Mel Kiper's PLAYERS YOU NEED TO KNOW from 2026 NFL Draft Class! w/Field Yates

First Draft

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🗓️ 24 September 2025

⏱️ 51 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 names you need to know! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.8	slash UK slash AI for people. You can hate the player, but don't hate the name. Mel Kuyper Jr.
0:35.3	And Field Yates have names you just have to know ahead of the
0:38.7	2026 NFL draft. That's coming up along with your questions, your takes, and your draft dreams
0:45.2	live as first draft starts right now. Hi, everybody, and welcome to first draft live with you, as
0:52.9	always on the NFL on ESPN YouTube
0:55.2	channel and ESPN2 and wherever you get your podcasts. They are the legends. Mel Kuiper Jr.
1:01.4	and Field Yates, I am Greenie. Scan the QR code to catch up on anything you've missed this season.
1:06.5	Gentlemen, we have a huge show ahead of us, but before we go ahead, I want to start by going back, Mel and Field, but Mel, I'll
1:14.0	start with you.
1:14.8	Your name came up Saturday night in some very esteemed company.
1:19.2	So Saturday night, we have a dinner every Saturday, the entire Sunday countdown,
1:24.0	NFL Sunday countdown on ESPN crew.
1:26.0	We get together.
1:26.7	We have our pre-show meeting, our production meeting, and we have dinner, and we have the
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