Sentence examples for the first ever draft from inspiring English sources

On Friday, the bureau issued what may be the first ever draft environmental impact statement purely about art — specifically a project called "Over the River," which Christo has proposed building along a stretch of the Arkansas River in southern Colorado.

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.

With the first ever draft selection, the Philadelphia Eagles picked Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger, but he declined to play professionally.

This would be particularly hilarious if you were to read the first ever draft of Serious Men, which was really terrible and heartbreaking.

Lee Roy Selmon became the first-ever draft pick of the new Tampa Bay Buccaneers, an N.F.L. Hall of Famer, then a Tampa banker.

In 1972, Richard was the first-ever draft pick by the Atlanta Flames and later played with Buffalo before finishing his career with Quebec.

In a spot for Avocados From Mexico, former NFL players Jerry Rice and Doug Flutie provided sports commentary on the first-ever draft between the Earth's animals and plants from various countries.

Despite Stydahar's impressive collegiate career, Chicago Bears owner/coach George Halas took a chance in selecting the little-known tackle with the Bears' first ever draft selection in the 1936 NFL Draft.

The selection of the 6-foot-5, 312-pound tackle comes 20 years after the Ravens used their first ever draft pick — No.4 overall in 1996 — on mammoth UCLA offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden.

Portland Timbers take Dylan Tucker-Gagnes With his first ever draft pick Porter takes Dylan Tucker-Gagnes who had a decent enough Combine as a center back (though playing alongside Andrew Farrell hardly hurt).

In 1935, New York City's Downtown Athletic Club awarded the first Heisman Trophy to University of Chicago halfback Jay Berwanger, who was also the first ever NFL Draft pick in 1936.