draft board
nounDefinition of draft board
: a civilian board that registers, classifies, and selects men for compulsory military service
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Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated reported that several NFL teams removed Hurst from their draft board due to concerns about his heart condition. — Tom Krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, "2018 NFL draft review: Most interesting pick of Broncos, Chargers, Raiders," 9 May 2018 Though there were a couple other teams who had been in close contact — the Red Sox and White Sox — Schreiber wore a Tigers shirt that day, pacing anxiously around his house while names quickly flew off the draft board in the middle rounds. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "How John Schreiber made it from Rockwood to CoPa: “The kid does things the right way”," 11 Aug. 2019 Thaiss was considered a third- or fourth-round talent out of Jackson Memorial High School, but his strong commitment to the University of Virginia toppled him down the draft boards. — Los Angeles Times, "Shohei Ohtani’s ‘free and easy’ bullpen session encouraging to Angels brass," 10 Aug. 2019 The Broncos passed on Michigan’s Devin Bush with the 10th overall pick and every other inside linebacker on the draft board. — Ryan O'halloran, The Denver Post, "Different year, increased — and important — role for Broncos LB Josey Jewell," 25 July 2019 In some instances, the background checks are enough to propel a player up teams’ draft boards. — Tom Orsborn, ExpressNews.com, "Background checks big part of NBA draft process," 17 June 2019 And don't rule out the possibility of the Colts trading down even further, as Ballard may elect to continue casting a wider net and taking more shots at the draft board. — Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, "Insider: Colts' rebuild gets major boost with draft picks trade with Jets," 17 Mar. 2018 Ranked by all outlets outside of the top-9 picks, the 18-year-old rose up the draft board to become Steve Yzerman's first selection back in Detroit as the Red Wings general manager. — Greg Levinsky, Detroit Free Press, "Even Moritz Seider couldn't believe Detroit Red Wings picked him," 21 June 2019 The original trade can’t be official until July 6, so Hunter was outfitted with a Lakers hit and the draft board behind the stage listed the pick as belonging to the Lakers. — Brian Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, "Zion Williamson era underway in New Orleans," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'draft board.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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