List of NFL draft broadcasters
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The following is a list of broadcasters of the National Football League Draft.
2020s
| Year | Networks | Hosts | Analysts | Draft guru | Reporters at the draft | Studio hosts | Studio analysts | Team reporters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC (Day 3)[1] | Mike Greenberg (first two days) Rece Davis (Day 3) |
Louis Riddick Booger McFarland (Days 1 & 2) Adam Schefter (2nd set) Matt Miller (Day 3) Field Yates (Day 3) Peter Schrager (Day 3) |
Mel Kiper Jr. | Molly McGrath | Jeff Darlington (Tennessee), Jeremy Fowler (Cleveland), Sal Paolantonio (N.Y. Giants), Mike Reiss (New England) and Lindsey Thiry (New Orleans) | ||
| ABC (first two days)[1] | Rece Davis | Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, and Pete Thamel | Field Yates | Laura Rutledge | ||||
| NFL Network[2] | Rich Eisen | Charles Davis (1st set) Joel Klatt (1st set on Days 1 & 2) Kurt Warner (2nd set) (Day 1) Ian Rapoport (2nd set) |
Daniel Jeremiah | Jamie Erdahl | Chris Rose, Colleen Wolfe and Mike Garafolo | Kurt Warner, Brian Baldinger, David Carr, Maurice Jones-Drew, Steve Wyche and Cynthia Frelund | Judy Battista (N.Y. Giants), Stacey Dales (Chicago), Jane Slater (New Orleans), Sara Walsh (Tennessee) and Cameron Wolfe (Cleveland) | |
| 2024[3][4] | ESPN, ESPN2, and ABC (Day 3)[5] | Mike Greenberg (first two days) Rece Davis (Day 3) |
Louis Riddick Booger McFarland (Days 1 & 2) Adam Schefter (2nd set) Matt Miller (Day 3) Field Yates (Day 3) |
Mel Kiper Jr. | Molly McGrath[6] | Courtney Cronin (Chicago), Jeff Darlington (Minnesota), Kimberley A. Martin (Washington), Sal Paolantonio (N.Y. Giants), Mike Reiss (New England) and Ed Werder (Denver) | ||
| ABC (first two days)[5] | Rece Davis | Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, Nick Saban, and Pete Thamel | Field Yates | Laura Rutledge | ||||
| NFL Network[7] | Rich Eisen | Charles Davis (1st set) Joel Klatt (1st set on Days 1 & 2) Kurt Warner (2nd set) (Day 1) Peter Schrager (2nd set on Day 2 and 1st set on Day 3) Ian Rapoport (2nd set) |
Daniel Jeremiah | Kaylee Hartung | Chris Rose, Colleen Wolfe and Mike Garafolo | Kurt Warner, David Carr, David Shaw, Steve Wyche and Cynthia Frelund | Judy Battista (N.Y. Giants), Sherree Burruss (Washington), Stacey Dales (Chicago), Tom Pelissero (Detroit), Omar Ruiz (Arizona) and Cameron Wolfe (New England) | |
| 2023[8][9] | ESPN,[10][11] ESPN2, and ABC (Day 3)[12] | Mike Greenberg (first two days) Rece Davis (Day 3) |
Louis Riddick Booger McFarland (Days 1 & 2) Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter (2nd set) Todd McShay (Day 3) Matt Miller (Day 3) |
Mel Kiper Jr. | Suzy Kolber | Jeff Darlington (Seattle), Kimberley A. Martin (Detroit), Sal Paolantonio (Carolina), Dianna Russini (Indianapolis) and Ed Werder (Houston) | ||
| ABC (first two days)[12] | Rece Davis and Sam Ponder | Kirk Herbstreit, Desmond Howard, David Pollack, Jesse Palmer, Robert Griffin III, and Pete Thamel | Todd McShay | Laura Rutledge | ||||
| NFL Network | Rich Eisen | Charles Davis (1st set) Joel Klatt (1st set on Days 1 & 2) Kurt Warner (2nd set) (Day 1) Peter Schrager (2nd set on Day 2 and 1st set on Day 3) Ian Rapoport (2nd set) |
Daniel Jeremiah[13] | Melissa Stark | Andrew Siciliano, Chris Rose and Patrick Claybon | Steve Mariucci, Joe Thomas, Emmanuel Sanders, Shaun O'Hara, Michael Robinson, Scott Pioli, Maurice Jones-Drew, Bucky Brooks and Mike Garafolo | Judy Battista (N.Y. Jets), Sherree Burruss (Detroit), Bridget Condon (Seattle), Stacey Dales (Indianapolis), James Palmer (Philadelphia), Tom Pelissero (Kansas City), Omar Ruiz (Houston), Jane Slater (Dallas) and Cameron Wolfe (Carolina) | |
| 2022[14] | ESPN,[15] ESPN2, and ABC (Day 3)[16] | Mike Greenberg (first two days) Rece Davis (Day 3) |
Louis Riddick Booger McFarland (Days 1 & 2) Chris Mortensen (2nd set) Todd McShay (Day 3) |
Mel Kiper Jr. | Suzy Kolber | Jeff Darlington (Kansas City), Kimberley A. Martin (N.Y. Jets), Sal Paolantonio (Philadelphia) and Dianna Russini (N.Y. Giants) | ||
| ABC (first two days)[16] | Rece Davis and Sam Ponder | Desmond Howard, David Pollack, Jesse Palmer, Robert Griffin III, and Pete Thamel | Todd McShay | Laura Rutledge | ||||
| NFL Network | Rich Eisen (1st set) Chris Rose (2nd set) (Day 2) |
Charles Davis (1st set) David Shaw (1st set) (Day 1) Joel Klatt (2nd set on Day 1 and 1st set on Day 2) Kurt Warner (2nd set) (Day 1) Peter Schrager (2nd set on Day 2 and 1st set on Day 3) Ian Rapoport (3rd set) |
Daniel Jeremiah | Melissa Stark | Andrew Siciliano, Chris Rose and Patrick Claybon | Steve Mariucci, Joe Thomas, Willie McGinest, Shaun O'Hara, Michael Robinson, Scott Pioli, Maurice Jones-Drew, LaDainian Tomlinson and Mike Garafolo | Judy Battista (N.Y. Giants), Kayla Burton (Pittsburgh), Jeffri Chadiha (Kansas City), Bridget Condon (Carolina), Stacey Dales (Green Bay), Mike Giardi (N.Y. Jets), James Palmer (Philadelphia), Tom Pelissero (Las Vegas), Omar Ruiz (New Orleans), Jane Slater (Dallas), Jim Trotter (Houston), Sara Walsh (Jacksonville) and Cameron Wolfe (Atlanta) | |
| 2021[17] | ESPN,[18] ESPN2, and ABC (Day 3) | Mike Greenberg (first two days) Rece Davis (Day 3)[19][20][21] |
Louis Riddick Booger McFarland (Days 1 & 2) Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter (2nd set) Todd McShay (Day 3)[19][20][21] |
Mel Kiper Jr.[19][20][21] | Suzy Kolber[19][20][21] | Jeff Darlington (Green Bay, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Miami & Tampa Bay), Dan Graziano (Cincinnati, Detroit, L.A. Chargers, N.Y. Giants & San Francisco), Kimberley A. Martin (Buffalo, Carolina, Cleveland, Minnesota & Washington), Sal Paolantonio (Baltimore, Indianapolis, N.Y. Jets, Philadelphia & Pittsburgh), Mike Reiss (New England), Dianna Russini (Atlanta, Chicago, Las Vegas, New Orleans & Tennessee) and Ed Werder (Arizona, Dallas, Denver, Houston & Seattle) | ||
| ABC (first two days) | Rece Davis[22] and Maria Taylor[19][20][21] | Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit, David Pollack, and Jesse Palmer[19][20][21] | Todd McShay[19][20][21] | Maria Taylor[19][20][21] | ||||
| NFL Network | Rich Eisen (1st set) Chris Rose (2nd set) (Day 2) |
Charles Davis (1st set) David Shaw (1st set) (Day 1) Joel Klatt (2nd set on Day 1 and 1st set on Day 2) Kurt Warner (2nd set) (Day 1) Peter Schrager (2nd set on Day 2 and 1st set on Day 3) Ian Rapoport (3rd set) |
Daniel Jeremiah | Melissa Stark | Rhett Lewis and Chris Rose | Steve Mariucci, Joe Thomas, Steve Smith Sr., Shaun O'Hara, Michael Robinson, Scott Pioli, Maurice Jones-Drew, LaDainian Tomlinson, Cynthia Frelund, Charley Casserly and Mike Garafolo | Judy Battista (Jacksonville), Stacey Dales (Philadelphia), Mike Giardi (New England), Kim Jones (N.Y. Jets), Aditi Kinkhabwala (Pittsburgh), James Palmer (Jacksonville), Omar Ruiz (Miami), Michael Silver (Denver), Jane Slater (Dallas), Steve Wyche (Atlanta) and Mike Yam (San Francisco) | |
| 2020[23] | ESPN,[24] NFL Network, and ABC (Day 3) | Trey Wingo[25] | Louis Riddick, Booger McFarland, Daniel Jeremiah, Kurt Warner, Michael Irvin, Chris Mortensen, and Adam Schefter[25] | Mel Kiper Jr.[25] | Suzy Kolber[25] | Josina Anderson (Cleveland, Minnesota, San Francisco, & Washington), Jeff Darlington (Jacksonville, Kansas City, Miami[26] & Tampa Bay), Dan Graziano (Carolina, Detroit, Green Bay, Las Vegas, & L.A. Chargers), Sal Paolantonio (Baltimore, N.Y Giants, N.Y. Jets, & Philadelphia), Mike Reiss (New England), Dianna Russini (Atlanta, Cincinnati, New Orleans, & Tennessee) and Ed Werder (Arizona, Dallas, Denver, & Seattle) | ||
| ABC (first two days) | Rece Davis, Maria Taylor, and Jesse Palmer[25] | Desmond Howard, Kirk Herbstreit, and David Pollack[25] | Tom Rinaldi[25] |
Notes
- 2022 saw the draft head to Las Vegas after a two-year wait. NFL Network saw no personnel changes, but ESPN and ABC took a few hits. ESPN announced that insider Adam Schefter would miss the draft to attend his son's college graduation, and Mel Kiper Jr. would participate virtually because of his COVID-19 vaccination status. Kirk Herbstreit meanwhile, announced himself that he would be dropping out of ABC's draft coverage due to blood clots.
- 2021 saw a return to normal as after a one-year hiatus, NFL Network returned to producing their own coverage of the draft. ESPN and ABC continued to carry separate feeds, one with all the "X's and O's" on ESPN, and the other with the College GameDay crew on ABC. After Wingo left ESPN in 2020, Mike Greenberg, host of Get Up!, took over as ESPN's host for the first two nights, while Davis, who continued as ABC's host, hosted ESPN's coverage of Day 3, which was also simulcast on ABC.
2010s
Notes
- 2018 was the first time ever that the draft was carried on broadcast television. As a prelude to their new Thursday Night Football contract, Fox and NFL Network simulcast the first two nights of the draft, with both nights featuring personnel from both NFL Network and Fox.[51] ESPN continued to produce its own coverage of the draft, with ESPN2 simulcasting days 1 and 2, and ABC simulcasting day 3. NFL Network's main set featured the crew of host Rich Eisen, Daniel Jeremiah, draft expert Mike Mayock, and Stanford head coach David Shaw, with Steve Mariucci, Steve Smith Sr., and Fox NFL lead analyst Troy Aikman joining from an outside set for day 1. Other analysts included: Fox College Football lead analyst Joel Klatt, Charles Davis, and Deion Sanders.
- The Fox/NFL Network simulcast would only last one year, as ABC picked up the broadcast television rights for all 3 days of the draft in 2019. ABC's coverage would have the College GameDay crew on days 1 and 2, with Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts, joined by 2018 NFL MVP and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and Grammy Award winner Taylor Swift, co-hosting with GameDay host Rece Davis on day 1. Also, on day 1, Swift announced her new single "ME!", featuring Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie, being released at midnight ET, with the music video debuting on YouTube at the same time. Day 3 featured the ESPN crew of Trey Wingo, NFL insiders Louis Riddick, and draft experts Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr., hosting ABC's coverage, which was a simulcast of ESPN's coverage.
- In 2010, the NFL moved to a three-day draft with the first day encompassing the first round beginning at 8:00 pm EDT Thursday, the second day encompassing the second and third rounds beginning at 7:00 pm EDT Friday, and third day concluding the process with the final four rounds beginning at 11:00 am EDT Saturday.
2000s
Notes
- In 2006, ESPN received competition when the NFL Network, which had launched in October 2003, began to produce its own draft coverage. ESPN pays the NFL a rights fee for the non-exclusive rights to draft coverage, a fee that is included in its overall contract to televise games (ESPN Sunday Night NFL from 1987 to 2005, and Monday Night Football from 2006 to the present).[62]
1990s
1980s
| Year | Network | Host(s) | Analyst(s) | Draft guru | Reporter(s) | Studio host(s) | Studio analyst(s) | Sportscenter anchor |
| 1989 | ESPN | Bob Ley and Chris Berman | Mel Kiper Jr. | |||||
| 1988[65] | ESPN | Bob Ley and Chris Berman | Mel Kiper Jr. | |||||
| 1987 | ESPN | Bob Ley | Mel Kiper Jr. | Chris Berman | ||||
| 1986 | ESPN | Bob Ley | Mel Kiper Jr. | Chris Berman | ||||
| 1985 | ESPN | Bob Ley | Paul Zimmerman[66] | Mel Kiper Jr. | Chris Berman | |||
| 1984 | ESPN | Bob Ley | Mel Kiper Jr.[67] | Chris Berman | ||||
| 1983[68] | ESPN | George Grande | Paul Zimmerman and Howard Balzer | Sal Marchiano, Leandra Reilly, and Greg Wyatt | Bob Ley and Chris Berman | Bud Wilkinson | David Sullivan | |
| 1982 | ESPN | Bob Ley | Chris Berman | |||||
| 1981 | ESPN | Bob Ley | Chris Berman | George Grande | ||||
| 1980 | ESPN | Bob Ley and George Grande[67] | Chris Berman[67] |
Notes
- In 1980, Chet Simmons, president of the year-old ESPN, asked Pete Rozelle if the fledgling network could broadcast coverage of the draft live on ESPN.[69][70] Although Rozelle did not believe it would be entertaining television, he agreed.[71][72] In 1988, the NFL moved the draft from weekdays to the weekend and ESPN's ratings of the coverage improved dramatically.[71][73]
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