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

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

Whitney first pick.

This is first draft.

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

here's Chris Brown.

Welcome to First Draft, the First Edition post-play-off championship.

We don't call it a title game anymore. You have to call

playoff. You gotta stay on brand. Alabama did it again. How many guys are they going

to send to the NFL? A bunch, Georgia, a bunch? Mel Mel what did you see last night I'm here with Mel and Todd I'm Chris

Sprout I'm gonna get into the rhythm of things already a mess not sleeping much Todd you have a kid and now you can't even host?

Yeah, that's kind of... I mean we're just, we're getting back in the swing. We've got to kind of reintroduce this thing,

get everyone excited. Right. This is a podcast about the NFL draft.

We talk about college football players that are going to become NFL football players.

And we have Todd McShay and Mel Kuiper to do it.

Mel, what did you see last night? Who stood out?

Well, the guy you thought was going to stand out was Sony Michelle.

He was fortunate. They didn't want to give him the ball. He wanted everybody else in the game but

Sony Michelle, which I thought was kind of, you know, mind-boggling to me and they made you

scratch your head but I think we look at the Ron Payne all year what he meant to

that defense up front being so disruptive he was a 23 on the big board going

in and again Rashan Evans we knew would be a guy coming off

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