Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 30, 2026
Eisen gave their top five favorite picks from the NFL draft, and said Penn State interior lineman Oliva Venga Yoani (their No. 4) is good enough to play a decade-plus and go straight to the Hall of Fame if they stay healthy.
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And he could play, if he is healthy, a decade plus and go straight in the Canton.
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- Hour 3: Rich’s Top 5 NFL Draft Picks, plus Chris Webber Talks NBA Playoffs & Sounds Off on Nikola Jokic
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“My top five favorite NFL draft picks presented by Hyundai... Number five... Jennings Dunker... Number four... Oliva Venga Yoani... Number three... Fernando Mendoza... Number two... Caleb Downs... Number one on the list is a duo... Ur Bernard and Eli Heidenreich are number one.”
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