ESPN NFL Draft-Related SportsCenter Specials
ESPN will present more than 10 original hours of SportsCenter Specials leading up to the 2015 NFL Draft. SportsCenter Specials begin today with You’ve Got Mel & Todd at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Fans are invited to submit questions via Twitter using the hashtag #AskMelandTodd. Schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Program | Network |
| Wed, Apr 22 | 7-8 p.m. | SportsCenter Special: You’ve Got Mel & Todd Trey Wingo, Mel Kiper and Todd McShay |
ESPN2 |
| Thurs, Apr 23 | 6-7:30 p.m. | SportsCenter Special: Mel & Todd’s Mock Draft Wingo, Kiper, McShay, Bill Polian and Louis Riddick |
ESPN2 |
| Fri, Apr 24 | 6-7 p.m. | SportsCenter Special: Stock Up/Stock Down Jade McCarthy, Kiper, McShay, Phil Savage and Field Yates |
ESPN2 |
| Mon, Apr 27 | 1-2:30 p.m. | SportsCenter Special: NFL Nation Mock Draft Wingo, McShay, Polian and NFL Nation reporters |
ESPN |
| Tues, Apr 28 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. | SportsCenter Special: GMs Roundtable Wingo, Polian, Savage and Mark Dominik |
ESPN |
| 9-10 p.m. | SportsCenter Special: Gruden & Kiper’s Draft Preview Jon Gruden and Kiper |
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| Wed, Apr 29 | 1-2 p.m. | SportsCenter Special: Draft Room Simulation Wingo, McShay, Polian, Savage and Dominik |
ESPN |
| Sun, May 3 | 7-9 p.m. | SportsCenter Special: Draft Grades Wendi Nix, McShay, Kiper, Tedy Bruschi and Herm Edwards |
ESPN2 |
*Schedule subject to change.
ESPN Conference Call Transcript: Jon Gruden on QB Camp Series and NFL Draft Prospects
ESPN conducted a media conference call on Tuesday with Monday Night Football’s Jon Gruden to discuss his Gruden’s QB Camp series and ESPN’s 2015 NFL Draft coverage. Gruden will provide analysis on the main set the opening night, April 30, in prime time. Full audio replay.Full transcript. (Gruden’s QB Camp TV schedule and photos).
Additionally, audio replays for recent media conference calls with NFL Draft analysts Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr. are available via the PodCenter page on ESPN.com.
ESPN’s Draft Academy, Gruden’s QB Camp Continue
The sixth season of Gruden’s QB Camp and season two of Draft Academy continue, highlighting top prospects in the 2015 NFL Draft: Florida State’s Jameis Winston, Oregon’s Marcus Mariota, Colorado State’s Garrett Grayson, UCLA’s Brett Hundley, Baylor’s Bryce Petty (#GrudenQBCamp) and Winston, Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon, Georgia’s Todd Gurley, Missouri’s Shane Ray, Ohio State’s Devin Smith and North Dakota State’s John Crockett (#DraftAcademy). Series schedules: Gruden’s QB Camp and Draft Academy. Photos ofMariota, Petty and Winston are available via ESPN Images.
Top NFL Draft Prospects Appear as Guests on ESPN TV, Radio Shows During #ESPNDraftWeek
Wide receivers Amari Cooper (Alabama) and Kevin White (West Virginia) and defensive endsLeonard Williams (USC), Dante Fowler Jr. (Florida) and Shane Ray (Missouri) – five top prospects in this year’s NFL Draft – are visiting ESPN’s Bristol, Conn., campus this week, appearing as guests on ESPN TV and radio shows. Ray is also featured in the second season of Draft Academy (Tuesdays, 7 p.m. ET, ESPN). Photos are available via ESPN Images.
ESPN’s Presentation of the 2015 NFL Draft in Chicago
ESPN will present the 2015 NFL Draft – its 36th consecutive year televising the event – April 30-May 2 from the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago, as the draft makes its Windy City debut. The first two days will air in prime time, and the first hour of Round 1 coverage will again air with limited commercial interruption. Commentator assignments.Photos from last year’s event. Schedule:
| Date | Time (ET) | Show | Network |
| Thu, Apr 30 | 2:30-3:30 p.m. | NFL Insiders | ESPN |
| 3:30-4:30 p.m. | NFL Live Presented by NAPA | ESPN | |
| 7-8 p.m. | SportsCenter Special Presented by Golden Corral: Draft Countdown | ESPN | |
| 8-11:30 p.m. | NFL Draft Presented by Bose (Round 1) | ESPN | |
| Fri, May 1 | 2:30-3:30 p.m. | NFL Insiders | ESPN |
| 3:30-4:30 p.m. | NFL Live Presented by NAPA | ESPN | |
| 7-11:30 p.m. | NFL Draft Presented by Bose (Rounds 2-3) | ESPN2 | |
| Sat, May 2 | 12-8 p.m. | NFL Draft Presented by Bose (Rounds 4-7) | ESPN |
*Schedule subject to change.
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