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.

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FIELD YATES' MOCK DRAFT 3.0 Selections 11-32 w/Mel Kiper Jr.! Feb 16, 2026

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

0:00 Welcome to First Draft

1:30 Mock Draft Picks 1-10 Recap

2:20 No. 11 CB Mansoor Delane to Dolphins

6:35 No. 12 LB Sonny Styles to Cowboys

9:50 No. 13-15 Picks

10:40 No. 16 DT Caleb Banks to Jets

13:22 No. 17 OT Monroe Freeling to Lions

17:02 No. 18 CB Brandon Cisse to Vikings

19:24 No. 19 & 20 Picks

20:21 No. 21 QB Ty Simpson to Steelers

27:03 No. 22 G Olaivavega Ioane to Chargers

28:31 No. 23 & 24 Picks

28:50 No. 25 Edge Zion Young to Bears

31:44 No. 26 DT Peter Woods to Bills

32:39 No. 27 WR KC Concepcion to 49ers

35:25 No. 28 OT Kadyn Proctor to Texans

36:00 No. 29 Colton Hood to Rams

38:58 No. 30-32 Picks

40:10 Recapping Draft + Final Thoughts

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FIELD YATES' MOCK DRAFT 3.0: Top-10 breakdown w/Mel Kiper Jr.! Feb 12, 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 Field's third NFL Mock Draft of the 2026 season.

(0:00) Welcome to First Draft (2:51) No. 1: QB Fernando Mendoza to Raiders (5:15) No. 2: LB Arvell Reese to Jets (8:00) No 3: OT Francis Mauigoa to Cardinals (12:33) No. 4: Edge David Bailey to Titans (14:35) No. 5 Caleb Downs to Giants (18:59) No. 6: OT Spencer Fano to Browns (21:54) No. 7: WR Carnell Tate to Giants (24:47) No. 8: WR Jordyn Tyson to Saints (32:31) No. 9: RB Jeremiyah Love to Chiefs (35:30) No. 10: Edge Rueben Bain Jr. to Bengals (39:00) Recapping Top-10 + Final thoughts!

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THE BIGGEST SLEEPERS of 2026 NFL Draft w/Mel Kiper & Field Yates Feb 10, 2026

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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the biggest "sleeper" prospects of the 2026 NFL Draft Class, featuring Nebraska RB Emmett Johnson and UConn WR Skyler Bell.

(0:00) Welcome to First Draft (5:25) Nebraska - Emmett Johnson (7:59) Texas A&M - Le'Veon Moss (10:02) UConn - Skyler Bell (12:12) Michigan - Martin Klein (15:24) Utah - Dallen Bentley (17:45) Iowa - Beau Stephens (20:32) Duke - Brian Parker II (24:39) Texas A&M - Dametrious Crownover (28:10) UCF - Malachi Lawrence (30:23) Utah - Gracen Halton (31:58) Minnesota - Deven Eastern (33:37) Toledo - Avery Smith (35:28) Missouri - Josiah Trotter (37:13) Arizona - Treydan Stukes (38:53) Duke - Chandler Rivers (40:40) MSU - Matt Gulbin (42:26) Thanks for watching!

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Mel Kiper's TOP-10 EDGE RUSHERS of 2026 NFL Draft! w/Field Yates Feb 05, 2026

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Welcome back to "First Draft"! On this episode, Field Yates & Mel Kiper Jr. break down the top-rated Edge Rushers & Linebackers from the 2026 NFL Draft Class.

00:00 Welcome to First Draft! 01:18 Most Intriguing Coaching Hires 05:05 Ohio State LB Arvell Reese 07:39 Texas Tech LB David Bailey 09:25 Miami Edge Rueben Bain Jr. 12:26 Miami Edge Akheem Mesidor 14:31 Missouri DE Zion Young 17:45 Auburn Edge Keldric Faulk 21:44 Texas A&M Edge Cashius Howell 24:15 Clemson Edge T.J. Parker 26:33 Oklahoma LB R Mason Thomas 28:34 Penn State Edge Dani Dennis-Sutton 29:33 Michigan LB Derrick Moore 32:40 Oregon DB Jadon Canady 34:51 Florida Edge George Gumbs Jr. 37:45 Thanks for Watching!

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THE TOP-10 WIDE RECEIVERS of 2026 NFL Draft w/Mel Kiper & Field Yates Feb 02, 2026

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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we’re answering Voice-Mel’s and breaking down the best wide receivers in the 2026 NFL Draft, and who will likely be taken in the 1st 2 rounds.

00:00 Welcome to First Draft

1:10 Voice-Mels

3:00 Caleb Banks

4:45 New York Giants at pick #5

9:40 Best wide receiver prospects

10:30 Carnell Tate

12:41 Jordyn Tyson

15:00 Makai Lemon

17:30 Denzel Boston

21:00 Zachariah Branch

25:00 Could the Buffalo Bills select KC Concepcion

26:00 Field Yates’ wide receiver rankings

28:00 Chris Brazzell II

30:40 Germie Bernard

32:30 Mel Kiper’s wide receiver rankings

38:50 Shad Banks Jr.

41:40 Ted Hurst

46:40 Thank you for watching!

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Mel Kiper's top DAY-2 VALUE PICKS of 2026 NFL Draft! w/Field Yates Jan 29, 2026

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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down the best-value selections of players who will likely be taken in Rounds 2 or 3 or the 2026 NFL Draft.

00:00 Welcome to First Draft + Senior Bowl Discussion 05:02 2026 NFL Draft Day 2 Value Picks 05:45 Georgia WR Zachariah Branch 08:38 Indiana WR Omar Cooper Jr 10:57 Notre Dame RB Jadarian Price 13:19 Ohio State TE Max Klare 15:54 Florida OL Jake Slaughter 17:47 Georgia Tech OL Keylan Rutledge 19:31 Cincinnati LB Jake Golday 21:50 Florida CB Devin Moore 23:07 Indiana CB D'Angelo Ponds 28:00 Pittsburgh S Kyle Louis 30:53 Toledo S Emmanuel McNeil-Warren 35:00 Players to Watch at Senior Bowl 40:44 Notre Dame WR Malachi Fields 45:51 Clemson Edge T.J. Parker 48:55 Final thoughts!

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MEL KIPER'S MOCK DRAFT 1.0! Selections 11-32 w/Field Yates Jan 26, 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 rest of Mel's first Mock Draft of the 2026 Class.

(0:00) Welcome to First Draft

(1:00) Drake Maye & Sam Darnold's ascension

(4:07) Recapping top-10 picks

(5:00) No. 11: Dolphins select DE Keldric Faulk

(8:22) No. 14: Ravens select WR Makai Lemon

(13:34) No. 15: Buccaneers select TE Kenyon Sadiq

(18:10) No. 16: Jets select QB Ty Simpson (via IND)

(27:47) No. 19: Panthers select LB CJ Allen

(30:58) No. 20: Cowboys select DE Akheem Mesidor (via GB)

(34:30) Picks 21-24

(35:04) No. 25: Bears select DT Kayden McDonald

(37:55) No. 26: Bills select WR Chris Brazzell II

(41:23) No. 29: Rams select OT Monroe Freeling

(46:27) Picks 30-32

(47:00) Final thoughts!

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MEL KIPER'S 2026 MOCK DRAFT 1.0! Top-10 breakdown w/Field Yates Jan 21, 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 first Mock Draft of the 2026 Class. (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (0:40) Dante Moore announces return to Oregon (7:09) No. 1: QB Fernando Mendoza to Raiders (12:30) No. 2: LB Arvell Reese to Jets (14:48) No 3: OT Francis Mauigoa to Cardinals (19:37) No. 4: Edge David Bailey to Titans (22:08) No. 5: WR Carnell Tate to Giants (25:32) No. 6: OT Spencer Fano to Browns (28:44) No. 7: Edge Rueben Bain Jr. to Commanders (32:36) No. 8: WR Jordyn Tyson to Saints (34:44) No. 9: RB Jeremiyah Love to Chiefs (37:42) No. 10: S Caleb Downs to Bengals (40:34) Recapping Top-10 + Final thoughts!

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Mel Kiper's DRAFT NEEDS for AFC East Teams! w/Mike Greenberg Jan 14, 2026

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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg and Mel Kiper Jr., we're running through the biggest needs for team in the AFC East (Jets, Dolphins, Patriots & Bills).

00:00 Welcome to First Draft!

1:10 Fernando Mendoza vs Dante Moore

6:50 Trinidad Chambliss

11:19 New York Jets

19:24 Miami Dolphins

24:45 Buffalo Bills

29:39 New England Patriots

37:57 Thank you for watching!

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END-OF-SEASON MOCK DRAFT! w/Mel Kiper, Field Yates & Greeny! Jan 07, 2026

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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're conducting a 2026 NFL end-of-regular-season Mock Draft. (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (1:00) Biggest surprise of Top-10 (3:46) No. 1: Raiders select QB Fernando Mendoza (6:53) No. 2: Jets select QB Dante Moore (10:07) No. 3: Cardinals select RB Jeremiyah Love (15:19) No. 4: Titans select LB Arvell Reese (17:24) No. 5: Giants select OT Francis Mauigoa (19:24) No. 6: Browns select WR Carnell Tate (25:00) No. 7: Commanders select Edge David Bailey (26:50) No. 8: Saints select Edge Rueben Bain Jr. (28:48) No. 9: Chiefs select WR Jordyn Tyson (30:11) No. 10: Bengals select S Caleb Downs (32:41) No. 11: Dolphins select CB Mansoor Delane (34:11) No. 12: Cowboys select Edge Keldric Faulk (36:39) No. 13: Rams select CB Jermod McCoy (via ATL) (40:49) No. 14: Ravens select WR Makai Lemon (42:21) No. 15: Buccaneers select LB Sonny Styles (43:43) No. 16: Jets select DT A'Mauri Washington (via IND) (44:59) No. 17: Lions select DE Akheem Mesidor (47:40) No. 18: Vikings select TE Kenyon Sadiq (49:03) Final thoughts!

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