Anthony Hill Jr. is entering his third season at Texas. If Mel Kiper Jr. was controlling an NFL team’s draft decisions, it’d also be Hill’s last season at Texas. On Wednesday, ESPN’s draft expert raved about the Longhorns linebacker.

Kiper believes the matchup will be a showcase for future NFL stars, with Clemson expected to feature multiple first-round talents. In Field Yates’ latest mock draft, four Tigers landed inside the Top 15, including edge rusher T.J. Parker at No. 8.

It may still be early to make a Super Bowl prediction, but with the season less than a month away — and training camp and preseason already in full swing — some are already calling their shot for the upcoming NFL year.

ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. boldly picked a surprise team to win Super Bowl LX and claim the Vince Lombardi Trophy this winter.

Deion Sanders showed love for ESPN star and vocal Shedeur Sanders proponent Mel Kiper Jr. on Thursday after the draft analyst's war of words with Miami football coach Mario Cristobal boiled over ...

During a recent episode of “First Draft,” ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. revealed which passer took the No. 1 spot in his 2026 draft rankings, and despite what his grandfather Archie said about staying at Texas beyond next season, Kiper still picked Longhorns star Arch Manning as the top QB in next year’s draft.

However, Cristobal & OC Shannon Dawson never spoke w/ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr., who was criticized for overshadowing Ward’s moment [with] his non-stop Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders narrative.

ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr. during the 2011 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York, N.Y., April 28, 2011. (Howard Smith/USA Today Sports) "I think it's disgusting.

Find someone who loves you as much as ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. loved Shedeur Sanders in the NFL Draft. Deion Sanders did, and he’s thankful. From a first-round expectation to a fifth-round pick ...