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Football analyst- Mel Kiper Jr. has served as an NFL draft analyst for ESPN since 1984. He is a regular contributor on "SportsCenter," ESPN studio shows and ESPN Radio. He is the co-host of the First Draft podcast, and he writes regularly for ESPN+.
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NFL draft analyst- Matt Miller is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on the nation's top pro prospects. A Missouri native, Matt joined ESPN in 2021 and also contributes to SportsCenter, NFL Live and ESPN Radio. Prior to joining ESPN, Matt spent 11 years as a senior draft analyst at Bleacher Report.
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Scouts Inc.- Steve Muench played four years of Division I-AA football before joining Scouts Inc. in 2002. He has evaluated both NFL and college players for Scouts Inc., but his current focus is on the NFL draft.
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NFL draft analyst- Jordan Reid is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on the nation's top pro prospects. Jordan joined ESPN in 2021 and also contributes to SportsCenter and ESPN Radio. He played quarterback at North Carolina Central University and then went on to coach there from 2014-18.
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ESPN NFL Insider- Field Yates is a fantasy football expert and NFL draft analyst for ESPN. You can find him on Fantasy Football Now on Sunday mornings and regularly on NFL Live throughout the week, as well as the Fantasy Focus and First Draft podcasts. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT) and native of Weston, Mass., Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs.
The first five weeks of the 2024 college football season have seen some big performances from top 2025 NFL draft prospects. But who is moving up or down the board? And what's going on with an interesting quarterback class as schools dive into big in-conference matchups?
Draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr., Matt Miller, Steve Muench, Jordan Reid and Field Yates answered big draft-related questions coming out of the first month of college football. As we head into October, who is the No. 1 prospect on each of our analysts' boards? What's the word on Georgia's Carson Beck and Alabama's Jalen Milroe after their showdown in Tuscaloosa? Is Miami's Cam Ward emerging in the Round 1 picture? And how does the top of the receiver board look compared to 2024's loaded class?
Our analysts get into all of that and empty their notebooks with everything they have seen and heard over the past few weeks. Let's start with the No. 1 player in the class, where three of our five experts agree.
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No. 1 prospect | Beck | Top WRs
Ward | Milroe | Early sleepers
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