🚨MEL KIPER'S MIDSEASON MOCK DRAFT🚨 [2027 NFL Draft] w/Field Yates!

On this edition of "First Draft," Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. run through the most impactful trades and storylines that have a direct effect on the 2027 NFL Draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this edition of "First Draft," Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. mock the top-10 selections of the 2027 NFL Draft exactly halfway through the 2026-27 NFL regular season. (0:00) Welcome to "First Draft" (1:08) Outlook on 2027 Draft Class (4:19) No. 1: WR Jeremiah Smith to Chargers (11:19) No. 2: Edge Colin Simmons to Titans (13:33) No. 3: QB Drew Mestemaker to Dolphins (17:33) No. 4: QB CJ Carr to Jets (via IND) (23:53) No. 5: CB Leonard Moore to Eagles (27:26) No. 6: DT Xavier Gilliam to Jets (30:19) No. 7: WR Charlie Becker to Commanders (33:01) No. 8: LB Chris Cole to Buccaneers (35:22) No. 9: CB Ashton Hampton to Cardinals (38:11) No. 10: OT Jordan Seaton to Falcons (41:11) Where does Trinidad Chambliss land? (45:45) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this edition of "First Draft," Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. list the strongest and weakest positional groups within the 2027 NFL Draft Class.   Timecodes: 0:00 Welcome to First Draft! 1:10 Week 10 CFB Preview: Miami vs Notre Dame 3:55 Strongest & Weakest Positions of 2027 NFL Draft 4:50 Strongest Positions in CFB: Quarterback 7:06 Trinidad Chambliss as a Top Tier 2 QB 8:22 Predicting How Many QBs Get Drafted in Round 1 11:50 Strongest Positions in CFB: Wide Receiver 15:30 Strongest Positions in CFB: Edge Rusher 17:26 Strongest Positions in CFB: Tight End 22:10 Strongest Positions in CFB: Safety 24:55 Strongest Positions in CFB: Defensive Tackle 26:44 Weakest Positions in CFB: Interior Offensive Line 27:36 Weakest Positions in CFB: Running Back & Offensive Tackle 30:23 NFL Draft Prospects Who Deserve More Attention! 34:20 Thanks For Watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this edition of "First Draft," Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. run through major storylines from Week 8 of the 2026-27 NFL regular season, headlined by Lamar Jackson's injury and a potential Colts fire sale ahead of the trade deadline. (0:00) "Sunday Statements" from Week 8 (8:41) Lamar Jackson's injury impact (17:42) How should Colts approach trade deadline? (23:43) Brighter day for the Titans? (28:46) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this edition of "First Draft," Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. run through a list of 2027 NFL Draft Prospects who have cemented themselves as first-round selections (through Week 8 of the college football regular season). (0:00) Welcome to "First Draft" (1:29) Emergence of Northwestern QB Aidan Chiles (6:21) First-Round Forecast (11:09) Texas OT Trevor Goosby's season-ending injury (13:17) South Carolina Edge Dylan Stewart (18:30) Georgia LB Chris Cole (19:56) Indiana WR Charlie Becker (21:57) Iowa OT Trevor Lauck (24:49) Tennessee DT Xavier Gilliam (27:18) Alabama Edge Devan Thompkins (29:11) LSU TE Trey'dez Green (31:20) Mel Kiper's Top-5 WRs (41:00) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to "First Draft." Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. break down Week 7 of the 2026-27 NFL regular season, headlined by JJ McCarthy & the Giants' victory in Houston and potential franchise-altering decisions pending in Indianapolis. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/nfl #espn (0:00) Welcome to "First Draft" (00:30) Sunday Statements (10:55) Giants def. Texans (14:55) Potentially huge decisions for Colts (19:25) Dolphins earn first W vs Jets (26:31) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to "First Draft." Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. run through the top-10 selections from Field's 2027 NFL Mini Mock Draft.#nfl espn #firstdraft #nfl #nfldraft #nfldraft2026 #ncaa #ncaafootball #sports✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/nfl (0:00) Welcome to "First Draft" (1:28) 2027 NFL Draft order (4:21) 1st: Chargers select WR Jeremiah Smith (7:29) 2nd: Dolphins select QB Drew Mestemaker (16:36) 3rd: Titans select CB Leonard Moore (21:55) 4th: Buccaneers select Edge Colin Simmons (25:17) 5th: Commanders select Edge Dylan Stewart (28:02) 6th: Eagles select WR Charlie Becker (30:21) 7th: Jets select QB CJ Carr (via DAL) (33:41) 8th: Texans select OT Trevor Goosby (37:33) 9th: Cardinals select QB Trinidad Chambliss (40:56) 10th: Jets select CB Ashton Hampton (via IND) (43:54) Top-10 Recap + final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to "First Draft." Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. run through Mel's first Top-25 Big Board Rankings of the 2026-27 college football season. #nfl espn #firstdraft #nfl #nfldraft #nfldraft2026 #ncaa #ncaafootball #sports ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/nfl (0:00) Welcome to "First Draft" (4:55) Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith (7:20) Oklahoma State QB Drew Mestemaker (10:08) Miami QB Darian Mensah (13:00) Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss (17:08) Georgia LB Chris Cole (19:18) Notre Dame QB CJ Carr (24:47) Missouri QB Austin Simmons (27:09) Indiana WR Charlie Becker (30:36) Florida RB Jadan Baugh (34:29) Texas QB Arch Manning (38:57) Oregon QB Dante Moore (41:34) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to "First Draft." Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. run through their 2027 NFL Draft prospects who throw off "freakish" vibes in terms of their physical traits and on-field production. (0:00) Welcome to First Draft! (1:25) Arch Manning vs Oklahoma (9:36) Florida DT Emmanuel Oyedabejo (13:46) Ole Miss WR Deuce Alexander (15:49) South Carolina WR Nyck Harbor (20:12) Oklahoma State WR Justin Bowick (21:46) Cal S Kingston Lopa (23:49) Tennessee LB Arion Carter (26:38) Field Yates' Top-5 RBs (33:53) Orange Crushers of the Week (40:36) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to "First Draft." Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. break down the major storylines from Week 5 of the 2026-27 NFL regular season, including the Eagles' and Commanders' late-game blunders and the 49ers impressive win to remain undefeated. (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (1:00) Sunday Statements (6:01) Disaster for Eagles & Commanders (11:07) 49ers def. Seahawks (14:55) Are the Vikings legit? (16:51) Bad Game or Bad Sign? + Drew Mestemaker (28:03) Marvin Harrison Jr. trade (39:47) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices