One of the most entertaining portions of the first day of the NFL Draft is when the prospect selected to begin his NFL career is on hand for the event.The players get to react to the announcement before walking onto the stage in front of the raucous crowd to celebrate their selection. They receive a hat of their new team and a jersey with their name on it and take a picture with commi sioner Roger Goodell. Some also will wrap the commi sioner in a bear hug.As fun as those moments are for fans to watch, they're not for every prospect. Some players are invited to attend the draft but decline the invitation, instead opting Dirk Graham Jersey to attend their own draft parties in their hometowns with friends and family.It appears that two of the top prospects in the 2022 NFL Draft will be choosing Andreas Athanasiou Jersey that route. Potential No. 1 overall pick Travon Walker won't be attending the draft and neither will Kenny Pickett, who could be the first quarterback off the board.Why are Pickett and Walker staying home during the draft? Here's what we know about each of their decisions.IYER:Two quarterbacks will be attending the 2022 NFL Draft, but Kenny Pickett will not be one of them. Liberty's Malik Willis and Ole Mi s' Matt Corral will be the two quarterback prospects on hand instead.Pickett was invited to go to the 2022 NFL Draft. However, according to , he decided to watch the draft at home in New Jersey with his family and fianc.Pickett is expected to be a first-round pick, but there's no guarantee that he will be selected early. He will be an option for the Panthers at No. 6 overall, but it's hard to find a definitive landing spot for him after that point. The Falcons and Seahawks could consider him with Nos. 8 and 9 respectively, but they may wait to draft quarterbacks.As such, Pickett may be Nick Lardis Jersey protecting against being on hand for a potential draft-day slide.NFL MOCK DRAFT:Walker is in the running for the No. 1 pick in 2022 NFL Draft, but if he is selected with the top overall choice, he won't be there to walk acro s the stage.Walker is not listed among the 21 players attending the draft. The NFL likely invited him, given his steady rise up draft boards during the last few months, but it's unclear why he is choosing not to attend the event.If Walker is the No. 1 overall selection, he will become the sixth No. 1 overall pick since 2015 not to be at the NFL draft when selected. The previous five were Jameis Winston (2015), Myles Garrett (2017 Dennis Hull Jersey ), Baker Mayfield (2018), Joe Burrow (2020) and Trevor Lawrence (2021).Obviously, Burrow didn't have a choice in the matter, unle s he wanted to spend a while in Roger Goodell's basement during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, it is becoming more commonplace for the top selection to celebrate being drafted at home.MORE: There will be 21 players in attendance at the 2022 NFL Draft. Among them is potential No. 1 overall pick Aidan Hutchinson, top Darren Pang Jersey quarterback prospect Malik Willis and potential top-five pick Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner.PlayerPositionSchoolAhmad "Sauce" GardnerCBCincinnatiAidan HutchinsonEDGEMichiganCharles Cro sOTMi si sippi StateChris OlaveWROhio StateDevin LloydLBUtahDevonte WyattDTGeorgiaDrake LondonWRUSCEvan NealOTAlabamaGarrett WilsonWROhio StateGeorge KarlaftisEDGEPurdueIkem EkwonuOTN.C. StateJameson WilliamsWRAlabamaJermain Johnson IIEDGEFlorida StateJordan DavisDLGeorgiaKayvon ThibodeauxEDGEOregonKyle HamiltonSNotre DameKyler GordonCBWashingtonMalik WillisQBLibertyMatt CorralQBOle Mi sNakobe DeanLBGeorgiaZion JohnsonOLBoston College