jaguars select Mason Graham
27:06 Raiders draft Ashton Jeanty
30:18 New York Jets select Tyler Warren
33:12 Jalon Walker to Carolina
36:00 Should the Saints draft Jaxson Dart in the top 10?
45:00 Chicago Bears select Mykel Williams
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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the best edge rushers in the 2025 NFL Draft Class, headlined by Penn State's Abdul Carter, and Georgia's duo of Mykel Williams and Jalon Walker.
00:56 Who has the best hair on First Draft?!
3:33 Top 10 Edge Rushers in NFL Draft
4:06 Abdul Carter
8:23 Jalon Walker
9:22 Mykel Williams
12:29 Jihaad Campbell
15:04 Mike Green
20:36 Shemar Stewart
21:35 Nic Scourton
27:45 Oluwafemi Oladejo
29:47 Donovan Ezeiruaku
31:37 James Pearce Jr.
34:54 Quinshon Judkins
36:16 Wyatt Milum
38:29 Chaz Chambliss
40:08 Ozzy Trapilo
41:55 Best hair in the business?
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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down Field's Mini Mock Draft Top-10 amid the NFL Free Agency period.
4:26 Field Yates’ mini mock
7:50 Las Vegas Raiders
9:55 Cam Ward at #1
11:17 Cleveland Browns pick strategy
20:39 New York Giants draft strategy
24:51 Patriots take Abdul Carter at #4
29:20 Ashton Jeanty
31:30 Geno Smith
33:25 New York Jets draft strategy
34:28 Armand Membou
38:54 Panthers draft strategy
40:15 Tetairoa McMillan
49:00 Thank you for watching!
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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're evaluating the blockbuster trade that sent former Seattle Seahawks QB Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders. Plus, Mel and Field's biggest steals of the 2025 NFL Draft!
3:00 Raiders acquire Geno Smith
4:30 Raiders draft strategy
12:05 Steals of the NFL Draft
14:07 Malaki Starks
16:25 Josh Simmons
18:00 Jack Bech
20:31 Trey Amos
22:04 Omarr Norman-Lott
23:44 Ashton Gillotte
27:45 Tory Horton
29:07 Josaiah Stewart
36:45 Teddye Buchanan
38:07 Nic Scourton
41:33 Que Robinson
43:51 Jack Kiser
44:52 Thank you for watching!
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Production value on this is terrible. Cheap microphones, tons of background noise, sounds like it's recorded by highschoolers in a cafeteria. Content is decent though
man, the sound value is always awful in this podcast. Someone needs to learn how to use the mute button 😂
Why all the background noise? Someone needed to turn their mic off.
these guys are so ignorant lol
Wrong upload
horrible show. time to unsubscribe after today's episode. time for kiper to change his pad and move on.
...did we just put First Take on First Draft?