2025 NFL Draft: Mel Kiper, Field Yates' 5 things YOU MUST KNOW!

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🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Welcome back to "First Draft!" On today's episode, hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper, we break down the five themes revolving around the 2025 NFL Draft. Who is QB1: Shedeur Sanders or Cam Ward? Edge Rushers and Defensive linemen will fly off the board in Round 1. Is Travis Hunter a WR, CB or can he do both at the next level? Running Back is DEEP in this year's class. Plus, how will season-ending injuries affect the draft stock of top prospects? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:24.5	Sign up for your $1 a month trial at Shopify.com slash setup. The countdown continues 87 days until the 2025 NFL draft.
0:45.9	Mel Kiper and I break down the top five things that you need to know.
0:49.4	But April's draft that is coming up.
0:51.7	Plus, we are responding to your questions, your takes, and your draft dreams live as First Draft starts right now.
1:00.0	Hello and welcome in. I am Field Yates. This is First Drapped. I am going to be joined in just about a moment by Mel Kuyper Jr., the man who basically created this entire
1:11.6	industry for those unfamiliar with First Raft, they were watching us on TV.
1:15.1	Hello, thank you for joining us.
1:16.6	We are on twice a week.
1:18.5	We are a podcast.
1:19.4	We are a show on YouTube on the NFL, on ESPN YouTube channel, and of course today with
1:23.8	you live on TV.
1:25.8	We have so much to get to Mel Kuyper Jr. not just invented this
1:30.4	industry, but invented the show as well. So Mel, we are giving people an introduction. This is
1:35.1	Draft 101 for the 2025 class, a crash course, if you will. Call it a draft course instead.
1:42.7	But first of all, Mel, how are you, my friend?
1:46.0	I love being back in the draft labs field. It's been a while back in the laboratory to tell
1:51.0	everybody about what you need to know leading up to late April. We're going to try it over the
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