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 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: Quarterback (26:56) Weakest position: Running back (31:03) Weakest position: Interior offensive linemen (32:02) Cincinnati TE Joe Royer, Duke CB Chandler Rivers (38:20) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Makai Lemon (23:38) No. 9: Miami Edge Rueben Bain Jr. (29:24) No. 13: Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy (32:05) No. 16: Alabama QB Ty Simpson (36:43) No. 21: South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers (42:12) No. 23: Georgia LB C.J. Allen (43:49) Arch Manning left off Mel's Big Board (48:12) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 (23:10) Baylor TE Michael Trigg (24:20) Cincinnati's Brendan Sorsby & Jake Golday (28:14) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 State WR Jordyn Tyson (22:48) USC WR Makai Lemon (25:56) LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier (30:09) Ole Miss TE Dae’Quan Wright (31:02) Harvard QB Jaden Craig (34:02) Texas A&M WR/PR KC Concepcion (35:13) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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'Mauri Washington (31:17) Miami Edge Rueben Bain Jr. (37:32) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Rusher + Linebacker class (22:42) No. 4: Transfer portal difficulty (28:09) No. 5: Trading 1st-Rd picks (33:47) Orange Crushers of the Week (36:56) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 Bowl predictions(39:27) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier (19:50) Picks 17-19 (20:37) No. 20: Broncos select Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson (22:45) No. 21: Texans select Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love (25:13) No. 22: Buccaneers select Edge Dani Dennis-Sutton (28:14) No. 25: Commanders select Alabama WR Germie Bernard (30:45) No. 26: Chargers select Duke CB Chandler Rivers (33:10) Picks 26-28 (33:39) No. 29: Lions select Ohio State LB Sonny Styles (35:48) Picks 30-32 (37:13) Thank you for watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier (19:50) Picks 17-19 (20:37) No. 20: Broncos select Arizona State WR Jordyn Tyson (22:45) No. 21: Texans select Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love (25:13) No. 22: Buccaneers select Edge Dani Dennis-Sutton (28:14) No. 25: Commanders select Alabama WR Germie Bernard (30:45) No. 26: Chargers select Duke CB Chandler Rivers (33:10) Picks 26-28 (33:39) No. 29: Lions select Ohio State LB Sonny Styles (35:48) Picks 30-32 (37:13) Thank you for watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices