Mel Kiper & Field Yates' top prospects who POP from 2026 NFL Draft Class

First Draft

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🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Mike Greenberg, Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're listing the 2026 NFL Draft Prospects whose film "pops" off the screen! (0:00) Welcome to First Draft (2:34) Oklahoma QB John Mateer (6:53) Indiana QB Fernandoz Mendoza (9:00) Texas Tech vs Utah (10:00) Texas Tech LB Romello Height (12:55) Oregon QB Dante Moore (19:28) USC LB Eric Gentry (24:12) Clemson DT Peter Woods (27:04) Oregon DT A'Mauri Washington (31:17) Miami Edge Rueben Bain Jr. (37:32) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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