Welcome in to another edition of the first draft podcast available every Tuesday, 4 p.m. Eastern

time. And of course, you can check us out on the ESPN YouTube page if you want to watch

the video as well. We got a huge podcast coming up today as we have lots more free, free

agent action to break down. Plus, Mel Kuiper Jr. has done his third mock draft of the year.

So hello, we'll start right there. Hello to you, Mel Kuiper Jr. Todd McShay, Mel

third mock. How does it feel? Feels good to move on to 4.0 soon, 3.0 in the rear of your mirror

because everyone would do a mock draft every day if he could. Every day.

You know, he's mocking my mock, you know what I'm saying? But it's been a fun process, but I think

the trades, that's the whole thing, the intrigue of the trades, which I'm coming around to field

because it allows you to put players where you think they will go, not where need dictates. You

know what I mean? Because you'll say, I can't drop this guy here because none of these team need him,

but in order for it to make sense, I have to. Now you don't have to worry about that. You can

make a trade to get a guy off the board for a team that really could ultimately move up to get

that player. I did it with NA Sol, going to the Minnesota Vikings, a pick number nine. I move,

I Carolina, move up to get Justin Fields, cut it off at that. Everything after that kind of fell

into place. Todd will have a couple of guys that left that and put everybody in your mock draft

that you want to. I basically had 45 players for 32 spots. That's what it boiled down to.

Yeah, so I think that's always one of the perils of calling a player a first round pick, like when

you're signing him a grades a first rounder, because I think in most years, you'll either have fewer

or more than 32 players that fit that bill. Todd, big week for you, not just evaluating

Mel's mock and keeping up with all the pro days, including Alabama's today, but of course,

your birthday week is well up birthday, our friend. Thank you. 30 years young.

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