How to Use draw play in a Sentence

draw play

noun
  • His first score came on a 7-yard draw play in the first quarter.
    — Chris Dabe, NOLA.com, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Hunt took the draw play 3 yards and Cleveland punted on fourth down.
    — Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 11 Oct. 2021
  • On third and 18 with three minutes left, Barkley carried on a draw play that gained three yards.
    — Kent Somers, azcentral, 20 Oct. 2019
  • There was questionable playcalling with a draw play on second and 1 that got stuffed.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2022
  • As early as age 5, Andrew grabbed a dry-erase marker and started drawing plays on the white board at the field house.
    — Greg Luca, ExpressNews.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Strongsville quarterback Maddox Beard then called a draw play and ran 99 yards for a touchdown.
    — Staff Reports, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2021
  • Then on third and nine, Stefanski, oddly, called for a draw play to Hunt who gained three yards and the Browns had to punt.
    — Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021
  • Cook keeps studying one run, a draw play where Sanders jukes, spins and sprints his way through the defense without schematic trickery or perfect blocking.
    — Andrew Krammer, Star Tribune, 10 Oct. 2020
  • In the first quarter, a draw play was called and Mascarenas read it perfectly, sprinted forward and threw the running back to the turf.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2021
  • On third-and-15, needing points but not wanting a sack and 40-plus-yard field-goal attempt in the rain, the Ravens called a draw play.
    — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Chad Thomas, who also got first-team reps at defensive end, Chris Hubbard to stop Chubb for a loss on a draw play.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland.com, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Instead of trying to bang out a yard and, success or fail, run clock, Atlanta planned to pass and weren’t hiding it — Freeman was too far forward for a draw play.
    — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 28 Jan. 2018
  • On third and goal, Gulbranson turned a draw play into a 7-yard touchdown run for a 23-0 OSU lead.
    — oregonlive, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Brissett checked into a draw play after seeing something the offense could exploit in Carolina's coverage.
    — Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star, 22 Dec. 2019
  • Christian scored on its opening possession, with Julian Morones taking a second-down draw play 53 yards into the end zone.
    — Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Nagy cited Tarik Cohen’s 12-yard carry on a draw play as an indicator Trubisky was ailing.
    — Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 19 Nov. 2019
  • Facing third-and-11 from the Gators’ 21, Tavien Feaster scored on a draw play that caught the Gators’ run defense flat footed.
    — Edgar Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Mond completed a 30-yard pass to Camron Buckley to start the drive and capped it with a 9-yard run on a third-and-goal draw play that caught the Gators off guard.
    — Mark Long, star-telegram, 14 Oct. 2017
  • The Mohawks entered the tournament as the fifth seed with four losses and four draws playing in the punishing Tri-Valley League.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Instead of trying to pin the Rams deep in their own territory, the Browns ran a draw play for Nick Chubb, who was tackled after a 2-yard gain.
    — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2019
  • Brown fumbled after picking up 14 yards on a draw play, but the Lions’ inability to scoop up an uncontested chance at the loose ball kept UIW’s drive alive.
    — Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2021
  • The Pats hammered Miami between the tackles on their first two drives, handing off to Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson on inside zone, duo and one draw play.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 6 Jan. 2026

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