Field Yates Apr 28, 2026, 06:45 AM ET Close Field Yates is a fantasy football expert and NFL draft analyst for ESPN. You can find him on Fantasy Football Now on Sunday mornings and regularly on NFL Live throughout the week, as well as the Fantasy Focus and First Draft podcasts. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT) and native of Weston, Mass., Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. The dust has settled on the 2026 NFL draft , and what a week it was in Pittsburgh. Of course, the Raiders kicked off Round 1 by drafting Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza , but then the real fun began. The Rams shocked everyone by taking Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson at No. 13. Tennessee cornerback Jermod McCoy , who was No. 16 on my board , fell all the way to Round 4 because of injury concerns. And there were 41 draft-day trades by the end of Round 7, the second most in a single draft since 1990, per ESPN Research.…