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The NFL announced 16 invitees for Day 1 of the 2026 draft, with Ohio State supplying five attendees and the Big Ten leading with six prospects overall; Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza won’t attend, while Alabama’s Ty Simpson is the lone signal-caller expected on Night 1. The group features players like Rueben Bain Jr., Makai Lemon, Jeremiyah Love, Kadyn Proctor, Carnell Tate and others from LSU, USC, Notre Dame, Auburn and more.
Two Arkansas basketball players, Anthony Black and Nick Smith, have been invited to attend the NBA Draft on June 22 in Brooklyn and sit in the green room, along with 17 other players. Black and Smith are the first Razorbacks to receive a green room invite since Moses Moody in 2021. Each player who received a green room invite is in the top 19 of the ESPN Top 100 available players ranking.
Nineteen top prospects, including Victor Wembanyama, have received invitations to attend the 2023 NBA draft and sit in the green room, a staging area in front of the NBA draft podium where players, families, and agents await commissioner Adam Silver to call a player's name upon selection. All 19 players invited are projected among the top 19 prospects in the ESPN Top 100 ranking. Receiving an invitation is considered a positive sign for a player's draft stock, although there have been instances in the past of prospects falling to the second round while sitting in the green room.