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Mel Kiper is 'very confident' Broncos will draft this player

During an appearance on the Up & Adams show that aired Monday, ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper emphasized the most likely landing spots for the two best running backs in this year's NFL draft.

Kiper believes Boise State's Ashton Jeanty will land with the Las Vegas Raiders at pick No. 6, and he feels "very confident" about North Carolina's Omarion Hampton being picked by the Denver Broncos at pick No. 20.

"I think if he's there at Denver, for Sean Payton he makes a ton of sense. [And] I still think for Pete Carroll and the Raiders .