The following is a list of broadcasters of the National Football League Draft.
Year | Network | Host(s) | Analyst(s) | Draft guru | Reporter(s) | Studio host(s) | Studio analyst(s) | Sportscenter anchor |
1989 | ESPN | Bob Ley and Chris Berman | Mel Kiper Jr. | |||||
1988 [23] | ESPN | Bob Ley and Chris Berman | Mel Kiper Jr. | |||||
1987 | ESPN | Bob Ley | Mel Kiper Jr. | Chris Berman | ||||
1986 | ESPN | Bob Ley | Mel Kiper Jr. | Chris Berman | ||||
1985 | ESPN | Bob Ley | Paul Zimmerman [24] | Mel Kiper Jr. | Chris Berman | |||
1984 | ESPN | Bob Ley | Mel Kiper Jr. [25] | Chris Berman | ||||
1983 [26] | ESPN | George Grande | Paul Zimmerman and Howard Balzer | Sal Marchiano , Leandra Reilly, and Greg Wyatt | Bob Ley and Chris Berman | Bud Wilkinson | David Sullivan | |
1982 | ESPN | Bob Ley | Chris Berman | |||||
1981 | ESPN | Bob Ley | Chris Berman | George Grande | ||||
1980 | ESPN | Bob Ley and George Grande [25] | Chris Berman [25] |
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