The dominating storyline of the 2025 draft was the status of Sanders, creating dramatic TV moments featuring Kiper.

ESPN NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. has been a fan of Shedeur Sanders for a long time and that praise continued during Round 1 of the 2025 NFL draft.

ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. took heat for his performance during the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay. Kiper Jr. had Shedeur Sanders as the No. 5 overall prospect - No. 1 overall quarterback - in ...

Mel Kiper’s consistent harping on Shedeur Sanders’ slide during the NFL Draft ticked some viewers off. It also ticked off ...

Mel Kiper Jr. makes sense of the first round of the NFL draft, which saw a few shocking picks and four interesting trades.

Which NFL teams aced the second and third rounds of the draft, and which reached for picks? Mel Kiper Jr. makes sense of Day ...

No NFL team was spared from Mel Kiper Jr.’s rage during Saturday’s broadcast ... The rest of the panel took turns trying to cool Kiper off, but to no avail. ESPN’s renowned NFL draft expert has ...

In Kiper's rankings for the 1998 NFL draft, he had defensive end Andre Wadsworth ranked ahead of quarterback Peyton Manning.

While NFL fans on social media were expressing their anger and displeasure with the ESPN analyst, he was completely oblivious ...

The Cleveland Browns put an end to Shedeur Sanders’ wait when they selected him 144th in the 2025 NFL Draft. But Sanders’ ...

That's when the tension building on the ESPN set in Green Bay, Wisconsin, finally combusted. For days, Mel Kiper Jr. -- the longtime ESPN draft analyst -- couldn't hide his "disgust" (his words ...

Kiper ranted about Sanders’ free fall after he did not hear his name called Friday, calling it “disgusting” that he’s still ...