WholeHogSports · May 11, 2022
Nick Smith Jr. named nation's No. 1 prospect
Arkansas signee Nick Smith Jr. is introduced prior to the McDonald's All-American Game in Chicago on March 29, 2022.Arkansas signee and North Little Rock guard Nick Smith Jr. has become the second Arkansan to be declared the No. 1 prospect in the nation.
247 Sports has released updated rankings and Smith is the new No. 1 recruit. Former Razorbacks great and NBA veteran Corliss Williamson was also ranked No. 1 as a senior at Russellville in 1992.
Smith, 6-5, 185 pounds, is the first in-state player to be ranked No. 1 in the recruiting services era.
He is ranked the No. 2 prospect nationally by Rivals and No. 3 by ESPN.