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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.
We're through Week 11 of the 2024 college football season, and our NFL draft analysts are ramping up their evaluations of the 2025 class.
Sometimes those evaluations include likening prospects to current NFL pros to help give a sense of their skill sets and upside. So we asked our NFL draft analysts -- Matt Miller, Steve Muench, Jordan Reid and Field Yates -- to give early comps for one highly ranked player at every position, based on what they've seen so far on tape. Remember, comps aren't always exact and don't necessarily suggest that the prospect will share the same level of success as the NFL player (for better or worse); they are more about finding similarities in play style.
To close, Mel Kiper Jr. & Co. emptied their notebooks with everything they have seen and heard over the past few weeks, including picking out a few risers. But let's start with an interesting prospect-to-pro match for Miami's Cam Ward.
Jump to a position for a comp:
QB | RB | WR | TE | OL
Edge | DT | LB | CB | S
