Mel Kiper Jr. has been analyzing potential NFL draft picks for over 40 years.
He began analyzing NFL prospects while in high school and became so good with his player profiles that ESPN hired him to talk shop in 1984.
His contract with the worldwide sports leader at the time was a whopping $400.
In the four decades since, Kiper has become the face of the NFL Draft while also receiving his fair share of criticism for his low accuracy in predicting first-round players to specific teams.
During a recent interview with sports talk legend Skip Bayless, it doesn’t sound like Kiper will retire from his job anytime soon.
When the host asked him how much longer he wanted to do draft analysis, Kiper responded enthusiastically.
“They always say that when you start thinking about it [retiring] you really are…I don’t really think about that aspect of it.”
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— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) April 27, 2025
Kiper continued by answering his own question that he loves doing anything and everything related to the NFL Draft.
The 64-year-old (Kiper turns 65 in July) wants to do his thing for the foreseeable future.
Near the end of the interview, Kiper revealed that he is in the first year of a three-year contract with ESPN.
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