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First Draft

Mel Kiper & Field Yates' FINAL INTEL ON 2026 NFL DRAFT w/Greeny!

First Draft

ESPN Radio

Sports

4.21.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Welcome back to "First Draft"! Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're diving into the top news, notes and storylines surrounding the 2026 NFL Draft, including the potential draft-ranges of Alabama QB Ty Simpson and Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love. 00:00 Welcome to First Draft! 1:10 Dexter Lawrence trade reaction 9:16 Where will Ty Simpson land? 14:00 What should the Jets do at #2? 16:00 David Bailey or Arvell Reese? 20:00 Jeremiyah Love 26:30 Jermod McCoy 33:00 Bold NFL Draft predictions 39:30 Keagen Trost 40:30 Lewis Bond 44:30 Thank you for watching! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.5

It is the calm before the storm.

0:34.7

Mel Kuiper Jr. and Field Yates give their up to the minute

0:37.9

intel on the biggest storylines.

0:40.3

Heading into Thursday night in Pittsburgh.

0:42.3

That is coming up.

0:43.2

Plus, as always, we respond to your questions, your takes,

0:46.5

and your draft dreams live as first draft starts right now.

0:52.6

And here we go.

0:54.0

And if everything just seems a little bit more exciting, if the energy just seems to be turned up a little bit, that my friends is not a coincidence.

1:01.5

It is because it is that time of year.

1:03.6

Young Fielding is ready.

1:05.1

And Mel Kuiper Jr., the man who invented the draft, is ready to travel to Pittsburgh and bring you all our coverage of night one

1:12.5

and then night two and then all day on Saturday. We're delighted that you are with us here.

1:17.2

And gentlemen, let's dive right in. There is no time to waste as we are the week of the draft

1:22.0

and we have enormous news to react to. The trade, Dexter Lawrence, from the Giants to the Bengals straight up for the

1:30.3

10th pick in the draft. Young Fielding, your reaction.

1:34.3

First of all, I was floored by this trade, Graney. I thought it was an absolute master

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