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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 Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the rest of Field's 2026 NFL Mock Draft 2.0 with selections 11 through 32!
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(2:19) Recapping top-10
(4:07) No. 11: CB Mansoor Delane to Vikings
(6:47) No. 13: DT Peter Woods to Ravens
(10:20) No. 14: RB Jeremiyah Love to Chiefs
(17:05) No. 18: CB Avieon Terrell to Giants
(19:43) No. 19: TE Kenyon Sadiq to Buccaneers
(22:50) No. 20: WR Makai Lemon to Steelers
(31:37) No. 23: Edge Cashius Howell to Bears
(34:50) Picks 24-27
(42:26) No. 28: Edge Damon Wilson II to Cowboys
(45:18) No. 31: QB Ty Simpson to Rams
(48:49) Final thoughts!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the top-10 selections of Field's 2026 NFL Mock Draft 2.0 (available on ESPN.com).
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(2:18) No. 1: QB Fernando Mendoza to Jets
(15:44) No. 2: QB Dante Moore to Raiders
(19:53) No. 3: LB Arvell Reese to Titans
(22:31) No. 4: WR Carnell Tate to Browns
(26:44) No. 5: OT Francis Mauigoa to Saints
(29:24) No. 6: Edge David Bailey to Commanders
(32:58) No. 7: WR Jordyn Tyson to Giants
(37:57) No. 8: OT Spencer Fano to Cardinals
(41:53) No. 9: S Caleb Downs to Rams
(47:19) No. 10: Edge Rueben Bain Jr. to Bengals
(50:20) Final thoughts!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're highlight the 2026 NFL Draft prospects to watch during Championship week and the College Football Playoff.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(1:00) NFL QB Musical Chairs
(9:14) Prospect Watch: Big Ten Championship
(18:54) Fernando Mendoza vs OSU
(23:38) Carnell Tate vs D'Angelo Ponds
(27:26) Prospect Watch: SEC Championship
(30:44) Alabama OT Kadyn Proctor
(33:22) SEC Championship continued
(37:37) Prospect Watch: Big 12 Championship
(43:59) Final thoughts!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the top non-quarterback, skill-position players in the 2026 NFL Draft. Plus, Shedeur Sanders reactions to his first NFL start.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(1:00) Shedeur Sanders' first NFL start
(6:51) Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love
(11:04) WRs Jordyn Tyson, Carnell Tate, Makai Lemon
(14:48) Georgia WR Zachariah Branch
(17:42) Washington WR Denzel Boston
(19:24) Oregon TE Kenyon Sadiq
(25:54) Texas A&M WR/PR KC Concepcion
(27:55) Louisville WR Chris Bell
(29:12) Notre Dame RB Jadarian Price
(32:56) Blind Rankings: Thanksgiving Day Foods
(42:00) Final thoughts!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're conducting a "Re-Draft" by reselecting the top-10 picks of the 2025 NFL Draft.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(1:13) Takeaways from 2025 NFL Draft
(4:35) Top-10 recap of 2025 NFL Draft
(6:56) No. 1: Jaxson Dart vs Cam Ward
(17:10) No. 2: Travis Hunter to Jaguars
(21:50) No. 4: Will Campbell to Patriots
(25:20) No. 5: Abdul Carter vs Armand Membou
(29:17) Shedeur Sanders' debut
(32:44) No. 6: Tetairoa McMillan vs Kelvin Banks Jr.
(36:45) No. 8: Emeka Egbuka vs Tetairoa McMillan
(38:20) No. 10: Tyler Warren vs Mason Graham
(42:32) Thoughts on J.J. McCarthy's struggles
(48:00) Final thoughts!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're ranking the historic quarterbacks selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, plus reactions to the New York Giants firing HC Brian Daboll, and a check-in on the 2026 QB1 race.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(1:06) Giants fire HC Brian Daboll
(10:24) 2024 QB discussion
(12:10) Jayden Daniels & Drake Maye
(20:36) Bears QB Caleb Williams
(27:02) Broncos QB Bo Nix
(30:10) Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr.
(33:47) Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy
(38:29) 2026 QB Race
(48:03) Final thoughts!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're conducting our first joint Mock Draft at the midway point of the 2026 NFL regular season.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(5:40) No. 1: QB Fernando Mendoza to Saints
(10:14) No. 2: LB Arvell Reese to Titans
(13:31) No. 3: QB Ty Simpson to Jets
(19:10) No. 4: S Caleb Downs to Dolphins
(24:25) No. 5: WR Carnell Tate to Giants
(28:47) No. 6: QB Dante Moore to Browns
(33:21) No. 7: OT Spencer Fano to Raiders
(39:00) No. 8: DT Peter Woods to Cardinals
(42:00) No. 9: CB Jermod McCoy to Bengals
(44:24) No. 10: RB Jeremiyah Love to Commanders
(46:18) Recap top-10 & final thoughts!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down which NFL teams face the most challenging rebuilds ahead.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(2:00) Most difficult NFL rebuilds
(2:55) Field's No. 1: Miami Dolphins
(5:19) Mel's No. 1: New York Jets
(7:40) Field's No. 2: New York Jets
(10:36) Mel's No. 2: Las Vegas Raiders
(15:11) Field's No. 3: New Orleans Saints
(20:38) Mel's No. 3: Miami Dolphins
(24:18) Mel & Field's No. 4: Cleveland Browns
(33:48) Field's No. 5: Tennessee Titans
(39:35) Mel's Saturday Studs
(43:48) Final thoughts!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're listing the strongest and weakest positions of the 2026 NFL Draft Class (according to our experts).
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(0:42) How should Dolphins approach 2026 NFL Draft?
(6:13) Strongest positions of 2026 NFL Draft Class
(7:11) Strongest position: Edge Rusher
(10:00) Strongest position: Wide receiver
(16:23) Strongest position: Quarterback
(26:56) Weakest position: Running back
(31:03) Weakest position: Interior offensive linemen
(32:02) Cincinnati TE Joe Royer, Duke CB Chandler Rivers
(38:20) Final thoughts!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're running through Mel's first Top-25 Big Board Rankings of the 2025-26 college football season.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(0:55) Takeaways from Week 7
(2:26) No. 1: Oregon QB Dante Moore
(6:46) No. 2: Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love
(11:01) No. 3: Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza
(15:58) No. 4: Ohio State LB Arvell Reese
(19:36) No. 6: USC WR Makai Lemon
(23:38) No. 9: Miami Edge Rueben Bain Jr.
(29:24) No. 13: Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy
(32:05) No. 16: Alabama QB Ty Simpson
(36:43) No. 21: South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers
(42:12) No. 23: Georgia LB C.J. Allen
(43:49) Arch Manning left off Mel's Big Board
(48:12) Final thoughts!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we discuss the revelation of "second-act" NFL quarterbacks, and evaluate 2026 NFL Draft prospects who continue to put incredible film on tape!
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(1:00) Evaluating "second-act" QBs
(13:54) Miami QB Carson Beck
(18:34) Louisville WR Chris Bell
(20:16) Ohio State WR Carnell Tate
(21:25) Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love
(23:10) Baylor TE Michael Trigg
(24:20) Cincinnati's Brendan Sorsby & Jake Golday
(28:14) Final thoughts!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down a pivotal Week 5 in College Football, featuring stellar performances from Oregon QB Dante Moore, and Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(1:03) Biggest takeaways from Week 5
(3:06) Dante Moore & Drew Allar
(16:03) Alabama QB Ty Simpson
(18:31) DE Caden Curry & OT Brian Parker II
(21:05) Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson
(22:48) USC WR Makai Lemon
(25:56) LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier
(30:09) Ole Miss TE Dae’Quan Wright
(31:02) Harvard QB Jaden Craig
(34:02) Texas A&M WR/PR KC Concepcion
(35:13) Final thoughts!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're listing the 2026 NFL Draft Prospects whose names you need to know!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're listing the 2026 NFL Draft Prospects whose film "pops" off the screen!
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(2:34) Oklahoma QB John Mateer
(6:53) Indiana QB Fernandoz Mendoza
(9:00) Texas Tech vs Utah
(10:00) Texas Tech LB Romello Height
(12:55) Oregon QB Dante Moore
(19:28) USC LB Eric Gentry
(24:12) Clemson DT Peter Woods
(27:04) Oregon DT A'Mauri Washington
(31:17) Miami Edge Rueben Bain Jr.
(37:32) Final thoughts!
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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down Week 1 of the NFL regular season, and listing the five things people need to know about the 2026 NFL Draft.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(2:09) NFL Week 1 reactions
(9:03) 5 Things You Need to Know: Arch Manning
(14:38) South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers
(17:07) No. 2: QB competition is wide open
(19:04) No. 3: Strong Edge Rusher + Linebacker class
(22:42) No. 4: Transfer portal difficulty
(28:09) No. 5: Trading 1st-Rd picks
(33:47) Orange Crushers of the Week
(36:56) Final thoughts!
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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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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?