Sentence examples for draft to select from inspiring English sources

The Chicago Bears used a second-round pick in the 2006 draft to select Hester, who returned six kicks for touchdowns last season and three this season.

They also traded down in the first round of the draft to select Dustin Keller, a receiving tight end from Purdue.

Johnson might already be a full-time starter if Atlanta had not moved up in the 2001 draft to select Vick.

It is what made the Steelers trade up, with the Patriots, in last year's draft to select him in the second round out of Georgia.

But in 1982 Thorn used the seventh pick in the draft to select Quintin Dailey, a talented but troubled player, from the University of San Francisco.

New Orleans's Ricky Williams has heard more than his share of criticism since the Saints traded their entire 1999 draft to select him in the first round.

In 1960 the Royals acquired the University of Cincinnati's star guard Oscar Robertson as a territorial pick (from 1947 to 1965 the NBA allowed teams to forfeit their first-round draft choice to select, prior to the regular draft, a college player from the immediate area).

The Jets traded three players and two draft picks to select Sanchez fifth over all in April's draft, despite his lack of starting experience at Southern California.

The Jets then could use their first-round draft pick to select a linebacker.

Buffalo used second- and third-round draft picks to select Southern California receiver Robert Woods and the Texas wideout Marquise Goodwin.

Their preference in the draft is to select a speed-rushing defensive end with their first-round pick and later choose a couple of defensive tackles.