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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.
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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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WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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- Shiver: U-M didn't protect me enough from Moore
- Fickell says back's 'against the wall' at Wisconsin
- UK AD to forgo retirement gig after pushback
- Louisville, Brohm reach 8-year, $64.8M extension
- Virginia Tech AD Babcock retiring after 12 years
- Bama, DeBoer reach new 7-year, $87.5M contract
- Sankey reiterates SEC prefers 16-team CFP field
- Transfer Daniels wins QB battle, to start for FSU
- 🏈 Strengths, weaknesses for top 25 teams
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'It's his superpower': Inside Fernando Mendoza's extraordinary rise to No. 1
The consensus top pick is bringing his unique mix of curiosity, quirk and command to the NFL.
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From North Carolina to Wake Forest, the dynamic has changed for quarterback Gio Lopez.
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Caleb Downs and the NFL draft: How high is too high to take a safety?
Since 2000, only eight safeties have been drafted in the top 10. Downs could challenge conventional wisdom.
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