Love or loathe him, Mel Kiper Jr. has become one of football’s most recognizable figures when it comes to the NFL Draft.
Whether it’s his mock drafts or player analysis, Kiper’s name seems to dominate headlines each spring when the previous NFL season ends and the offseason begins. And according to one producer at ESPN, Kiper’s dedication to covering the NFL Draft should earn him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
“There is no NFL Draft on TV without Mel Kiper.” ESPN vice president of production Seth Markman said to Front Office Sports this week. “He’s an institution. I think he should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame for what he’s accomplished and what he’s brought to this TV event.”
"It's an inexact science"
"There's no draft without Mel Kiper"
"Who in the hell is Mel Kiper anyway?"Since joining ESPN in 1984, Kiper has pioneered a subsection of sports media: draft gurus.@DougGreenberg spoke to NFL Draft experts — including Kiper — on the role they play »
— Front Office Sports (@FOS) April 29, 2023
Markman wasn’t the only notable figure to praise Kiper’s dedication to his craft this week.
NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah, per Front Office Sports, said of the ESPN analyst, “One of the reasons I fell in love with the event was because his preparedness and his passion just jumped off the screen. He made it fun, he was informative.”
With the NFL Draft continuing to rise in popularity, don’t expect Mel Kiper Jr. to go anywhere.
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Publish Date:2023-04-30 06:45:22
