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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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.
Mel Kiper's FIRST TOP-25 BIG BOARD RANKINGS of 2026 NFL Draft Class! w/Field Yates
First Draft
53 minutes
1 month ago
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 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!
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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.
