Sentence examples for draft ahead from inspiring English sources

They chose him in the eighth round of the 2003 draft — ahead of Montreal goalie Jaroslav Halak and Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Dustin Byfuglien.

In the 2009 draft, the Chargers, with a worse record, will draft ahead of the Indianapolis Colts, whom they defeated in the first round.

The Twins selected Mauer first in the 2001 amateur draft, ahead of pitcher Mark Prior, who won 18 games with the Chicago Cubs last season.

The Texans made the controversial decision to select him with the top pick in the draft ahead of running back Reggie Bush, correctly projecting him as a building block.

Suh will probably be picked first in the 2010 draft, ahead of even the mighty Tim Tebow, because Suh's combination of size and athleticism is as rare as honesty.

For those of you unfamiliar with the N.F.B.C., the National Fantasy Baseball Championship, one unique aspect is that you get to set your slot preferences for a standard snake draft ahead of time, and a lottery is then performed according to everyone's preferences ahead of time.

Morrow, 26, was drafted ahead of Lincecum in 2006.

So Jim Burns of Northwestern was drafted ahead of a star player from Kentucky named Pat Riley.

Drafted ahead of teammate Myles Jack, the talented linebacker coming off a knee injury.

"In the draft, they took seven guys before me," he added, referring to the defensive tackles drafted ahead of him.

Six of his brothers had been drafted ahead of him and, in early 1943, it was his turn.