first overall
- topUppermost part or surface
- pickPointed breaking tool
- draftPreliminary version of text
- number oneFirst in rank
- championTop competitor, or advocate
winner · selection · choice · leading · premier · primary · initial · rookie · prospect · lottery · franchise · elite · star · debut · selected · chosen · consensus · unanimous
ranking position
first overalldead last
Finishing behind all others
last pick · undrafted · last place · tail end · bottom of the barrel
selection status
first overallundrafted
Not selected in allocation
passed over · unselected · overlooked · unsigned · free agent
prestige/status
first overallafterthought
Idea added belatedly
nobody · overlooked · unheralded · longshot