First Draft podcast

First Draft

Mel Kiper Jr., Field Yates, Mike Greenberg

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.

200 Episodes

Jalen Milroe & Quinn Ewers: What we KNOW & DON'T KNOW about both QBs
vor 2 Tagen
50:52
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 the 2025 class, including Alabama Jalen Milroe, Quinn Ewers and Jaxson Dart. Plus, Field and Mel dive into the tight end class and Senior Bowl standouts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
MOST UNDERRATED Players of 2025 NFL Draft Class
1/30/2025
51:13
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 Most underrated players in 2025 NFL Draft 1:43 UCF RB RJ Harvey 4:02 Miami WR Xavier Restrepo 6:55 Restrepo compared to Amon-Ra St. Brown 10:14 Utah State WR Jalen Royals 13:27 Georgia RB Trevor Etienne 16:58 Syracuse TE/HB Oronde Gadsden II 20:32 Oregon QB Dillon Gabriel 22:50 Would the Cardinals or Dolphins be a good fit for Gabriel? 24:00 Indiana DT C.J. West 26:41 Tennessee DT Omar Norman-Lott 28:23 Ole Miss LB Chris Paul Jr. 30:04 California CB Noel Williams 31:53 Virginia S Jonas Sanker 33:36 Ohio State LB Cody Simon 36:28 Orange Crushers! 36:54 Georgia Tech TE Jackson Hawes 39:54 North Dakota State OL Grey Zabel 43:40 Thank you for watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2025 NFL Draft: Mel Kiper, Field Yates' 5 things YOU MUST KNOW!
1/27/2025
50:51
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 is QB1: Shedeur Sanders or Cam Ward? Edge Rushers and Defensive linemen will fly off the board in Round 1. Is Travis Hunter a WR, CB or can he do both at the next level? Running Back is DEEP in this year's class. Plus, how will season-ending injuries affect the draft stock of top prospects? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
MEL KIPER'S 2025 NFL MOCK DRAFT 1.0
1/23/2025
53:47
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 more! (00:00) Welcome to the Show! (1:35) Mel Kiper’s NFL Mock Draft 1.0 (3:02) Top 10 NFL Draft order (5:35) No. 1: QB Cam Ward to Titans (9:56) No. 2: WR/CB Travis Hunter to Browns (11:20) No. 3: QB Shedeur Sanders to Giants (13:08) No. 4: LB Abdul Carter to Patriots (15:57) No. 5: DT Mason Graham to Jaguars (18:56) No. 6: WR Tetairoa McMillan to Raiders (22:52) No. 7: OLB Mykel Williams to Jets (23:41) No. 8: LB Jalon Walker to Panthers (25:31) No. 9: CB Will Johnson to Saints (28:04) No. 10 : OT Will Campbell to Bears (29:35) Top 10 Picks (30:19) No. 12: WR Luther Burden III to Cowboys (30:39) No. 15: DE Shemar Stewart to Falcons (34:57) No. 16: OT Tyler Booker to Cardinals (36:58) No. 19: S Nick Emmanwori to Buccaneers (41:28) No. 20: RB Ashton Jeanty to Broncos (46:10) Thank you for watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2025 NFL MOCK DRAFT PART 3: Mel Kiper, Field Yates select picks 25-32!
1/21/2025
58:40
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 conclusion of the Divisional Playoff round. On this episode, we Mock Draft picks 25-32! (0:00) Welcome to "First Draft" (2:53) Recapping picks 11-24 (4:11) No. 25: WR Luther Burden III to Texans (7:22) No. 26: DL Kenneth Grant to Rams (9:42) No. 27: CB Maxwell Hairston to Ravens (19:33) No. 28: OL Donovan Jackson to Lions (26:40) No. 29: DL Shemar Stewart to Commanders (33:03) No. 30: DT Tyleik Williams to Bills (37:31) No. 31: DE Donovan Ezeiruaku to Eagles (40:30) No. 32: G Tyler Booker to Chiefs (46:16) Orange Crushers of the Week (49:06) See you next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2025 NFL MOCK DRAFT PART 2: Mel Kiper, Field Yates select picks 11-24!
1/16/2025
58:41
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 conclusion of the regular season and Wild Card Playoff round. On this episode, we Mock Draft picks 11-24! (0:00) Welcome to "First Draft" (2:45) No. 11: OL Josh Simmons to 49ers (6:05) No. 12: RB Ashton Jeanty to Cowboys (8:25) No. 13: S Malaki Starks to Dolphins (10:12) No. 14: TE Tyler Warren to Colts (14:09) No. 15: LB Mykel Williams to Falcons (16:09) No. 16: DL Mike Green to Cardinals (20:34) No. 17: CB Shavon Revel Jr. to Bengals (23:13) No. 18: OT Josh Conerly Jr to Seahawks (24:50) No. 19: LB James Pearce Jr. to Buccaneers (28:17) No. 20: TE Colston Loveland to Broncos (33:23) No. 21: DL Walter Nolen to Steelers (35:34) No. 22: DL Derrick Harmon to Chargers (39:31) No. 23: CB Benjamin Morrison to Packers (42:43) No. 24: OL Armand Membou to Vikings (45:35) Recapping picks 11-24 of First Draft: Mock 1.0 (50:00) See you next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2025 NFL MOCK DRAFT: Mel Kiper, Field Yates Select Top 10!
1/9/2025
51:39
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 of the regular season. On this episode, we Mock Draft the first 10 picks! (0:00) Welcome to "First Draft" (2:42) Mock Draft (3:38) Could the Titans shop No. 1 overall pick? (7:07) No. 1: QB Cam Ward to Titans (11:09) No. 2: WR/CB Travis Hunter to Browns (15:05) No. 3: QB Shedeur Sanders to Giants (22:06) No. 4: OT Will Campbell to Patriots (26:29) No. 5: Edge Abdul Carter to Jaguars (30:52) No. 6: DT Mason Graham to Raiders (35:33) No. 7: LB Jalon Walker to Jets (36:59) No. 8: CB Will Johnson to Panthers (39:18) No. 9: WR Tetairoa McMillan to Saints (40:12) No. 10: OT Kelvin Banks Jr. to Bears (43:20) Recapping NFL Mock Draft Top 10 (46:15) Thank you for watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NFL Draft Prospect Evaluations: CFP + Bowl Games
1/2/2025
58:23
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 College Football Playoff and Bowl games. (0:00) Welcome to "First Draft" (1:26) Notre Dame vs Georgia postponed (2:45) Peach Bowl: Texas vs Arizona State (3:47) Quinn Ewers late-game herorics vs Sun Devils (10:26) The 3rd-best QB in the draft is..? (15:06) RB Cam Skattebo vs Texas (19:30) OSU WR Jeremiah Smith vs Oregon (22:16) Ashton Jeanty vs Penn State (26:50) Cam Ward & Shedeur Sanders' final games (35:26) Bowl Game Ballers: TE Harold Fannin Jr. (37:26) Penn State RB Kaytron Allen (39:17) Notre Dame S Xavier Watts (41:12) South Carolina State LB Aaron Smith (42:49) Syracuse QB Kyle McCord (46:48) Orange Crushers of the Week (51:58) See you next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Field Yates' 2025 NFL MOCK DRAFT 2.0 (Part 2)
12/19/2024
52:20
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! (0:00) Welcome to "First Draft" (0:52) Field Yates' 2025 NFL Mock Draft 2.0 (2:39) No. 11: Edge rusher James Pearce Jr. to Bengals (10:30) No. 12: RB Ashton Jeanty to Cowboys (16:15) No. 15: DT Walter Nolen to 49ers (20:42) No. 18: OT Josh Simmons to Rams (29:09) No. 20: WR Luther Burden III to Commanders (33:45) No. 28: OT Cameron Williams to Eagles (37:39) No. 29: WR Emeka Egbuka to Bills (40:17) Mel's surprise-players left out of Field's Mock 2.0 (42:49) One thing Field would change about Mock 2.0 (45:30) Thank you for watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Field Yates' 2025 NFL MOCK DRAFT 2.0
12/12/2024
56:14
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 to "First Draft" (0:53) Field Yates' 2025 NFL Mock Draft 2.0 (7:23) No. 1: QB Shedeur Sanders to Giants (9:12) No. 2: QB Cam Ward to Raiders (14:49) No. 3: WR/CB Travis Hunter to Patriots (19:40) No. 4: DE Abdul Carter to Panthers (23:27) No. 5: OT Kelvin Banks Jr. to Browns (26:20) No. 6: DT Mason Graham to Jets (30:26) No. 7: WR Tetairoa McMillan to Titans (35:03) No. 8: CB Will Johnson to Jaguars (45:01) Nos. 9 & 10: Will Campbell Bears, Mykel Williams to Saints (50:19) See you next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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