Sentence examples for been drafting since from inspiring English sources

The NFL has been drafting since 1936 - the first ever draft choice was a lucky chap named Jay Berwanger - and up until the 1960s it was a fly-by-night affair, as teams paged through magazines to determine worthy prospects, often selecting them sight unseen.

Earliest an Ohio State player has been drafted since Orlando Pace went No. 1 in 1997.

No Harvard player has been drafted since Webster, not even Lin, most likely because the N.B.A. reduced the number of rounds in the draft to three in 1988 and to two in 1989.

Campbell is the first player from a service academy to be drafted since 1999.

He was the first USC cornerback to be drafted since Kevin Thomas was picked in the third round in 2010.

Allen is the first USC tailback back to be drafted since Allen Bradford was chosen in the sixth round in 2011.

"It was fun just to watch my name go across the screen". With the phone call, Williams became the first GCC football player to be drafted since Mark McMillian was taken in the 10th round of the 1992 draft by the Philadelphia Eagles.

According to GCC, Williams could become the first Vaqueros product to be drafted since Mark McMillian was taken in 1992 in the 10th round by the Philadelphia Eagles and could eventually become the first former Vaq to play in the NFL since Wes Bender, an undrafted free agent, played for the New Orleans Saints in 1997.

"He is still technically on the roster," Dayton noted, "but will probably go [on the] injured reserve [list] and be out for the season". Williams is the first Washington State football player to be drafted since 2009 after two seasons in which he lettered.

UK Border Force officials have since been drafted in to work with French border police.

Various projects involving unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were halted in neighbouring Kenya after regulators imposed bans, citing security concerns (new, more permissive regulations have since been drafted).