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Mel Kiper, Jr. (1984–present): NFL Draft and scouting; Hilary Knight (2021-present): NHL on ESPN; Tim Kurkjian (1998–present): Baseball Tonight; Tim Legler (2000–present): NBA on ESPN, NBA Shootaround and NBA Fastbreak; Trevor Matich: ESPN College Football; Mark May: ESPN College Football; Lon McEachern (1994–present): poker
The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", [1] [2] [3] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. [4] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks.
Steve Phillips: 2005–2009 (Baseball Tonight and MLB coverage) Bill Raftery: 1980–2010: ESPN College Basketball; now with Fox Sports; J.P. Ricciardi: Baseball Tonight; Paul Silas: NBA analyst (deceased) Chris Spielman: 2001–2016 ESPN College Football; Dave Winfield: Baseball Tonight; Eric Young: Baseball Tonight
Despite ESPN only reaching 4 million homes at the time, the NFL considered the initial NFL Draft broadcast a success and ESPN has aired the NFL Draft every year since. [3] In 1988, the NFL moved the draft from weekdays to the weekend and ESPN's ratings of the coverage improved dramatically. [4]
Day 3 featured the ESPN crew of Trey Wingo, NFL insiders Louis Riddick, and draft experts Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr., hosting ABC's coverage, which was a simulcast of ESPN's coverage. In 2010, the NFL moved to a three-day draft with the first day encompassing the first round beginning at 8:00 pm EDT Thursday, the second day encompassing the ...
Chris Berman's 2-Minute Drill – In this weekly segment, which airs on Fridays during the NFL season, Berman previews the week's top NFL matchups, and takes his picks from that week's key games (for example, the St. Louis Rams and the Miami Dolphins). "Swami Slate" (Berman's records for the week and season) and "Swami Sez" (Berman's game picks ...
1942 first overall pick Bill Dudley was the first named NFL MVP and inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame 1945 first overall pick Charley Trippi retired as the leader in NFL offensive yards 1949 first overall pick Chuck Bednarik was one of the last NFL players to play offense and defense 1957 first overall pick Paul Hornung was the first Heisman Trophy winner inducted to the Pro Football ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 January 2025. American football analyst (born 1960) Mel Kiper Jr. Kiper in 2009 Born (1960-07-25) July 25, 1960 (age 64) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. Alma mater Essex Community College Occupation Football commentator Employer ESPN Mel Kiper Jr. is an American analyst covering football for ESPN. Kiper has ...