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:

MEL KIPER'S NFL MOCK DRAFT 3.0 PART 2! (11-32 breakdown w/Field Yates) | First Draft Mar 24, 2025

Show notes

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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MEL KIPER'S NFL MOCK DRAFT 3.0: Top-10 breakdown Mar 20, 2025

Show notes

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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TOP-10 Edge Rushers of the 2025 NFL Draft Mar 17, 2025

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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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FIELD YATES' MINI MOCK DRAFT: Top-10 Picks with Mel Kiper Mar 13, 2025

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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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STEALS of the 2025 NFL DRAFT Mar 10, 2025

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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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STUDS & DUDS of 2025 NFL Combine Mar 06, 2025

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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're reacting to the best and worst performances from the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine.

3:00 Stud of the NFL Combine!

4:00 Maxwell Hairston

5:34 Jahdae Barron

7:30 Matthew Golden

12:45 Jaylin Noel

13:50 Jayden Higgins

16:46 Jared Wilson

19:17 Armand Membou

28:10 Duds of the NFL Combine!

28:30 Harold Fannin Jr.

30:30 Tez Johnson

34:45 Kaleb Johnson

36:20 Savion Williams

37:42 Mason Taylor

39:40 Orange Crusher: Darien Porter

42:00 Orange Crusher: Bhayshul Tuten

43:00 Thank you for watching!

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Mel Kiper's NFL Mock Draft 2.0 Part 2 Mar 03, 2025

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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're rounding out Kiper's second NFL Mock Draft of 2025 with selections 11 through 32.

(1:57) The Mock is open!

(2:44) Mel's Top-10 picks

(3:23) Pick 11 - Will Johnson to the 49ers

(8:19) Pick 12 - Omarion Hampton to the Cowboys

(12:29) Pick 13 - Mike Green to the Falcons

(14:14) Pick 14 - Shemar Stewart to the Cardinals

(18:07) Pick 15 - Mykel Williams to the Bengals

(20:29) Pick 16 - Jihaad Campbell to the Buccaneers

(24:27) Pick 17 - Colston Loveland to the Broncos

(28:25) Pick 18 - Emeka Egbuka to the Steelers

(33:05) Pick 19 - Tetairoa McMillan to the Chargers

(36:29) Picks 22-26

(37:08) Pick 27 - Nick Emmanwori to the Ravens

(41:19) Picks 28-30

(41:39) Pick 31 - Aireontae Ersery to the Chiefs

(43:48) Pick 32 - Walter Nolen to the Eagles

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MEL KIPER'S NFL MOCK DRAFT 2.0: Top-10 Breakdown with Field Yates Feb 27, 2025

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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're running through Kiper's second NFL Mock Draft of 2025. The Top-10 selections and more!

(2:45) The Mel's Mock 2.0 Begins

(3:13) No. 1 Pick - Abdul Carter to the Tennessee Titans

(6:09) No. 2 Pick - Cam Ward to the Cleveland Browns

(11:22) No. 3 Pick - Travis Hunter to the New York Giants

(16:18) New York Giants Quarterback Situation

(17:12) No. 4 Pick - Will Campbell to the New England Patriots

(22:59) No. 5 Pick - Mason Graham to the Jacksonville Jaguars

(25:24) No. 6 Pick - Ashton Jeanty to the Las Vegas Raiders

(31:27) No. 7 Pick - Shedeur Sanders to the New York Jets

(34:15) No. 8 - Jalon Walker to the Carolina Panthers

(37:11) No. 9 Pick - Tyler Warren to the New Orleans Saints

(39:49) No. 10 Pick - Josh Simmons to the Chicago Bears

(41:48) Your fan question!

(45:47) We'll see you on Monday!

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TOP-10 WIDE RECEIVERS of 2025 NFL Draft Feb 24, 2025

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Welcome back to "First Draft" Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're running through the top-10 ranked wide receivers of the 2025 NFL Draft Class, featuring Colorado's Travis Hunter, Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan and Luther Burden III of the Missouri!

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'You better be right!' Mel Kiper's STAGGERING Discovery About 1st-round QBs Feb 20, 2025

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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. are back comparing and contrasting percentages of 1st-round quarterbacks and non 1st-round quarterbacks who have led their teams to the postseason.

00:54 Mel Kiper’s quarterback theory

1:41 QBs to make playoffs as a starter by draft round

3:40 1st round QBs

9:56 Cam Ward

11:26 Shedeur Sanders

24:55 Jaxson Dart

25:40 2nd round QBs

27:00 3rd round QBs

28:33 4th round QBs

29:30 5th round QBs

31:34 6th round QBs

34:09 7th round QBs