draft in

English

Verb

draft in (third-person singular simple present drafts in, present participle drafting in, simple past and past participle drafted in)

1. (sports) Drafting a new rookie player to join a professional team.
   • 2022 February 27, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 0-0 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Klopp was forced into a late reshuffle after a tearful Thiago Alcantara was injured in the warm-up, drafting in Naby Keita as a late replacement.