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The San Francisco 49ers' NFC West rivals might as well start working on their divisional concession speeches. That is because the 49ers, after one good season, suddenly tower over the Seattle Seahawks, Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams by just ...

Trent Dilfer, Gary Horton, Mel Kiper Jr. and Matt Williamson got together and came up with an outstanding project that looks a few years down the road. Check out this Insider post in which they have NFL Future Power Rankings for all teams. The ran...

ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. recently released a feature on players he expects to make a leap in their second season in the NFL. The list does not include any Patriots, although one could make the case that a number of their 2011 draft picks will take on inc...

Aldon Smith's 14-sack rookie season and Bruce Irvin's recent first-round selection have obscured another young NFC West pass-rusher with great potential. Not for long, perhaps. The St. Louis Rams' Robert Quinn, chosen 14th overall in 2011, show...

Mel Kiper Jr. lists Denard Robinson as the No. 5 senior wide receiver on his 2013 draft board. Other QBs have successfully transitioned to other positions in the NFL, but can Robinson?

The 2012 draft is so last month, and the 2013 draft is too far away to comprehend, so our draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. is thinking back to the 2011 draft and has come up with some players he thinks could break out in their second NFL seasons. It's an ...

The AFC North blog wanted to know what the fans thought about the drafts for each of the division teams. Now, let's compare your grades against the ones given by ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr.: CINCINNATI BENGALS The picks: CB Dre Kirkpatrick...

NFL draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. tracks the fluctuating stock of college football's top 25 prospects throughout the year, and debuted his Big Board this week. The shocking truth? The Big 12 didn't have a single prospect in the top 25. What's tha...

NFL draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. broke down his top-five prospects at each position among juniors and seniors entering the 2013 draft. You'll need ESPN Insider to see both (here are the juniors) (and here are the seniors), but here's a taste of what...

It's never too early to start looking to the future and ESPN NFL draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. did just that Wednesday when he supplied us with a ton of info regarding some very early predictions he has for next year's draft. Today, we'll look at Kiper...

Mel Kiper Jr. has revealed his first Big Board for the 2013 draft, and it looks very promising for the Big Ten and for one school in particular. Michigan State is the only team with three players listed among Kiper's top 25 for 2013. Here's th...

Mel Kiper ranks the top five juniors and draft-eligible sophomores across every position. Each is ranked as a potential NFL prospect, though all should have the option to return to school for another season.

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Earlier this week, we brought you a quick look at Mel Kiper Jr.'s top 2013 draft prospects. Taking it to another level, ESPN analyst Todd McShay has posted the first official 2013 mock draft . McShay acknowledges one of many obvious pitfalls here:...

The Houston Texans have gotten a lot of praise for fourth-round pick Jared Crick, a defensive end out of Nebraska. In his final Insider file assessing early impact players out of the draft, Mel Kiper Jr. looks at the fourth, fifth, sixth and seven...

Now that we've looked at the 2012 NFL draft from every possible angle, I can't think of a better time to start looking ahead to 2013. The video includes Mel Kiper Jr.'s top five prospects for '13 and foreshadows the first draftnik brawl: Is USC quart...

ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. took a look at the early impact players in the second and third round of the draft. The AFC North was represented on the offense and the defense. You'll need a subscription to view the entire Insider blog, but her...