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.
Episodes
November 26, 2025 • 47 mins
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
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November 19, 2025 • 54 mins
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...
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November 12, 2025 • 54 mins
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) Bronco...
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November 5, 2025 • 52 mins
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: Q...
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October 29, 2025 • 49 mins
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 N...
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October 22, 2025 • 44 mins
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...
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October 20, 2025 • 53 mins
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 ...
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October 8, 2025 • 34 mins
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
(23:1...
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October 1, 2025 • 41 mins
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 ...
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September 24, 2025 • 52 mins
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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September 17, 2025 • 42 mins
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'Ma...
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September 10, 2025 • 41 mins
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 R...
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September 3, 2025 • 44 mins
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 B...
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August 27, 2025 • 37 mins
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...
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August 20, 2025 • 42 mins
Welcome 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 S...
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August 13, 2025 • 42 mins
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 Stat...
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August 6, 2025 • 37 mins
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...
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July 30, 2025 • 43 mins
Welcome to the season premiere of "First Draft." Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're back to preview the 2026 NFL Draft class, led by Texas QB Arch Manning and South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers.
(0:00) Welcome to First Draft
(2:07) Texas QB Arch Manning
(8:25) South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers
(12:24) Clemson QB Cade Klubnik
(14:32) Arizona State QB Sam Leavitt
(18:05) Ohio State S Caleb Downs
(21:42) Clemson DT Peter ...
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April 28, 2025 • 49 mins
Welcome to the season finale of "First Draft." Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. close the book on the 2025 NFL Draft season with final team-grades!
00:00 Welcome to First Draft!
3:30 Shedeur Sanders draft reaction
7:07 2025 NFL Draft QBs
10:15 Browns draft grade
14:30 Travis Hunter
17:00 Jaguars draft grade
18:42 Abdul Carter
19:30 Giants draft grade
21:15 Will Campbell
22:30 Patriots draft grade
24:00 Seahawks draft ...
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April 21, 2025 • 46 mins
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., the crew provides their final evaluations on the top-10 selections heading into Round 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft.
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