First Draft

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! 1:49 Field Yates’ Top-50 Prospects 2:30 Will Campbell 6:00 Will Johnson 12:32 Field Yates big board rankings 13:38 Shedeur Sanders 21:37 Omarion Hampton 24:25 Donovan Ezeiruaku 27:00 Jaxson Dart 30:50 Darius Alexander 32:17 Elijah Arroyo 35:00 Jacob Parrish 36:30 Chandler Martin 39:30 Willie Lampkin 44:23 KeAndre Lambert-Smith 46:11 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 diving into the 2025 NFL Draft and its positional uncertainty surrounding some of the nation's top prospects, including Alabama QB Jalen Milroe, Ole Miss' Jaxson Dart and Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan. 00:00 Welcome to First Draft! 2:52 Jalen Milroe 8:35 Jaxson Dart 16:19 Luther Burden III 19:44 Tetairoa McMillan 23:21 Jihaad Campbell 27:07 Will Campbell 31:17 Mykel Williams 34:47 Will Johnson 38:49 Marcus Mbow 41:09 JT Tuimoloau 44:50 Shaun Dolan 46:47 Isaac TeSlaa 49:07 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 running through the rest of Kiper's third NFL Mock Draft of 2025. selections 11-32! Time Codes: 00:00 Welcome to First Draft! 3:00 Mel Kiper’s Mock Draft 3.0! 4:00 Kiper’s Top 10 NFL Draft Picks 4:30 49ers select Armand Membou 8:14 Dolphins select Will Campbell 13:00 Colston Loveland drafted to the Colts 17:36 Bengals draft Shemar Stewart 20:56 Seahawks draft Nick Emmanwori 23:51 Tetairoa McMillan drafted by the Broncos 26:01 Steelers select Derrick Harmon 27:54 Chargers select Matthew Golden 30:22 Emeka Egbuka selected by the Packers 35:00 James Pearce Jr. drafted to the Lions 38:00 Chiefs draft Kelvin Banks Jr. 45:00 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 running through Kiper's third NFL Mock Draft of 2025. The Top-10 selections and more! 4:15 Mel Kiper's Mock Draft 3.0 Pick 1 12:31 Abdul Carter to Cleveland 15:52 Giants draft Shedeur Sanders 21:54 Heisman winner Travis Hunter drafted by New England Patriots 24:45 Jaguars select Mason Graham 27:06 Raiders draft Ashton Jeanty 30:18 New York Jets select Tyler Warren 33:12 Jalon Walker to Carolina 36:00 Should the Saints draft Jaxson Dart in the top 10? 45:00 Chicago Bears select Mykel Williams 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 the best edge rushers in the 2025 NFL Draft Class, headlined by Penn State's Abdul Carter, and Georgia's duo of Mykel Williams and Jalon Walker. 00:56 Who has the best hair on First Draft?! 3:33 Top 10 Edge Rushers in NFL Draft 4:06 Abdul Carter 8:23 Jalon Walker 9:22 Mykel Williams 12:29 Jihaad Campbell 15:04 Mike Green 20:36 Shemar Stewart 21:35 Nic Scourton 27:45 Oluwafemi Oladejo 29:47 Donovan Ezeiruaku 31:37 James Pearce Jr. 34:54 Quinshon Judkins 36:16 Wyatt Milum 38:29 Chaz Chambliss 40:08 Ozzy Trapilo 41:55 Best hair in the business? 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 Field's Mini Mock Draft Top-10 amid the NFL Free Agency period. 4:26 Field Yates’ mini mock 7:50 Las Vegas Raiders 9:55 Cam Ward at #1 11:17 Cleveland Browns pick strategy 20:39 New York Giants draft strategy 24:51 Patriots take Abdul Carter at #4 29:20 Ashton Jeanty 31:30 Geno Smith 33:25 New York Jets draft strategy 34:28 Armand Membou 38:54 Panthers draft strategy 40:15 Tetairoa McMillan 49:00 Thank you for watching! 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 evaluating the blockbuster trade that sent former Seattle Seahawks QB Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders. Plus, Mel and Field's biggest steals of the 2025 NFL Draft! 3:00 Raiders acquire Geno Smith 4:30 Raiders draft strategy 12:05 Steals of the NFL Draft 14:07 Malaki Starks 16:25 Josh Simmons 18:00 Jack Bech 20:31 Trey Amos 22:04 Omarr Norman-Lott 23:44 Ashton Gillotte 27:45 Tory Horton 29:07 Josaiah Stewart 36:45 Teddye Buchanan 38:07 Nic Scourton 41:33 Que Robinson 43:51 Jack Kiser 44:52 Thank you for watching! 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 reacting to the best and worst performances from the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine. 3:00 Stud of the NFL Combine! 4:00 Maxwell Hairston 5:34 Jahdae Barron 7:30 Matthew Golden 12:45 Jaylin Noel 13:50 Jayden Higgins 16:46 Jared Wilson 19:17 Armand Membou 28:10 Duds of the NFL Combine! 28:30 Harold Fannin Jr. 30:30 Tez Johnson 34:45 Kaleb Johnson 36:20 Savion Williams 37:42 Mason Taylor 39:40 Orange Crusher: Darien Porter 42:00 Orange Crusher: Bhayshul Tuten 43:00 Thank you for watching! 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 rounding out Kiper's second NFL Mock Draft of 2025 with selections 11 through 32. (1:57) The Mock is open! (2:44) Mel's Top-10 picks (3:23) Pick 11 - Will Johnson to the 49ers (8:19) Pick 12 - Omarion Hampton to the Cowboys (12:29) Pick 13 - Mike Green to the Falcons (14:14) Pick 14 - Shemar Stewart to the Cardinals (18:07) Pick 15 - Mykel Williams to the Bengals (20:29) Pick 16 - Jihaad Campbell to the Buccaneers (24:27) Pick 17 - Colston Loveland to the Broncos (28:25) Pick 18 - Emeka Egbuka to the Steelers (33:05) Pick 19 - Tetairoa McMillan to the Chargers (36:29) Picks 22-26 (37:08) Pick 27 - Nick Emmanwori to the Ravens (41:19) Picks 28-30 (41:39) Pick 31 - Aireontae Ersery to the Chiefs (43:48) Pick 32 - Walter Nolen to the Eagles 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 running through Kiper's second NFL Mock Draft of 2025. The Top-10 selections and more! (2:45) The Mel's Mock 2.0 Begins (3:13) No. 1 Pick - Abdul Carter to the Tennessee Titans (6:09) No. 2 Pick - Cam Ward to the Cleveland Browns (11:22) No. 3 Pick - Travis Hunter to the New York Giants (16:18) New York Giants Quarterback Situation (17:12) No. 4 Pick - Will Campbell to the New England Patriots (22:59) No. 5 Pick - Mason Graham to the Jacksonville Jaguars (25:24) No. 6 Pick - Ashton Jeanty to the Las Vegas Raiders (31:27) No. 7 Pick - Shedeur Sanders to the New York Jets (34:15) No. 8 - Jalon Walker to the Carolina Panthers (37:11) No. 9 Pick - Tyler Warren to the New Orleans Saints (39:49) No. 10 Pick - Josh Simmons to the Chicago Bears (41:48) Your fan question! (45:47) We'll see you on Monday! 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 running through the top-10 ranked wide receivers of the 2025 NFL Draft Class, featuring Colorado's Travis Hunter, Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan and Luther Burden III of the Missouri! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 quarterbacks who have led their teams to the postseason. 00:54 Mel Kiper’s quarterback theory 1:41 QBs to make playoffs as a starter by draft round 3:40 1st round QBs 9:56 Cam Ward 11:26 Shedeur Sanders 24:55 Jaxson Dart 25:40 2nd round QBs 27:00 3rd round QBs 28:33 4th round QBs 29:30 5th round QBs 31:34 6th round QBs 34:09 7th round QBs 45:03 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 running through Yates' third NFL Mock Draft of 2025. Selections 11-32! (0:52) Field Yates' Mock Draft 3.0 (3:39) Recapping Field's Top 10 (4:08) No. 11: OSU OT Josh Simmons to 49ers (7:12) No. 12: Michigan CB Will Johnson to Cowboys (9:09) Should Dallas select RB Ashton Jeanty at 12? (10:59) No. 14: Penn State TE Tyler Warren to Colts (13:08) No. 15: Marshall Edge Mike Green to Falcons (14:49) No. 16: Texas A&M Edge Shemar Stewart to Cardinals (17:51) No. 17: Ole Miss DT Walter Nolen to Bengals (20:34) No. 20: Tennessee Edge James Pearce Jr. to Buccaneers (23:42) No. 20: Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty to Broncos (27:58) No. 21: Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart to Steelers (34:37) Picks 22-25 (36:17) No. 27: Georgia S Malaki Starks to Ravens (37:39) Picks 28-30 (38:54) No. 31: OSU OT/G Donovan Jackson to Chiefs (43:13) No. 32: Alabama LB Jihaad Campbell to Eagles (44:30) 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 running through Yates' third NFL Mock Draft of 2025. The Top-10 selections and more! (0:00) Welcome to First Draft! (0:53) Mel's initial thoughts on Field's Mock 3.0 (2:19) Let's get drafting! (2:48) Tennessee Titans select WR/CB Travis Hunter (7:56) Cleveland Browns select E Abdul Carter (11:30) New York Giants select QB Cam Ward (15:49) New England Patriots select OT Will Campbell (19:36) Jacksonville Jaguars select DT Mason Graham (22:07) Las Vegas Raiders select QB Shedeur Sanders (26:24) New York Jets select E Mykel Williams (32:11) Carolina Panthers select LB Jalon Walker (34:16) New Orleans Saints select WR Tetairoa McMillan (39:19) Chicago Bears select OT Kelvin Banks Jr. (40:43) Your fan questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. Plus, what should the Tennessee Titans do with the No. 1 overall pick? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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. (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (1:17) Day 2 Gems (1:55) Day 2 Gems - Offense (2:01) Louisville QB Tyler Shough (8:28) Tennessee RB Dylan Sampson (10:20) SMU RB Brashard Smith (13:53) Texas WR Isaiah Bond (17:20) Stanford WR Elic Ayomanor (19:25) Washington State WR Kyle Williams (21:47) Miami TE Elijah Arroyo (24:35) Georgia C Jared Wilson (26:40) LSU OT Emery Jones Jr. (29:17) Texas A&M DE Nic Scourton (30:55) Ole Miss Edge Princely Umanmielen (32:15) South Carolina LB Demetrius Knight Jr. (34:29) UCLA LB Oluwafemi Oladejo (36:06) Louisville CB Quincy Riley (37:33) Notre Dame CB Benjamin Morrison (38:27) Oklahoma S Billy Bowman Jr. (40:27) Orange Crushers of the Week (40:48) Florida DB Trikweze Bridges (42:18) Michigan RB Kalel Mullings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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

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

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

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