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First Draft

FIELD YATES' TOP-50 NFL DRAFT PROSPECTS w/Mel Kiper Jr.!

First Draft

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.21.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're breaking down Field's top-50 prospects of the 2026 NFL Draft Class, led by Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza and Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love.  00:00 Welcome to the show! 1:30 Ty Simpson’s pro day 16:00 Field Yates’ Top-50 NFL Draft prospects 19:45 Ohio State Buckeyes’ NFL Draft prospects 20:40 Rueben Bain Jr. 23:00 Kadyn Proctor 29:00 Rankings 21 through 30 35:20 Rankings 31 through 40 39:50 Rankings 41 through 50 41:00 Jadarian Price 55:00 Thank you for watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

From 30 for 30 Podcasts.

0:02.5

Brian Padda, Senior Defensive Lyman from Miami.

0:12.9

Gunned down.

0:14.3

The key to this case, it's Brian.

0:17.2

A hour before he died, he was on the phone. Arguing what's about.

0:21.2

This might be a hit.

0:22.8

You want the truth.

0:23.8

Biggest one of conviction.

0:24.6

Being placed him to arrest.

0:26.5

We had a killer amongst us.

0:28.1

Murder at the U. Listen now.

0:30.1

Order up.

0:32.4

My 50 piece of the nation's top prospects are hot, ready, and coming your way. Where does Bama quarterback Ty Simpson rank?

0:39.3

And does Mel Kuyper Jr. agree?

0:41.3

That's coming up. Plus, we're responding to your questions, your takes, and your draft dreams live as first draft starts right now.

0:49.3

Welcome back into first draft.

0:51.3

I am Field Yates. He is Mel Kuiper Jr.

0:54.4

As always, we are live on the NFL on ESPN YouTube channel, ESPN2, and wherever you get your podcast. Mel, I'll have to dive into today. But first, how are you, my friend? It can be better, Field. Pro day is kind of winding down. We're going to see this week. is what are several players, what they actually do in terms of working out, running 40s, just positional drills, coming back for some injury. So I think we're going to basically finalize, I know I am fielded at the end of this coming week, I finalize my big board. It's over and done with. I wish I could say the same here, Mel. I got a little bit more work to do. Also, I think that,

1:27.8

and I'm assuming this would be part of your calculus as well. The old thing they can really change

1:32.7

between the end of this week and April 23rd is continuing to get more medical information. Right,

1:38.1

Mel, that will be a big part of the equation for at least some players in the 26 NFL draft.

1:43.8

Last week, Mel, I made a trip, a brief one down to Tuscaloosa, Alabama,

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