2022 NFL Draft: Artist to do renderings of draftees on stage in Las Vegas

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When some of the first-round picks at Thursday night's NFL draft are on stage with Commissioner Roger Goodell, they won't be alone.

Just look for the guy painting portraits — with both hands, no less — of the players.

Rob Prior, an acclaimed experiential artist from Los Angeles, will be customizing the portraits, a set of which later will be auctioned off by the NFL Foundation, with proceeds to benefit the organization's work in social justice, youth health, and wellness initiatives.

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In a photo provided by Marc Ganis, artist Rob Prior stands in front of several previous works, including one of Snoop Dogg from the Super Bowl halftime show in February, on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Las Vegas. Prior will be painting portraits of each NFL football draftee through the first round Thursday night. (Marc Ganis via AP)

Prior met and spoke to all 20 draft prospects on Wednesday. Behind him were portraits he created of a few of the recognizable people in popular culture, including a halftime performer at the Super Bowl in February: a painting of Snoop Dogg featuring a particularly penetrating gaze.

"The most important thing is to get a quick glance of their personality," Prior said. "If I can't put their soul into a painting like this, you kind of lose what you are doing. The more I know about a subject the more I can get the painting right."

So Prior has done his homework, learning about each of the players, and he's ready for what he says is a "weird trance" he goes into while creating. Each of the players will get a lithograph of Prior's work.

Although Prior mostly works with artists and