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ESPN experts Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates keep tabs on the NFL draft throughout the year.

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ESPN experts Mel Kiper Jr. and Field Yates keep tabs on the NFL draft throughout the year.

    Best WR In Class & Potentnial Late Round Stars

    Best WR In Class & Potentnial Late Round Stars

    Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. give their takes on the best WR in the 2024 NFL Draft class before tackling some late round prospects who are not getting enough attention with major upside.
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    • 59 min
    2024 NFL Draft Strategy

    2024 NFL Draft Strategy

    Daniel Dopp and Mel Kiper Jr. play 'Armchair GM' for the Chiefs, the Lions and several other teams as Mel tackles the biggest need for each of these teams heading into the 2024 NFL Draft.
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    • 45 min
    Mel's 2024 NFL Mock Draft 3.0

    Mel's 2024 NFL Mock Draft 3.0

    Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. react to Mel's 2024 NFL Mock Draft 3.0 including who pops in the Top 5 of the draft before Field talks some of the picks he is most interested in including how high Brock Bowers has climbed.
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    • 49 min
    Mel Reacts To Field's 'Mini' Mock Draft

    Mel Reacts To Field's 'Mini' Mock Draft

    Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. react to the draft ramifications of the Justin Fields trade before Mel breaks down his thoughts on Field's 'Mini' Mock Draft.
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    • 47 min
    Free Agency Impact On Draft & Pro Day Reaction

    Free Agency Impact On Draft & Pro Day Reaction

    Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr. break down their key takeaways from free agency including how some major signings will impact the upcoming draft before talking Field's reactions to his Pro Day visits.
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    • 1 hr 3 min
    Mel Answers The 10 BIGGEST Draft Questions

    Mel Answers The 10 BIGGEST Draft Questions

    Daniel Dopp and Mel Kiper Jr. break down the 10 biggest questions NFL teams need to ask themselves when evaluating the talent in this draft class. Plus, Mel's tells us what players are beginning to separate from the rest of the field.
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    • 46 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
1.4K Ratings

1.4K Ratings

Scott4Bolts ,

Pretty Darn Good, if not Great Anymore

I love Mel, the Godfather of the draft. He’s an icon within the NFL draft culture. Still at the top of his game and worth listening for him alone. Field is the consummate pro, super detail oriented, allows Mel to be the star and fills in around him perfectly as a good host should. I think he has an eye for talent too in his own right. But the reason for the 4 instead of 5 stars is what made this podcast and ESPNs draft coverage in general great was the debate format between Mel and Todd McShay. I am personally really disappointed to see Todd go. Not only was he incredibly insightful but he and Mel had great debate chemistry. It’s kind of like when you favorite band loses a key member and while they are still good, it’s just not quite the same. So still worth a listen, but we are SERIOUSLY missing Todd!

raven1537 ,

Yates is outstanding

Enough of the Yates bashing. I’ve been surprised how fantastic he’s been as both host and analyst. You can tell the guy has legitimately done his homework and is passionate about the subject matter.

Thisisfootballbestfan14 ,

Mel connection Lost

Mel loses connection allot over the year with bad internet connection. Can you make it where Yates and Kiper do podcast together? Seems like this has affected allot of episodes over the last few years.
Also see they still have Todd Mcshay as a host on the information of the podcast.

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