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Big winners, losers and value picks of Round 1: Kiper on a wild start to the NFL draft

Mel Kiper Jr. makes sense of the first round of the NFL draft, sizing up moves like the Makai Lemon, Caleb Downs and Ty Simpson picks.

11hMel Kiper Jr.
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Pick-by-pick takes on Round 1 of the NFL draft: How prospects fit with their new teams

Here's our NFL Nation reporters' look at the biggest questions for each Round 1 pick and how every player fits.

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ROUNDS 2-3: 7 P.M. ET (ABC, ESPN NETWORKS)

Round 1 is over ... so let's predict Rounds 2-3: Miller's quick-turn NFL mock draft for Day 2

Where will the best players still on the board land on Day 2 (7 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC)? We projected the next 68 picks of the NFL draft.

9hMatt Miller
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The best team fits for Day 2: Solak finds 10 matches that need to happen

Anthony Hill Jr. to the Cowboys? Avieon Terrell to the Bengals? Here are some fits that make too much sense.

4hBen Solak

JUDGING FIRST-ROUND MOVES

Grading NFL draft trades: Every big Round 1 swap

We're grading the most impactful trades of the 2026 NFL draft, including three deals by the Bills.

10hSeth Walder

Tracking every single trade in the 2026 NFL draft

We're following every trade made during the NFL draft, from Round 1 all the way through the end of Round 7.

11hESPN staff

TRENDING FROM THE NFL DRAFT

2026 NFL draft superlatives: Standouts from the first round

The 2026 NFL draft picks can be compared by any number of statistical categories. Here are some of the more subjective superlatives from the event.

11hBrianna Williams
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Drafted in drip: Looking at the best outfits from the 2026 NFL draft

The stars stepped out in their best suits ahead of hearing their names called in the 2026 NFL draft.

16hESPN Staff

COLLEGE FOOTBALL OFFSEASON

Spring football games: Previewing Indiana, Notre Dame, Penn State and others

With 11 spring games this week, here's a top storyline, a position of intrigue and a player to watch for each team.

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What questions do Alabama, Georgia, BYU, Oregon and others face after spring ball?

Eleven notable teams and CFP contenders head into summer with some unresolved things that need answers.

3dBill Connelly

WHERE TEAMS STAND AT THIS POINT

Biggest strength, weakness for college football's top 25 teams

We look at where we expect the best teams to excel and where they have potential trouble spots.

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'WE'RE A FOOTBALL STATE NOW'

The blue blood and the new blood: What we learned at Notre Dame and Indiana this spring

The traditionally basketball-crazed Hoosier state has turned its focus to football.

4dHeather Dinich
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IN RARE COMPANY

'I win. Google me': Indiana HC Curt Cignetti earns nod in National Bobblehead Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame created a bobblehead featuring audio from the Indiana coach's famous "Google me" news conference.

1dHeather Dinich
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LOOKING TO NEXT APRIL

Poll: Oregon's Dante Moore the early QB favorite for 2027 draft

ESPN polled 10 NFL scouts for their way-too-early top three quarterback projections for the 2027 class.

16hPete Thamel
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