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The Valenti Show

The 10 Most Interesting Picks In Mel Kiper's Latest Mock Draft

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Valenti shares the 10 most surprising selections in ESPN NFL Draft Insider Mel Kiper's latest first-round mock draft.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I touch table on a little bit of football.

0:02.4

Old Hairspray spoke today,

0:04.4

aka Mel Kuyper, which means we're in the hellscape of mock draft season.

0:09.1

I'm going to spotlight the 10 most interesting picks of this draft,

0:13.3

and I'm going to launch them at Kenny and Rico,

0:15.9

and we're going to have a good time with it.

0:17.0

Music, please.

0:19.0

What I mean by that is this is for entertainment purposes only because Mel Kuyper,

0:23.8

he's not right about anything. So let's go.

0:26.0

Not doing number one. We all know who's going there.

0:28.9

The surprises.

0:29.8

That's right. The surprises and hilarity started too.

0:34.6

I want to go to Rico Beard for this. The New York football jetsets, a place that if they draft you, your career is over. They

0:41.2

don't go quarterback here, and this is a stunning draft picket

0:45.3

too. I will tell you it's a Big Ten player. I will tell you it's a player I want

0:49.2

the Giants to take. I will tell you it is a defensive player. Talk to me.

0:55.4

Do you know who the judge did you say?

0:57.7

Player, player you want to, it's Arville Reese.

1:00.1

Same team, wrong player.

1:01.7

He's got them taking Caleb Downs.

1:04.8

A safety at number two, the highest drafted safety since Eric Turner in 1991.

1:10.0

Wow.

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