Mel Kiper Jr. apparently didn’t feel the need to check in with the coach who may know Cam Ward best. Miami head coach Mario Cristobal revealed he did not hear from ESPN’s draft guru leading into the 2025 NFL Draft despite Ward ultimately being the No. 1 pick. Kiper made it clear throughout the draft … Read more
Shedeur Sanders’ wild five-round slide was the biggest storyline to come out of the 2025 NFL Draft last weekend. A three-day swoonfest over the polarizing prospect spearheaded by ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. was a buzzy subplot that captivated much of social media users’ attention, even if the subject at the center of it … Read more
An ESPN segment between Rece Davis and Mel Kiper turned tense Saturday when the network stars had a heated argument about former Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders after he was drafted by the Browns on Saturday. Sanders, who tumbled from being a top prospect to the fifth round and No. 144 overall of the NFL draft, … Read more
Teams are often coined winners and losers after the 2025 NFL Draft, but what about the media personalities who covered the event? Well, there seems to have been a clear-cut winner and loser from Thursday night’s draft coverage. Many have raved about Peter Schrager, the former NFL Network star who was just hired by ESPN … Read more
It’s not the grandest endorsement of a pick when the draft analyst immediately says he’d rather have the player that the team passed on. That’s how ESPN’s NFL draft expert Mel Kiper began his assessment of new Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart after Big Blue traded up to select him and forego selecting Shedeur Sanders. “Surprised … Read more
Mel Kiper Jr. went scorched earth on the Panthers for their handling of the Bryce Young situation. After Carolina announced it was benching the 2023 No. 1 overall pick following an 0-2 start, the ESPN NFL draft analyst took to the World Wide Leader’s airwaves to rip the beleaguered franchise, which is now turning to … Read more
Mel Kiper Jr. believes the Giants threw the true curveball of the 2024 NFL Draft. While most would peg the Falcons stunningly taking Michael Penix as the fourth quarterback at pick No. 8 as the draft’s biggest surprise Thursday, the ESPN draft expert countered that the Giants passing on taking a potential franchise quarterback marked … Read more
You will often see NFL insiders like Adam Schefter on their cell phones live on TV now in the have-to-be-first world of breaking news. Now picture the complete opposite of that — and that’s where Mel Kiper lands. Former ESPN analyst Todd McShay confirmed to Barstool’s “Pardon My Take” that Kiper does not own a cell … Read more