This is a guide talk about taking the top off the defense.

Do it once in a while, right? You're pretty good. He did it six of the last seven games.

He explodes through the quarterback and he might knock a few loose in the NFL as a rookie.

This kid is right up there with the most tough and most gritty competitors at that position.

Welcome into the first draft podcast. It is our Thursday edition and here is the drill.

My name is Field Yates. I'm joined by Mel Kuiper Jr. the star of the show,

along with Todd McShay, who will back on Monday and for those that are new to the show,

a couple of talking points here. We're going to have a show on Monday.

It's going to be live on YouTube and Twitter and any other social media outlets that you use.

Today, this Thursday edition is our bonus episode. We're going to have Mel and Todd up the top most weeks.

Today, it'll be just Mel and then we'll follow it up with a guest conversation from one of our very deep and talented

roster members of our ESPN NFL team today. It'll be our newest draft analyst, Jordan Reed,

but great to have Mel Kuiper Jr. here today. Mel, how you doing? My friend on this beautiful Thursday.

Great to be able to tell you. We got a lot going on. A lot of teams in the NFL draft going to have multiple picks.

So great opportunities to come away with a real bananza in terms of the early portion of the draft this year.

And nobody more well stocked with first round picks this year than the Philadelphia Eagles.

A reminder, Philly traded with Miami last year in which Miami moved from pick 11 to pick 6.

Philly picked up an extra first round pick. Miami used that pick on Jalen Waddle.

Philly ends up with Devonte Smith. So both teams land in Alabama wide receiver.

I think both of them are happy with the results right now. Miami obviously just not have their own first round pick this year,

but they do have San Francisco's first round pick this year. But Philly has picked 15. They also have picked 16.

And that comes via the Indianapolis Colts as they traded with Indy for Carson Wentz who goes to Indianapolis.

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