First Draft

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.

Latest Episodes:

Historic QB Draft Class?! Mel Kiper's preseason lookahead [2027 NFL Draft] Aug 03, 2026

Show notes

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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MEL KIPER'S 2026 NFL DRAFT GRADES w/Field Yates & Greeny! Apr 27, 2026

Show notes

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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LAST-MINUTE MOCK DRAFT - Mel Kiper & Field Yates alternate picks! Apr 22, 2026

Show notes

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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Mel Kiper & Field Yates' FINAL INTEL ON 2026 NFL DRAFT w/Greeny! Apr 20, 2026

Show notes

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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MEL KIPER'S FINAL 2026 MOCK DRAFT Part 2 w/Field Yates & Greeny! Apr 16, 2026

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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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MEL KIPER'S FINAL 2026 MOCK DRAFT Part 1 w/Field Yates & Greeny! Apr 15, 2026

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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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2026 MEGA MOCK DRAFT w/Mel Kiper, Field Yates & Greeny! Apr 09, 2026

Show notes

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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2026 ALTERNATING MOCK DRAFT w/Mel Kiper Jr. & Field Yates! Apr 02, 2026

Show notes

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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FIELD YATES' TOP-50 NFL DRAFT PROSPECTS w/Mel Kiper Jr.! Mar 30, 2026

Show notes

Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down Field's top-50 prospects of the 2026 NFL Draft Class, led by Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza and Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love.

00:00 Welcome to the show!

1:30 Ty Simpson’s pro day

16:00 Field Yates’ Top-50 NFL Draft prospects

19:45 Ohio State Buckeyes’ NFL Draft prospects

20:40 Rueben Bain Jr.

23:00 Kadyn Proctor

29:00 Rankings 21 through 30

35:20 Rankings 31 through 40

39:50 Rankings 41 through 50

41:00 Jadarian Price

55:00 Thank you for watching!

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