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Football analyst- Mel Kiper 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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senior NFL draft analyst- Todd McShay is a senior NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting reports on the nation's top pro prospects. He also serves as a college football field analyst on Saturdays in the fall. Todd joined ESPN in 2006 and contributes to SportsCenter, NFL Live, College Football Live and ESPN Radio. He is a Massachusetts native and was a backup quarterback at the University of Richmond. You can follow Todd on Twitter via @McShay13.
What do we know a few weeks into the 2020 college football season? Clemson and Alabama are great. The Big 12 is not. Trevor Lawrence looks like the clear No. 1 prospect for the 2021 NFL draft, but the quarterbacks behind him are still jumbled. And now, with the Big Ten officially kicking off its season this weekend, we can get a closer look at a whole conference's worth of top prospects.
NFL draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay give their first-round sleepers for April's draft, pick six Big Ten prospects to watch, then run through prospects who are rising and under-the-radar players you should know.
Potential first-round sleepers for the 2021 NFL draft
These are the prospects who are trending toward first-round grades:
