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First Draft

Mel Kiper Jr., Field Yates, Mike Greenberg · en · 222 episodes

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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First Draft
Mel Kiper's FIRST TOP-25 BIG BOARD RANKINGS of 2026 NFL Draft Class! w/Field Yates
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…
Oct 20, 2025·53m
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Mel Kiper's SKYROCKETING 2026 NFL Draft prospects! w/Field Yates
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…
Oct 8, 2025·34m
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Mel Kiper's MASSIVE NFL DRAFT-STOCK SWINGS! w/Field Yates | First Draft
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…
Oct 1, 2025·41m
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Mel Kiper's PLAYERS YOU NEED TO KNOW from 2026 NFL Draft Class! w/Field Yates
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…
Sep 24, 2025·52m
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Mel Kiper & Field Yates' top prospects who POP from 2026 NFL Draft Class
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…
Sep 17, 2025·42m
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5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW about 2026 NFL Draft! w/Mel Kiper & Field Yates
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…
Sep 10, 2025·41m
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Mel Kiper's DRAFT NOTES on Arch Manning's struggles w/Field Yates
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…
Sep 3, 2025·44m
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FIELD YATES' NFL MOCK DRAFT 1.0! Picks 11-32 w/Mel Kiper
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…
Aug 27, 2025·37m
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FIELD YATES' FIRST 2026 NFL MOCK DRAFT! Top-10 breakdown w/Mel Kiper Jr. | First Draft
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)…
Aug 20, 2025·42m
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Mel Kiper & Field Yates' TOP-5 QUARTERBACKS of 2026 NFL Draft
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…
Aug 13, 2025·42m
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Mel Kiper & Field Yates' Top-10 MOST INTRIGUING prospects of 2026 NFL Draft
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…
Aug 6, 2025·37m
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Mel Kiper & Field Yates' ELITE PROSPECTS of 2026 NFL Draft class
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…
Jul 30, 2025·43m
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Mel Kiper's 2025 NFL Draft Grades w/Field Yates & Greeny!
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…
Apr 28, 2025·49m
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Mel Kiper & Field Yates' FINAL THOUGHTS on Top-10 picks ahead of Round 1
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…
Apr 21, 2025·46m
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Is Ashton Jeanty a Future NFL Superstar? + Burning Draft Questions!
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're alternating picks as Kiper and Yates go pick for pick in this…
Apr 17, 2025·48m
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Mel Kiper's FINAL 2025 Mock Draft!
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're revealing Mel Kiper’s fourth NFL Mock Draft of 2025 with a…
Apr 14, 2025·46m
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2025 MEGA Mock Draft!
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Kevin Negandhi, Field Yates, Jordan Reid, Matt Miller, and Mel Kiper Jr., and we're drafting teams! Our 4 analysts go…
Apr 10, 2025·1h 23m
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Field Yates' NFL Mock Draft 4.0! (Part 2)
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're concluding Field's fourth NFL Mock Draft of 2025 with a breakdown…
Apr 7, 2025·49m
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Field Yates' NFL Mock Draft 4.0! (Round 1 Breakdown)
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're running through Round 1 of Field's fourth NFL Mock Draft of 2025…
Apr 3, 2025·52m
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Field Yates' TOP-50 2025 NFL Draft Prospects
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're running through Yates' top-50 Big Board Rankings. 00:00 Welcome to First Draft!…
Mar 31, 2025·49m
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Mel Kiper, Field Yates answer 🔥BURNING🔥 questions on TOP prospects | First Draft 🏈
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're diving into the 2025 NFL Draft and its positional uncertainty surrounding some of…
Mar 27, 2025·52m
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MEL KIPER'S NFL MOCK DRAFT 3.0 PART 2! (11-32 breakdown w/Field Yates) | First Draft
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…
Mar 24, 2025·48m
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MEL KIPER'S NFL MOCK DRAFT 3.0: Top-10 breakdown
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…
Mar 20, 2025·51m
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TOP-10 Edge Rushers of the 2025 NFL Draft
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…
Mar 17, 2025·46m
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FIELD YATES' MINI MOCK DRAFT: Top-10 Picks with Mel Kiper
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…
Mar 13, 2025·53m
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STEALS of the 2025 NFL DRAFT
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…
Mar 10, 2025·48m
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STUDS & DUDS of 2025 NFL Combine
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…
Mar 6, 2025·46m
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Mel Kiper's NFL Mock Draft 2.0 Part 2
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…
Mar 3, 2025·47m
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MEL KIPER'S NFL MOCK DRAFT 2.0: Top-10 Breakdown with Field Yates
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…
Feb 27, 2025·50m
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TOP-10 WIDE RECEIVERS of 2025 NFL Draft
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…
Feb 24, 2025·48m
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'You better be right!' Mel Kiper's STAGGERING Discovery About 1st-round QBs
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…
Feb 20, 2025·48m
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Field Yates' NFL Mock Draft 3.0 Part 2
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're running through Yates' third NFL Mock Draft of 2025. Selections 11-32! (0:52)…
Feb 17, 2025·48m
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Field Yates' NFL Mock Draft 3.0
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're running through Yates' third NFL Mock Draft of 2025. The Top-10 selections and…
Feb 13, 2025·49m
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BIGGEST SLEEPERS of 2025 NFL Draft
Welcome back to "First Draft!" On today's episode, hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper, we run through the biggest "sleeper" players of the 2025 NFL Draft…
Feb 10, 2025·46m
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Best DAY-2 VALUE PICKS of 2025 NFL Draft
Welcome back to "First Draft!" On today's episode, hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper, we dive into the best Day-2 value selections of the 2025 NFL Draft…
Feb 6, 2025·48m
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Jalen Milroe & Quinn Ewers: What we KNOW & DON'T KNOW about both QBs
Welcome back to "First Draft!" On today's episode, hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper, we break down the draft outlook of intriguing quarterback prospects in…
Feb 3, 2025·46m
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MOST UNDERRATED Players of 2025 NFL Draft Class
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. give us their most underrated players of the 2025 NFL Draft. 00:00 Welcome to First Draft! 1:14…
Jan 30, 2025·47m
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2025 NFL Draft: Mel Kiper, Field Yates' 5 things YOU MUST KNOW!
Welcome back to "First Draft!" On today's episode, hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper, we break down the five themes revolving around the 2025 NFL Draft. Who…
Jan 27, 2025·46m
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MEL KIPER'S 2025 NFL MOCK DRAFT 1.0
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're running through Kiper's very first NFL Mock Draft 1.0. The Top-10 selections and…
Jan 23, 2025·49m
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2025 NFL MOCK DRAFT PART 3: Mel Kiper, Field Yates select picks 25-32!
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., the first 28 selections of the 2025 NFL Draft are set, for now, following the…
Jan 21, 2025·54m
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2025 NFL MOCK DRAFT PART 2: Mel Kiper, Field Yates select picks 11-24!
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., the first 24 selections of the 2025 NFL Draft are set, for now, following the…
Jan 16, 2025·54m
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2025 NFL MOCK DRAFT: Mel Kiper, Field Yates Select Top 10!
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., the Top-18 selections of the 2025 NFL Draft are set, for now, following the conclusion…
Jan 9, 2025·49m
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NFL Draft Prospect Evaluations: CFP + Bowl Games
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates, we're back to break down the most notable performances across the 2025…
Jan 2, 2025·56m
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Field Yates' 2025 NFL MOCK DRAFT 2.0 (Part 2)
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates, we're back to break down the rest of Field's 2025 NFL Mock Draft 2.0!…
Dec 19, 2024·50m
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Field Yates' 2025 NFL MOCK DRAFT 2.0
Welcome back to "First Draft" hosted by Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates. We're back to break down Field's 2025 NFL Mock Draft 2.0! (0:00) Welcome…
Dec 12, 2024·54m
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Mel Kiper & Field Yates' Top-25 prospects ahead of 2025 NFL Draft
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates, we're back to discuss the top-25 prospects at the conclusion of the…
Dec 5, 2024·59m
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Shedeur Sanders vs Cam Ward: Similarities & differences between nation's top QBs
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates, we're back to discuss the key similarities and differences between…
Nov 27, 2024·58m
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Mel Kiper's STRONGEST & WEAKEST positions of 2025 NFL Draft class
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates, we're back to discuss how the New York Giants should approach the 2025…
Nov 21, 2024·54m
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Mel Kiper & Field Yates RE-DRAFT 2024 NFL Draft Class
Welcome back to this special edition of "First Draft." On this episode, Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates go back in time to re-draft the 2024 NFL…
Nov 14, 2024·51m
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Time to Tank?! Kiper & Yates' TOP PLAYERS for NFL teams 'chasing' No. 1 pick
Welcome back to "First Draft"! hosted by Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates. We're back to discuss the "race" for the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NFl…
Nov 7, 2024·54m
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Are Shedeur Sanders & Cam Ward the Clear-cut BEST QBs in 2025 class?
Welcome back to "First Draft" hosted by Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates. Today, we're back to discuss the separation gap of the 2025 QB class…
Oct 31, 2024·51m
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First-Round Names YOU NEED TO KNOW
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr., and Field Yates are back to discuss player names who will likely be selected in the first round…
Oct 24, 2024·55m
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Mel Kiper & Field Yates' MOST DIFFICULT Prospects To Evaluate
Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates discuss the most challenging 2025 NFL Draft prospects to evaluate including QBs Jalen Milroe, Shedeur Sanders and…
Oct 17, 2024·49m
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Which College QB Could be the Next Jayden Daniels?
On today's episode of First Draft, Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr., and Field Yates are back to evaluate the superb rookie start to Commanders QB Jayden Daniels'…
Oct 10, 2024·47m
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Mel Kiper's BOLD prediction for Jalen Milroe in the 2025 NFL Draft
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates, we're back to break down the importance of Alabama QB Jalen Milroe's…
Oct 3, 2024·53m
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Mel Kiper's top RISERS on his NFL Mock Draft Big Board
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates, we're back to break down the importance of Alabama QB Jalen Milroe's…
Sep 26, 2024·55m
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Mel Kiper's Top 3 QBs, WRs & DBs ahead of 2025 NFL Draft
Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates, we're back to break down the Top 3 quarterbacks, wide receivers and…
Sep 19, 2024·48m
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Mel's Big Board: Is Quinn Ewers the New TOP Dog?
Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. break down Mel's first big board of the year, Quinn Ewers' impressive performance against Michigan, and discuss…
Sep 12, 2024·50m
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QB Watch & X-Factors For The 2025 Draft
Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. break down the QB's you need to keep your eye on for this college football season who could be at the top of the…
Sep 5, 2024·53m
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Mel's 2024 NFL Draft Grades
Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. are here to give their 2024 NFL Draft Grades breaking down who won the draft and who could make the biggest impact right away…
Apr 29, 2024·47m