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Mel Kiper looks at the draft decisions of 20 underclassmen, evaluating whether they made good or bad calls to stay in school or leave early for the NFL draft.

Story | Conversation | January 16, 2013

Mel Kiper ranks the top 10 college football teams with the most pro prospects, and runs through a dozen others that just missed the cut.

Story | Conversation | August 23, 2012

Mel Kiper releases his latest Big Board of 2012, and no player has jumped more than LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2011

Mel Kiper releases his sixth Big Board of 2012. Janoris Jenkins makes his first appearance on the Big Board this season.

Story | Conversation | October 05, 2011

The first Big Board of 2012 has arrived, with Andrew Luck at the top. But what about all the guys who are right on the edge of the Big Board? Well, here's a list.

Story | Conversation | May 20, 2011

It hasn't been a big year for offensive linemen -- only a few dot the Big Board -- but Anthony Castonzo of Boston College is proving his first-round potential is real.

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2010

Another week of college football, another group of players whom Mel Kiper is tracking. This week, Auburn defensive tackle Nick Fairley jumped off the screen, while Oklahoma wideout Ryan Broyles inked his place among a monster class. Plus many more.

Story | Conversation | September 13, 2010

As the nation gears up for the return of college and pro football, Mel Kiper unveils the most NFL-ready prospect at every NCAA program. So while you know all about Jake Locker at Washington, you can discover Kevin Kowalski at Toledo.

Story | Conversation | August 10, 2010

Mel has ranked the Top 5 overall players at each position, among those who are draft-eligible in 2011, but here he ranks the remaining juniors at each position. This group could rise to the other board, or factor greatly into the 2012 draft.

Story | Conversation | May 10, 2010

Mel Kiper spotlights the best individual matchups of Week 12 in college football, including Dane Sanzenbacher and DeVier Posey versus Donovan Warren, Jacoby Ford versus Ras-I Dowling and more.

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009

This week we grill Mel Kiper on a pair of quarterbacks -- Jake Locker and Jimmy Clausen -- and how they found their way onto his Big Board.

Story | Conversation | October 07, 2009

Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford is the leader of one of the most explosive, multidimensional, high-octane offenses that Mel Kiper has seen in 30 years of covering football.

Story | Conversation | September 08, 2008