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First Draft

First Impressions

First Draft

ESPN Radio

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4.21.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2016

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Chris Sprow, Mel Kiper Jr., and Todd McShay discuss the rookies to watch on the eve of Week 1 and discuss the impact of opening week in college football on their big boards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Every day brings us closer, closer to the moment when the next generation of NFL stars learn their destiny.

0:09.0

And franchises try to lay the foundation for the next dynasty.

0:13.4

Whitney first thing.

0:15.4

This is first draft.

0:17.6

Now alongside NFL Draft Insiders Melkiper Jr. and Todd McShea,

0:22.0

here's Chris Brown.

0:25.2

Welcome to the first draft of the new college football

0:29.7

season and then the NFL season, which starts about 24 hours from now.

0:35.0

So we're going to hit them both.

0:37.0

Mel, Todd, I want to jump on, you both put out stuff on rookies that you are interested in, rookies that you think are going to blow up

0:46.4

obviously we have some big changes this week just just from where we were

0:50.5

standing when you guys wrote some of those things you know that the news that

0:53.9

Carson Wents will be the starting quarterback in Philadelphia you know really

1:00.5

interesting development I mean we saw in 2008 I'm sure Mel's familiar with it.

1:04.4

Joe Flacko went right from FCS.

1:06.6

1-11 and 5 with Baltimore in 2008 out of Delaware.

1:11.2

For some reason this feels like a

1:14.3

feels like an even bigger jump mel you know Carson Wentz going from you know North

1:20.0

Dakota State right into the starting role for the Philadelphia Eagles.

1:24.8

Not only is he jumping right into the starting role, he missed some time during pre-season,

1:28.7

he had the fractured rib.

1:30.8

Something makes this one feel a little bit bigger. I mean is that your sense?

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