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“NFL RedZone” host Scott Hanson predicts some movement in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night.
Hanson, 54, said when Fernando Mendoza was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders with the No. 1 overall pick as a prediction, he’s turning his attention to the “unknown.”
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Host Scott Hanson speaks onstage during round four of the 2022 NFL Draft in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 30, 2022. (David Becker/Getty Images)
The New York Jets (No. 2 and No. 16 overall), the New York Giants (No. 5 and No. 10 overall), the Cleveland Browns (No. 6 and No. 24), the Kansas City Chiefs (No. 9 and No. 29), the Miami Dolphins (No. 11 and No. 30), and the No. 20 team from Dallas, which is the No. 20 team from Dallas. has several first-timers.
Adding to the intrigue is that Mendoza is the only quarterback guaranteed to go in the first round. Alabama’s Ty Simpson has been mocked to land either late in the first round or in the second round on Friday.
While Hanson said he’s turning his attention to the unknown of the NFL Draft, he didn’t want to minimize Mendoza’s accomplishments over the past year.
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Scott Hanson attends the NFL Honors red carpet event at the Fox Theater in Atlanta, Ga. on 2 February 2019. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)
“I think we all know that the number one overall pick is a foregone conclusion that Fernando Mendoza is going to be a Las Vegas Raider, which let’s not minimize that. This young man won the Heisman, won the natty, one of the great stories in college football, recent history, a massive deal,” Hanson said.
Lowe has helped build the NFL Draft green room that many of the top prospects will sit in on Thursday. There are over 200 items in the green space that fans can purchase for their own home on the Lowe’s website.
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NFL Network’s Scott Hanson speaks onstage during the third day of the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wis., on April 26, 2025. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)
Lowe’s also has Kobalt mini tool boxes decorated with each NFL team’s colors and logos to help people with their home improvement projects.
“The whole concept is that Lowe’s loves football like you love football like I love football. And so they want to encourage you, you get during the week, Friday, even on the weekend Saturday, you go down to Lowe’s, you get all your home improvement projects done, and then you’ve earned your Sunday so you can sit down and, let’s say, watch a show that shows you 0, 60, 50 afternoons on the 7th earn your Sunday.”
