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The hosts discuss their top-10 prospects for the 2027 NFL Draft, highlighting key players and their rankings.

Welcome back to "First Draft." Hosted by Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., we're diving into our preseason, top-10 2027 NFL Draft prospect lists, led by Ohio State WR Jeremiah Love and Oregon QB Dante Moore. (0:00) Welcome to "First Draft" (4:55) No. 1: Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith (9:00) Mel's No. 2: Texas Edge Colin Simmons (10:48) Field's No. 2: Oregon QB Dante Moore (12:50) Field's No. 3: Oklahoma State QB Drew Mestemaker (19:03) Mel's No. 3: Notre Dame CB Leonard Moore (23:40) Mel's No. 5: Texas QB Arch Manning (26:10) No. 6: South Carolina Edge Dylan Stewart (29:25) Mel's No. 7: Texas WR Cam Coleman (31:52) Field's No. 8: LSU OT Jordan Seaton (33:32) Mel's No. 8: Notre Dame QB Jordan Carr (37:00) Mel's No. 9: Texas OT Trevor Goosby (38:36) Field's No. 10: Ole Miss DT Will Echoles (40:08) Final thoughts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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