Sentence examples for was picked first from inspiring English sources

He was picked first in the color war draft.

He was picked first over all by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1987 N.F.L. draft.

But Newton was picked first, in part because Carolina had no other options.

Modano was picked first over all by the North Stars in the 1988 draft.

Another foreign player, Canada's Andrew Wiggins, was picked first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Cousins was picked fifth in the draft, he noted, and Davis was picked first.

Syracuse was picked third, followed by Boston College, Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Temple...

But the 6-4, 258-pound McClain was picked eighth over all by the Oakland Raiders.

Oklahoma's stiffest competition is expected to come from Texas, which was picked second.

In 1997, J.D. Drew was picked second by the Phillies and was represented by Boras.

Anderson's surprising team was picked seventh in the Big 12's preseason poll by coaches.