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Kiper picks winners, losers and value picks from Round 1: Which teams fared well?

Mel Kiper Jr. makes sense of the first round of the NFL draft, which featured a couple of shocking picks and five trades.

2hMel Kiper Jr.
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NFL draft experts debate Round 1: Steals, misses, savvy trades and perfect QB fits

The best and worst picks. Plus which QB landing spots really stood out? And who are the top remaining prospects?

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TOP HEADLINES

West 1st Round - Game 3DEN leads series 3-0

Nuggets take 3-0 series lead after 11th straight win vs. Lakers

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Jokic buries the and-1 putback over LeBron

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Aaron Gordon flushes home reverse slam for Nuggets

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Jokic, KCP play hot potato for Nuggets 3-pointer

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LeBron throws down a thunderous fast-break slam

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AD rocks the rim with posterzing dunk

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    TRACKING EVERY PICK AND TRADE

    2024 NFL draft: Pros and cons for every first-round pick

    The Chicago Bears did as expected and picked Caleb Williams at No. 1. We look at the pros and cons of every pick in Thursday's opening round.

    1hNFL Nation
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    Grading big NFL draft trades: Are Vikings giving up too much in their trade-ups?

    The Vikings got their QB for good value, but did they give up too much to grab Dallas Turner? We graded the trades.

    2hSeth Walder

    BEST OF WHO IS LEFT

    Mel Kiper Jr. reveals his best players available after Round 1

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    East 1st Round - Game 3NY leads series 2-1

    76ers top Knicks in Game 3 as Embiid drops 50

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    Embiid drops 50 points to set playoff career high in 76ers win

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    76ers, Knicks get chippy after flagrant foul on Embiid

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    Donte DiVincenzo takes flight for electric slam

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    Embiid is going to 'keep fighting' despite case of Bell's palsy

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    Denied! Batum rejects Hartenstein's shot with huge block

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    Jalen Brunson lays out for ridiculous and-1

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      TOP PLAYS FROM CAVS-MAGIC GAME 3

      Suggs, Banchero lead Magic's 38-point blowout of Cavs in Game 3

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      Showtime! Jalen Suggs steal sets up an epic windmill slam

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      NBA PLAYOFFS

      THURSDAY'S GAMES

      BELICHICK BREAKS DOWN THE DRAFT

      Belichick critical of Drake Maye after Patriots selection

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      Belichick skeptical of Falcons selecting Michael Penix Jr.

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      QBS DOMINATE THE DRAFT

      Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye fuel QB takeover of Round 1

      Here's what we know about how Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and other first-round QBs will fit in.

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      Andscape

      Williams, Daniels, Penix join NFL's first-round Black QB fraternity

      1hJason Reid

      QBS OF THE FUTURE

      Falcons GM explains Michael Penix Jr. pick

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      J.J. McCarthy to SVP: I want to prove Kevin O'Connell, Vikings right

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      FANTASY FOOTBALL

      HOW THE DRAFT WILL IMPACT THINGS

      2024 NFL draft: Fantasy football analysis of Round 1

      Liz Loza, Matt Bowen and Mike Clay break down the fantasy potential of rookies taken in the early rounds of the NFL draft and provide initial 2024 projections.

      1hFantasy staff
      Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images

      Fantasy projections for the 2024 rookie NFL QBs

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      BEST FROM STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

      Sebastian Aho restores 2-goal lead for Hurricanes

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      Matthew Tkachuk's 2nd goal secures Panthers win

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      NFL DRAFT

      All of our 2024 NFL mock drafts: Predictions for this loaded class

      Read every one of our NFL mock drafts for the 2024 cycle.

      19hESPN staff
      ESPN

      Final 2024 NFL draft rankings: How our experts see the board ahead of Round 1

      ESPN's draft experts have unveiled their final rankings ahead of Round 1.

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      TAKING THE STAGE

      Chicago Bears select Caleb Williams first overall

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      Falcons take Michael Penix Jr. with the 8th pick in the draft

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      MLB SCOREBOARD

      THURSDAY'S GAMES

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      BIG HOME RUNS, BIG CELEBRATIONS

      Pete Crow-Armstrong's first major league hit is an electric HR

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      Jurickson Profar mashes a 405-foot HR, unleashes a massive bat flip

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      AROUND THE DIAMOND

      MLB Power Rankings: Where every team stands one month into the season?

      One red-hot team is inching closer to a top-five debut this week, while an AL power continues to slip down our list.

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      'It all started with Elly': How the Reds plan to win big around MLB's most exciting player

      Elly De La Cruz and his team are looking to turn the shortstop's style into a little more substance.

      19hJesse Rogers

      RODGERS WEIGHS IN

      Aaron Rodgers expresses love for the Jets' draft-day shuffle on 'McAfee'

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      POKING FUN AT DIVISION RIVALS

      Sad Packers fan trolled by Lions fans after pick

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      RECORD-BREAKING NIGHT

      Saban: 'Perfect storm' led to offensive flurry in Round 1

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      POSTSEASON TRENDS

      Low scores, Brunson's blues and a sizzlin' Siakam: Real or not, NBA playoff edition

      Will the NBA playoffs biggest storylines continue or fall off as the teams move to Game 3s?

      18hKevin Pelton
      Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images

      How important is a 2-0 series lead in the NBA playoffs?

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      ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS

      THROUGH SUNDAY ON ESPN+

      Alligator crossing holds up play on Hole 17 at the Zurich

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      TRENDING FROM THE DRAFT

      Marvin Harrison Jr., Joe Alt the latest additions to the NFL's father-son club

      The star wideout and offensive tackle joined the Mannings, McCaffreys, Bosas and more.

      2hAnthony Gharib
      (Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images)

      Williams, Harrison Jr. lead NFL draft's best dressed stars

      For some stars, what they wear could be just as notable as where they land.

      7hZoria McClerklin

      EUROPEAN SOCCER

      Why Xavi decided to reverse course and stay at Barcelona

      In January, Barca legend Xavi announced he would step down as manager at the end of the 2023-24 season. Just 91 days later, he agreed to stay on. What changed and what does it mean moving forward?

      12hSam Marsden and Moises Llorens
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      How Barcelona's rescheduled match helps Real Madrid in Champions League

      Barcelona's match with Valencia could help Real Madrid's bid for a 15th Champions League crown.

      20hSam Marsden

      BUSH GETS HEISMAN BACK

      Watch Reggie Bush get his Heisman Trophy returned after 14 years

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      Bush's restored Heisman a natural progression in new college sports world

      Bush getting his Heisman back is a natural result of college sports' new name, image and likeness rules.

      1dRyan McGee

      COLLEGE FOOTBALL TRANSFERS

      Ranking the 50 best players in the college football transfer portal

      We're ranking the best players in the portal by past production and potential to contribute to a new team.

      12hBilly Tucker
      Eakin Howard/Getty Images

      Seven small-school transfers poised to break out at Power 5 programs

      FCS and Group of 5 prospects are getting the chance to find stardom at CFP contenders.

      2dBilly Tucker

      MEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS

      Way-Too-Early Top 25: Houston at No. 1; decimated Duke, Kentucky fall

      The coaching carousel and transfer portal have completely upended things just 17 days after UConn won the NCAA title. Welcome, previously unranked and next-in-line teams.

      17hJeff Borzello
      John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports

      Recruiting: Meet the new No. 1s in the 2025, 2026 and 2027 classes

      Paul Biancardi introduces the new No. 1 prospects in the next three recruiting classes.

      2dPaul Biancardi

      TRANSFER PORTAL

      WOMEN'S AND MEN'S COLLEGE HOOPS

      2024-25 women's transfer rankings: The top 25 players on the move

      More than 1,100 women's college basketball players are in the transfer portal. Who are the top players looking for a new school next season?

      8hCharlie Creme
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      2024-25 men's transfer tracker: Where will Andrej Stojakovic end up? Kentucky? North Carolina?

      All of the movement in and out of the transfer portal, including the domino effect of the new deadline for grad transfers.

      7hJeff Borzello

      LPGA: JM EAGLE LA CHAMPIONSHIP

      CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY

      SOCCER TRANSFERS

      Transfer Talk: Liverpool hold interest in Frankfurt's Pacho

      Liverpool will look to Germany to try and sign defender Willian Pacho from Eintracht Frankfurt. Transfer Talk has the latest.

      6hAdam Brown
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      FANTASY BASEBALL

      Weekend preview: What our experts will be watching

      Our fantasy baseball experts take a quick peek ahead to the upcoming weekend of action to highlight what they're looking forward to watching.

      13hTristan H. Cockcroft and Eric Karabell
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      FANTASY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

      Roundtable: Which players are our experts determined to roster?

      The fantasy experts list the players they are going out of their way to roster this season.

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