Reggie White was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the 1984 NFLSupplemental Draft.
Bird was drafted #6 in the first round of the 1978 NBA Draft.
First round.
He was drafted in the first round by the Denver Broncos pick number 25, in 2010.
Ray Guy, drafted in the first round by the Oakland Raiders in 1973, is the only punter to be drafted in the first round in the NFL draft.
There are 30 teams in the NBA, therefore, 30 players were drafted in the first round.
The first round
First round Second overall
Antonio Cromartie was drafted in the first round, 19th overall, by the San Diego Chargers.
In 2006, Reggie Bush was picked second in the first round of the NFL draft.
Yes, there are usually one or two punters draft each year. There have been 8 punters chosen in the last 4 drafts: 2008 - Durant Brooks from Georgia Tech drafted by Washington in the 4th round. 2007 - Adam Podlesh from Maryland drafted by Jacksonville in the 4th round. Daniel Sepulveda from Baylor drafted by Pittsburgh in the 4th round. Brandon Fields from Michigan State drafted by Miami in the 7th round. 2006 - Sam Koch from Nebraska drafted by Baltimore in the 6th round. Ryan Plackemeier from Wake Forest drafted by Seattle in the 7th round. 2005 - Dustin Colquitt from Tennessee drafted by Kansas City in the 3rd round. Reggie Hodges from Ball State drafted by St. Louis in the 6th round.
First round. Correction: Brett Favre was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the second round of the NFL draft (33rd selection)