Sentence examples for first pick of the draft from inspiring English sources

Now the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from Oklahoma is being discussed as the possible first pick of the draft.

CLEVELAND: A- The Browns did the smart thing and did not trade the first pick of the draft.

That plan is predicated on one of the Penn State players being the first pick of the draft.

A native of nearby Akron, James was a teenager when the Cavaliers made him the first pick of the draft in 2003.

Bo had opted for the NFL after college and with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers having the first pick of the draft he looked destined for Florida.

Not since 1990 had the team with the N.B.A.'s worst record won the right to the first pick of the draft.

So much upside that Denver selected him with the fifth pick of the draft.

He is steady, thoughtful, gracious and perhaps even more N.B.A.-ready than anyone knew last June, when the Warriors made him the seventh pick of the draft.

Two Rams rookies scored touchdowns against the Texans, but neither was wide receiver Tavon Austin, the eighth pick of the draft; in fact, neither plays offense.

They were rich in linebackers, but with the third pick of the draft they took Carl Banks, an outside linebacker, because he was the best athlete available.

With Greg Oden out for the season, all eyes are on Seattle's first-year guard Kevin Durant, above, who was the second pick of the draft last June.