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A fixture of NFL Draft coverage will not be onsite at the event in Las Vegas this year. ESPN Senior NFL Draft Analyst Mel Kiper Jr. announced on Twitter Monday that he is unvaccinated for COVID-19. As a result, he will cover the upcoming draft from …
The 2022 NFL Draft is not nearly as top-heavy with quarterbacks as last year’s class was, and there has been no real consensus about the order in which QBs will be selected. Mel Kiper Jr. has ranked Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett as his top …
There are very few people who think Tim Tebow will prove himself to be worthy of an NFL roster spot this season, and Mel Kiper Jr. is among those who believe the Jacksonville Jaguars are wasting their time. During an appearance on ESPN’s …
This year’s NFL Draft features five quarterbacks who are almost certain to be taken in the top 15 picks, and that is the most intriguing storyline to watch heading into the event. We may not see as deep of a QB class next year, but Mel Kiper …
No pressure, kid. In a recent mock draft, ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. had the New England Patriots drafting Mac Jones No. 15 overall. Kiper joined WEEI’s “Ordway, Merloni & Fauria” show this week and talked about the …
There are many people who believe the Philadelphia Eagles should have tried to make things work with Carson Wentz rather than replacing him with Jalen Hurts, but few feel more strongly about it than ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. Kiper has been …
The New York Jets lost the right to draft Trevor Lawrence by winning two of their final three games of the season, and now many are wondering what they will do with the No. 2 overall pick. While some consider Justin Fields to be the obvious choice, …
The Miami Dolphins have been generating the majority of the headlines leading into the NFL Draft on Thursday night, any many believe they are intentionally leaking information to fool teams into thinking they are not going to draft Tua Tagovailoa. …
The Oakland Raiders came into the draft with three first-round picks and lots of holes to fill. Their selections were not necessarily in line with where draft experts expected players to go. There was plenty of unfavorable reaction to the …
Sam Darnold and Josh Rosen have gotten most of the buzz as the two best quarterbacks in the upcoming NFL Draft, but one expert does not expect either player to be the first player off the board in April. In fact, ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. …
Every person has their quirks, but Mel Kiper Jr.’s quirks may be a little more unusual than most. As ESPN’s NFL Draft coverage was winding down on Saturday, the guys on the TV set gave Kiper a pumpkin pie with fat free whipped cream. …
Johnny Manziel is easily the most intriguing player to watch as we inch closer to the NFL Draft. Because of Manziel’s size, off-field behavior and style of play, experts and analysts can’t seem to agree on where the former Texas A&M …
The ESPN NFL Draft set was never more animated than when the analysts began discussing quarterback prospect Russell Wilson. Early in the third round, the only quarterback taken on the second day was Brock Osweiler. ESPN showed draft analyst Mel Kiper …
With the 2011 NFL draft about to begin, you’ll be seeing a lot of Mel Kiper Jr. and other analysts squawking their heads off. You’ll probably be asking yourself more than once what makes a guy like Mel Kiper Jr. or Todd McShay qualified …
The idea that college football players spend money before they have it assuming they will soon be rich is extremely well known. Said athletes actually admitting that they blow money before even getting it is a bit more rare. Thankfully, we have …
We see so much of these draft experts during February, March, and April it could make our heads explode (if not theirs). Turns out, the three most well-known draft experts might actually have their jobs because they’re better than just about …
