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:

🚨FIELD YATES' 2-ROUND MOCK DRAFT🚨 Part 1 breakdown w/Mel Kiper Jr.! Mar 24, 2026

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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down selections one through 32 of Field's 2-Round Mock Draft.

00:00 Welcome to the show

2:09 Field Yates 2-round mock draft is open!

3:10 Sonny Styles to the Titans

7:50 Jeremiyah Love to the Commanders

11:24 Jordyn Tyson to the Chiefs

16:30 Akheem Mesidor to the Buccaneers

21:30 R Mason Thomas to the Cowboys

25:30 Omar Cooper Jr. to the Eagles

29:40 Ty Simpson to the Cardinals

43:50 Cashius Howell to the Chiefs

48:30 Denzel Boston to the Patriots

51:00 Thank you for watching!

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MEL KIPER'S 2026 NFL MOCK DRAFT 3.0 Part 2 w/Field Yates! Mar 19, 2026

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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down selections 11 through 32 of Mel's third Mock Draft of the 2026 season.

0:00 Welcome to First Draft

2:26 Recap Picks 1-10

4:43 No. 11 Jordyn Tyson to Dolphins

8:50 No. 12 Jermod McCoy to Cowboys

11:42 No. 13 Francis Mauigoa to Rams

15:32 No. 14 Spencer Fano to Ravens

19:58 Picks 15 & 16

20:23 No. 17 Kadyn Proctor to Lions

22:34 No. 18 Pick

22:50 No. 19 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren to Panthers

27:00 Picks 20-23

27:30 No. 24 Makai Lemon to Browns

31:50 Picks 25-27

32:15 No. 28 Christen Miller to Texans

36:32 No. 29 Pick

36:45 No. 30 Keldric Faulk to Dolphins

40:28 Picks 31 & 32

42:30 Goodbye & Thanks for Watching!

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🚨MEL KIPER'S NFL MOCK DRAFT 3.0🚨 Part 1 breakdown w/Field Yates! Mar 17, 2026

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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the top-10 selections of Mel's third Mock Draft of the 2026 season.

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Mel Kiper's MOST POLARIZING NFL DRAFT PROSPECTS w/Field Yates & Greeny! Mar 12, 2026

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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the chaotic fallout of the Maxx Crosby-Ravens trade and the addition of DE Trey Hendrickson. Plus, we play a draft-scenario game of, "Red Light, Greeny Light" then dive into the prospects who Mel and Field think could have the widest draft ranges.

00:00 Welcome to the show!

1:15 Maxx Crosby trade rescinded by Ravens

2:00 Trey Hendrickson signs with Ravens

10:00 Ravens fan shaves head for Maxx Crosby

11:23 New York Jets

12:45 Titans will select Jeremiyah Love

14:00 New York Giants will draft an Ohio State player

19:24 Drew Allar

23:30 Spencer Fano

25:00 Ja’Kobi Lane

27:15 Jordyn Tyson

29:42 Eli Raridon

31:00 Max Iheanachor

32:40 Akheem Mesidor

33:33 Jermod McCoy

35:35 Peter Woods

36:45 Caleb Banks

38:10 Cashius Howell

39:33 Anthony Hill Jr.

44:40 Mason Reiger

47:00 Thank you for watching!

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🚨FIELD YATES' FREE AGENCY MINI MOCK DRAFT🚨 Mar 09, 2026

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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're running through Field's latest Mock Draft based on trade movement and free agency.

00:00 Welcome to the show!

1:30 Maxx Crosby traded to Ravens

9:30 Fernando Mendoza

13:00 David Bailey

16:00 Arvell Reese

21:30 Carnell Tate

26:30 Sonny Styles

29:30 Francis Mauigoa

33:20 Rueben Bain Jr.

38:30 Jeremiyah Love

42:00 Caleb Downs

45:00 Mansoor Delane

52:00 KC Concepcion

55:00 Thank you for watching!

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32-TEAM, RAPID-FIRE MOCK DRAFT w/Mel Kiper, Field Yates & Greeny! Mar 05, 2026

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**UPDATE** : This episode was recorded before the Chiefs acquired the Rams' 2026 1st-Rd selections (Pk. 29) in exchange for CB Trent McDuffie.

Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're Mock Drafting all 32 NFL teams. #nfl espn #firstdraft #nfl #nfldraft #nfldraft2026 #ncaa #ncaafootball #sports

00:00 Welcome to the show!

2:30 1st round mega mock draft!

3:30 David Bailey

4:45 Arvell Reese

6:50 Carnell Tate

8:30 Sonny Styles

9:30 Francis Mauigoa

11:30 Jeremiyah Love

13:00 Jordyn Tyson

14:20 Monroe Freeling

15:30 Rueben Bain Jr.

18:58 Caleb Downs

22:40 Mansoor Delane

24:40 Jermod McCoy

25:30 Kenyon Sadiq

26:20 CJ Allen

27:20 Makai Lemon

28:30 Olaivavega Ioane

30:00 Dillon Thieneman

32:00 Zion Young

34:14 Picks 11 through 20

35:10 Ty Simpson

37:53 Spencer Fano

38:40 Akheem Mesidor

40:10 Kadyn Proctor

40:50 Kayden McDonald

41:50 KC Concepcion

42:48 Caleb Lomu

43:40 Max Iheanachor

44:35 Chris Brazzell II

45:40 Jake Godly

46:30 R Mason Thomas

47:07 Avieon Terrell

48:00 Gennings Dunker and Mel Kiper Jr.

49:04 Thank you for watching!

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Mel Kiper's NFL COMBINE REACTIONS w/Field Yates & Greeny! Mar 02, 2026

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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 stories from the NFL Combine. Plus, we react to who's stock is up and down from the NFL Combine.

00:00 Welcome to the show!

2:00 Biggest takeaways from 2026 NFL Scouting Combine

8:52 Stock up and stock down from NFL Combine

10:13 Jeremiyah Love

14:27 Sonny Styles

21:20 Kenyon Sadiq

24:25 Dillon Thieneman

28:00 Zachariah Branch

30:00 Monroe Freeling

33:00 Chris Brzzell II

34:10 Caleb Banks

36:27 Kaleb Proctor

37:24 Jacob Rodriguez

39:13 Eli Stowers

44:09 Kaden Wetjen

45:19 Riley Nowakowsk

47:30 Field Yates & Jack Hughes

49:10 Thank you for watching!

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MEL KIPER'S MOCK DRAFT 2.0 - Selections 11-32 w/Field Yates! Feb 26, 2026

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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the rest of Mel's second Mock Draft of the 2026 season (selections 11 through 32). 00:00 Welcome to the show! 00:45 Mel Kiper’s Mock Draft 2.0 2:06 Top 10 picks recap 2:53 Miami Dolphins select Francis Mauigoa 6:25 Baltimore Ravens select Jordyn Tyson 9:41 New York Jets select Peter Woods 12:28 Detroit Lions select Zion Young 15:50 Minnesota Vikings select Dillon Thieneman 17:52 Panthers, Cowboys, Steelers, Chargers mock draft picks 18:46 Philadelphia Eagles select Kenyon Sadiq 21:07 Browns, Bears, Bills, 49ers mock draft picks 23:14 Houston Texans select Jadarian Price 27:27 Denver Broncos select Emmanuel McNeil-Warren 33:40 Thank you for watching!

#nfl espn #firstdraft #nfl #nfldraft #nfldraft2026 #ncaa #ncaafootball #sports

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MEL KIPER'S MOCK DRAFT 2.0! Top-10 breakdown w/Field Yates Feb 23, 2026

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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the top-10 selections of Mel's second Mock Draft of the 2026 season. (0:00) Welcome to First Draft! (2:10) No. 1: QB Fernando Mendoza to Raiders (5:20) No. 2: S Caleb Downs to Jets (11:08) No. 3: Edge David Bailey to Cardinals (13:57) No. 4: LB Arvell Reese to Titans (17:30) No. 5: OT Spencer Fano to Giants (22:49) No. 6: WR Carnell Tate to Browns (27:00) No. 7: LB Sonny Styles to Commanders (31:12) No. 8: WR Makai Lemon to Saints (35:22) No. 9: RB Jeremiyah Love to Chiefs (38:33) No. 10: Edge Rueben Bain Jr. to Bengals (41:36) Final thoughts!

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Mel Kiper's STEALS of 2026 NFL Draft! w/Field Yates Feb 19, 2026

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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're listing potential "steal" player-selections of the 2026 NFL Draft.

0:00 Welcome to First Draft

1:30 Previewing 2026 NFL Scouting Combine

7:24 QB Alabama QB Ty Simpson

12:18 Georgia OT Monroe Freeling

15:22 Clemson DT Peter Woods

18:12 Indiana WR Omar Cooper Jr.

22:10 Georgia WR Zachariah Branch

24:27 Georgia G Keylan Rutledge