As we get down to just over a month until the 2026 MLB Draft I thought now would be a good time to do a refresh on the Consensus Rankings for this class. As a reminder there are seven different rankings included in this consensus rankings – though now we are expanding from a Top 100 in April to a Top 200. Some of these lists are longer than just a Top 200, while two are shorter. For the longer lists players ranked from 201 on are not included. For the two lists shorter than Top 200’s, anyone not ranked at
the cutoff is just assumed as not getting any points.
The seven lists used are Baseball America, Pipeline, Perfect Game, ESPN/Kiley McDaniel (155 ranked prospects), The Athletic/Keith Law (100 ranked prospects), Overslot/Mock Draft Simulator, as well as my own. The player ranked No. 1 on a list gets 200 points towards the consensus total, while the player ranked No. 200 receives one point. In total there were 290 players who received at least one point. Most of these rankings have been updated recently, with six of the seven having been changed in the past two weeks. Only the Perfect Game rankings are on the older side, with their list last being updated in late-April.
Note that these rankings are a composite of all sources, and outside of my own rankings being one part of the seven rankings included, this is not something I have influenced at all. For players who are tied in points for a spot, I am giving the higher ranking to the player who ranks higher on the greater number of lists, with the second tie breaker being awarded for the highest ranking on any list, followed by number of lists a player is included on. I will include some comments below on some of the interesting things included in the composite, and break this down into tiers solely based on how highly rated these players were.
While there are more than enough names ranked to go past the Top 200, I felt doing so would paint an inaccurate picture as two sources don’t even rank to 200 and a third cuts off at 200. This consensus rankings will continue to update as we approach the draft, depending on when the individual sets of rankings update, and further expansion on the number covered could also increase if there is more data to work with as well.
One addition from last time is at the bottom you can find the players who moved the most, both up and down, as well as track the players new to the Top 100 and players who have fallen out of the initial Top 100.
Tier 1
1. Roch Cholowsky, SS, UCLA – 1399 points (previously 1)
Roch slipped in the slightest bit possible, falling from a unanimous No. 1 pick to only getting 1399 out of a possible 1400 points – thanks to Perfect Game having him as the second best prospect in the draft.
2. Grady Emerson, SS, Texas HS – 1389 (prev 2)
3. Vahn Lackey, C, Georgia Tech – 1389 (prev 3)
Lackey tied Emerson in points for second, but Emerson was ranked higher on five lists and won the tiebreaker. It is worth noting that Overslot’s rankings had Lackey as the top prospect in this class, while Law only had Emerson as the fifth ranked player. Emerson was ranked second in five of the seven sets of rankings, and third in another, while Lackey finished third in five, with another second place spot.
4. Jackson Flora, RHP, UC Santa Barbara – 1377 (prev 4)
5. Eric Booth Jr., OF, Mississippi HS -1361 (prev 11)
6. Jacob Lombard, SS, Florida HS -1357 (prev 6)
These guys are pretty generally considered the first tier of the draft, and as you can see they have a pretty solid lead over the next group – though you could say Drew Burress is right on the edge of being included with this tier.
Tier 2
7. Drew Burress, OF, Georgia Tech – 1346 (prev 7)
8. Cam Flukey, RHP, Coastal Carolina – 1325 (prev 9)
9. Ryder Helfrick, C, Arkansas – 1323 (prev 26)
10. Justin Lebron, SS, Alabama – 1321 (prev 5)
11. Chris Hacopian, SS/3B, Texas A&M – 1320 (prev 8)
12. Trent Gridlinger, LHP/OF, California HS – 1307 (prev 23)
13. Tyler Bell, SS, Kentucky – 1306 (prev 16)
14. Derek Curiel, OF, LSU – 1303 (prev 18)
15. Gio Rojas, LHP, Florida HS – 1299 (prev 13)
16. Sawyer Strosnider, OF, TCU – 1295 (prev 12)
17. AJ Gracia, OF, Virginia – 1293 (prev 10)
The second tier of talent cuts off with AJ Gracia at #17, as there is a pretty large gap between him and Liam Peterson in the next spot. Outside of Burress, who is a borderline Tier 1 guy, Gracia is just 32 points behind Cam Flukey at #8. This tier represents the guys likely to be on the board when the Braves are on the clock with their first pick.
Tier 3
18. Liam Peterson, RHP, Florida – 1259 (prev 14)
19. Cade Townsend, RHP, Mississippi – 1258 (prev 30)
20. Cole Carlon, LHP, Arizona State – 1255 (prev 25)
21. Ace Reese, 3B, Mississippi State – 1245 (prev 17)
22. Trevor Condon, OF, Georgia HS – 1230 (prev 35)
23. Logan Reddeman, RHP, UCLA – 1221 (prev 29)
24. Tegan Kuhns, RHP, Tennessee – 1213 (prev 32)
25. Mason Edwards, LHP, USC – 1211 (prev 31)
26. Brody Bumila, LHP, Massachusetts HS – 1202 (prev 43)
27. Eric Becker, SS, Virginia – 1201 (prev 15)
28. Hunter Dietz, LHP, Arkansas – 1196 (prev 48)
29. Bo Lowrance, 3B, South Carolina HS – 1181 (prev 57)
30. Logan Schmidt, LHP, California HS – 1181 (prev 20)
Lowrance takes this tie by being ranked higher in four of the seven sets of rankings.
31. Carson Bolemon, LHP, South Carolina HS – 1172 (prev 19)
32. Aiden Robbins, OF, Texas – 1164 (prev 40)
33. Caden Sorrell, OF, Texas A&M – 1150 (prev 22)
This tier is separated by just over 100 points, with Sorrell being a guy who was right on the edge between two tiers. This tier represents some of the names likely to be on the board for the Braves second first round selection.
Tier 4
34. Chase Brunson, OF, TCU – 1140 (prev 44)
35. Zion Rose, OF, Louisville – 1136 (prev 47)
36. Coleman Borthwick, RHP, Florida HS – 1136 (prev 34)
Rose won this tie by being ranked higher in five of the seven lists.
37. Tyler Spangler, SS, California HS – 1134 (prev 21)
38. Jack Radel, RHP, Notre Dame – 1118 (prev 62)
39. Cole Prosek, 3B/C, Mississippi HS – 1103 (prev 83)
40. Aiden Ruiz, SS, New York HS – 1103 (prev 39)
Prosek finished higher on four lists, which won this tie for him.
41. Archer Horn, SS/RHP, California HS – 1096 (prev 51)
42. Ben Blair, RHP, Liberty – 1095 (prev 52)
43. Chris Rembert, 2B, Auburn – 1094 (prev 24)
44. Logan Hughes, OF, Texas Tech – 1092 (prev 50)
45. James Clark, SS, California HS – 1075 (prev 28)
This tier represents guys who are likely to be off the board before the Braves come in with their second round pick.
Tier 5
46. Daniel Jackson, C, Georgia – 1062 (prev 86)
47. Landon Thome, SS, Illinois HS – 1048 (prev 53)
48. Kaeden Waechter, RHP, Florida HS – 1041 (prev 33)
49. Sean Duncan, LHP, Canada HS – 1037 (prev 36)
50. Will Brick, C, Tennessee HS – 1028 (prev 42)
51. Connor Comeau, SS, Texas HS – 1027 (prev 54)
52. Ty Head, OF, NC State – 1020 (prev 67)
53. Jake Brown, OF, LSU – 1018 (prev 45)
54. Blake Bowen, OF, California HS – 1001 (prev 27)
55. Wes Mendes, LHP, Florida State – 996 (prev 75)
56. Joseph Contreras, RHP, Georgia HS – 990 (prev 41)
57. Jarren Advincula, 2B, Georgia Tech – 973 (prev 73)
58. Joey Volchko, RHP, Georgia – 973 (prev 38)
Advincula takes this tie because he ranked higher on four of the seven lists.
59. Carson Tinney, C, Texas – 968 (prev 72)
60. Gavin Grahovac, 3B, Texas A&M – 953 (prev 64)
61. Blake Bryant, RHP, Georgia HS – 941 (prev 65)
62. Taj Marchand, SS, South Carolina HS – 936 (prev 77)
63. Jensen Hirschkorn, RHP, California HS – 931 (prev 37)
Hirschhorn is the highest ranked player to not be included on one of the lists, as he is not on the shorter Keith Law Top 100.
This fifth tier of talent represents a group of players likely to be on the board when the Braves are up in the second round with the 48th overall pick.
Tier 6
64. Andrew Williamson, OF, UCF – 896 (prev 80)
65. Rocco Maniscalco, SS, Alabama HS – 868 (prev 49)
66. Cooper Harris, RHP, Texas HS – 864 (prev 76)
67. Cole Koeninger, RHP/SS, Texas HS – 856 (prev 56)
68. Jacob Dudan, RHP, NC State – 840 (prev 66)
69. Noah Wilson, OF, Tennessee HS – 815 (prev 58)
70. Savion Sims, RHP, Texas HS – 800 (prev 69)
71. Will Gasparino, OF, UCLA – 796 (prev 68)
72. Ryan Peterson, RHP, Sam Houston State – 780 (prev unranked)
73. Beau Peterson, 3B, Kansas HS – 776 (prev 55)
74. Mulivai Levu, 1B, UCLA – 775 (prev unranked)
75. Caden Bogenpohl, OF, Missouri State – 769 (prev 63)
76. Bo Holloway, LHP, Tennessee HS – 751 (prev 79)
77. Kaiden McCarthy, RHP, Vermont HS – 743 (prev 70)
78. Gabe Gaeckle, RHP, Arkansas – 742 (prev 46)
79. Brett Renfrow, RHP, Virginia Tech – 738 (prev unranked)
80. Roman Martin, 3B, UCLA – 735 (prev 88)
81. Ethan Kleinschmit, LHP, Oregon State – 732 (prev 60)
82. Will Adams, OF, Alabama HS – 720 (prev unranked)
83. Jake Schaffner, SS, North Carolina – 718 (prev unranked)
84. Ryan Lynch, RHP, North Carolina – 717 (prev 74)
85. Ruger Riojas, RHP, Texas – 713 (prev 61)
86. Ethan Wachsmann, RHP, Colorado HS – 710 (prev unranked)
87. Jack Natili, C, Cincinnati – 701 (prev unranked)
This tier represents players who could be the best available player on the board for the Braves third round pick at No. 84 overall.
Tier 7
88. Myles Bailey, 1B, Florida State – 679 (prev 82)
89. Kyle Jones, OF, Florida – 678 (prev unranked)
90. Daniel Cuvet, 3B, Miami – 677 (prev 97)
91. Luke Williams, SS, Pennsylvania HS – 677 (prev unranked)
Cuvet is ranked higher on four lists to Williams’ two, with Williams being left off of Law’s Top 100.
92. Carson Kerce, SS, Georgia Tech – 674 (prev unranked)
93. Dee Kennedy, SS, Kansas State – 671 (prev unranked)
94. Kevin Roberts Jr., OF, Mississippi HS – 669 (prev 59)
95. Evan Dempsey, RHP/OF, Florida Gulf Coast – 644 (prev 89)
96. Ethan Norby, LHP, East Carolina – 635 (prev 84)
97. Shane Sdao, LHP, Texas A&M – 626 (prev 100)
98. Jason DeCaro, RHP, North Carolina – 611 (prev unranked)
99. Tre Broussard, OF, Houston – 599 (prev unranked)
100. Keon Johnson, SS, Georgia HS – 598 (prev 99)
101. Wilson Andersen, RHP, Florida HS – 587 (prev 87)
102. Taylor Rabe, RHP, Mississippi – 578 (prev unranked)
103. Malachi Washington, OF, Georgia HS – 577 (prev unranked)
104. Kollin Ritchie, OF, Oklahoma State – 552 (prev unranked)
105. Ryan Marohn, LHP, NC State -546 (prev unranked)
106. Brendan Brock, C, Oklahoma -542 (prev Honorable Mention)
This tier of players are the guys in competition for the final spots in the Top 100.
Tier 8
107. Carson Wiggins, RHP, Arkansas – 521 (prev unranked)
108. Will Yow, SS, Virginia HS – 504 (prev 98)
109. Cooper Sides, RHP, California HS – 503 (prev 81)
110. Ethan Bass, SS, Illinois HS – 502 (prev unranked)
111. Dominic Santarelli, 1B, Wisconsin HS – 502 (prev unranked)
Santarelli and Bass each ranked highest in three sets, and both were left off of Law’s Top 100. Bass wins the tie because he had the highest ranking in any set, coming in 68th at Pipeline.
112. Alex Weingartner, SS, New Jersey HS – 501 (prev 95)
113. Tommy LaPour, RHP, TCU – 501 (prev 96)
Weingartner and LaPour each ranked highest in three sets, with both being left off of Law’s list and Weingartner not being in BA’s Top 200. Weingartner takes this tie by ranking the highest anywhere, coming in 72nd at Perfect Game.
114. Hudson DeVaughan, RHP, Indiana HS -500 (prev unranked)
115. Sean Dunlap, C, Indiana HS – 500 (prev Honorable Mention)
DeVaughn takes this tie by ranking higher in four sets to just two for Dunlap.
116. Jace Mataczynski, SS, Wisconsin HS – 496 (prev unranked)
117. Carter Beck, OF, Indiana State – 491 (prev unranked)
118. Peyton Bonds, OF, Rutgers – 487 (prev unranked)
119. Trey Ebel, SS, California HS – 482 (prev unranked)
120. Denton Lord, RHP, Florida HS – 469 (prev Honorable Mention)
121. Landon Brown, RHP, Texas HS – 446 (prev unranked)
122. Kade Lewis, 3B, Wake Forest – 433 (prev unranked)
123. Trey Beard, RHP, Florida State – 427 (prev 94)
124. Jack Slightom, RHP, Illinois HS – 419 (prev unranked)
125. Bryce Hill, RHP, Connecticut HS – 417 (prev unranked)
126. Henry Ford, OF, Tennessee – 411 (prev 92)
127. Matt Ponatoski, SS/RHP, Ohio HS – 407 (prev 85)
128. Alex Hernandez, 2B/OF, Georgia Tech – 404 (prev 91)
129. Anthony Murphy, OF, California HS – 397 (prev unranked)
130. Kyle Johnson, LHP, Virginia – 397 (prev unranked)
Murphy ranks higher on four lists, to three for Johnson.
131. Dalton Wentz, 3B, Wake Forest – 396 (prev unranked)
132. Camden Kozeal, 2B, Arkansas – 386 (prev unranked)
133. Elliott Lascelles, SS, Canada HS – 383 (prev unranked)
134. Dylan Bowen, SS, Indiana HS – 382 (prev unranked)
135. Gavin Gallagher, 2B, North Carolina – 378 (prev unranked)
136. Lucas Nawrocki, LHP, Texas HS – 374 (prev unranked)
137. Nathaneal Davis, OF, Florida HS – 370 (prev unranked)
138. Julian Garcia, RHP, California HS – 366 (prev unranked)
139. Tyson LeBlanc, SS, Kansas – 348 (prev unranked)
140. James Tronstein, OF/SS, California HS – 345 (prev unranked)
141. Brady Harris, OF, Florida HS – 338 (prev 71)
142. Maxx Yehl, LHP, West Virginia – 338 (prev unranked)
Harris and Yehl each rank highest on three lists and are both excluded on Law’s shorter list. The tie is broken by Harris having the highest ranking, coming in 63rd at Perfect Game.
143. Eric Guevara, 3B, Auburn – 335 (prev unranked)
144. Martin Shelar, OF, Georgia HS – 333 (prev Honorable Mention)
This tier of players covers players ranked in the spot of two of the Braves picks, No. 112 and No. 144.
Tier 9
145. Owen Hull, OF, North Carolina – 312 (prev unranked)
146. Gary Morse, RHP, California HS – 308 (prev unranked)
147. Steele Murdock, RHP, UC San Diego – 306 (prev unranked)
148. Duncan Marsten, RHP, Wake Forest – 303 (prev unranked)
149. Deven Sheerin, RHP, LSU – 301 (prev unranked)
150. Carson Bailey, LHP, Texas JUCO – 296 (prev unranked)
151. Garrett Wright, C, Tennessee – 290 (prev unranked)
152. Trey Rangel, RHP, Texas HS – 287 (prev unranked)
153. Dawson Montesa, RHP, West Virginia – 287 (prev unranked)
Rangel ranks higher on four lists versus one for Montesa
154. Camden Johnson, 3B, Oklahoma – 274 (prev unranked)
155. Robbie Lavey, C, George Washington – 274 (prev unranked)
Johnson ranks higher on four of the lists to three for Lavey.
156. Carson Jasa, RHP, Nebraska – 258 (prev unranked)
157. Caden Ferraro, OF, Texas Tech – 257 (prev unranked)
158. Tre Phelps, 3B/OF, Georgia – 250 (prev unranked)
159. Jaxon Willits, SS, Oklahoma – 249 (prev unranked)
160. Aidan Knaak, RHP, Clemson – 244 (prev unranked)
161. Tyler Putnam, RHP, Missouri HS – 241 (prev unranked)
162. Jake Carbaugh, RHP, Florida HS – 236 (prev unranked)
163. Gavin Giese, RHP, California HS – 234 (prev unranked)
164. Jack Dugan, SS, Tennessee HS – 233 (prev unranked)
165. Eli Herst, RHP, Washington HS – 225 (prev Honorable Mention)
166. Cameron Johnson, LHP, Oklahoma – 224 (prev unranked)
167. James Jorgensen, RHP, Texas HS – 212 (prev unranked)
168. Andruw Giles, OF, Nevada HS – 208 (prev unranked)
169. Jason Amalbert, OF, New Jersey HS – 205 (prev unranked)
170. Jake McCoy, LHP, South Carolina – 204 (prev unranked)
171. Brayden Dowd, OF, Florida State – 199 (prev unranked)
172. Owen Kramkowski, RHP, Arizona – 195 (prev unranked)
173. Cal Randall, RHP, UCLA – 194 (prev unranked)
174. Nathan Taylor, RHP, Cincinnati – 179 (prev unranked)
175. Chase Kiker, RHP, North Carolina HS – 178 (prev unranked)
176. AJ Rice, RHP, Georgia HS – 174 (prev unranked)
177. Kolby Stringer, RHP, Mississippi HS – 167 (prev unranked)
178. LJ Mercurius, RHP, Oklahoma – 164 (prev Honorable Mention)
179. Shawn Sullivan, RHP, Ohio HS – 161 (prev unranked)
180. Lucas Moore, OF, Louisville – 160 (prev 90)
181. Coleton Brady, RHP, Florida HS – 157 (prev unranked)
182. Logan Georges, RHP, California HS – 154 (prev unranked)
183. Eric Segura, RHP, Oregon State – 152 (prev unranked)
184. Rylan Lujo, OF, Georgia – 147 (prev unranked)
185. Ryan Cooney, 2B, Oregon – 142 (prev unranked)
186.Dylan Vigue, RHP, Georgia – 137 (prev unranked)
187. CJ Weinstein, SS, California HS – 133 (prev unranked)
188. Noah Danza, OF, New Jersey HS – 131 (prev unranked)
189. Robert Omidi, 3B, Canada HS – 130 (prev unranked)
190. Alex Sosa, C, Miami – 129 (prev unranked)
191. Grayson Willoughby, RHP, Kentucky HS – 128 (prev unranked)
The Braves sixth round pick will be covered with players in this range. These guys are the group who is firmly inside the Top 200.
Tier 10
192. Isaiah Galason, SS, Georgia HS – 120 (prev unranked)
193. Alex Conover, OF, Oklahoma State – 118 (prev unranked)
194. Braden Holcomb, OF, Vanderbilt – 117 (prev unranked)
195. Maddox Molony, SS, Oregon – 113 (prev 78)
196. Brady Snow, RHP, Florida HS – 112 (prev unranked)
197. Jon Mora, OF, Florida HS – 110 (prev unranked)
198. Gannon Grant, RHP, Indiana HS – 109 (prev unranked)
199. Calvin Proskey, RHP, UC Santa Barbara – 106 (prev unranked)
200. Cole Dennis, RHP, Florida HS – 102 (prev unranked)
This tier actually runs pretty deep, as I would put the guys who finished 201-276 into this tier.
Honorable Mention
California prep RHP Graham Schlicht and Missouri SS Kam Durnin tied at 100 points each, with Florida RHP Luke McNeillie and LSU SS Steven Milam both at 98 points. The fifth guy to miss is Georgia prep OF Wessley Roberson at 94 points. Among the prep names who have risen late in the process are Jack Brenner, Cody Boshell, and Jet Berry.
New to Top 100
72. Ryan Peterson
74. Mulivai Levu
79. Brett Renfrow
82. Will Adams
83. Jake Schaffner
86. Ethan Wachsmann
87. Jack Natili
89. Kyle Jones
91. Luke Williams
92. Carson Kerce
93. Dee Kennedy
98. Jason DeCaro
99. Tre Broussard
Fallen out of Top 100
101. Wilson Andersen (was 87)
108. Will Yow (was 98)
109. Cooper Sides (was 81)
112. Alex Weingartner (was 95)
113. Tommy LaPour (was 96)
123. Trey Beard (was 94)
126. Henry Ford (was 92)
127. Matt Ponatoski (was 85)
128. Alex Hernandez (was 91)
141. Brady Harris (was 71)
180. Lucas Moore (was 90)
195. Maddox Molony (was 78)
Unranked – Brady Ballinger (was 93)
Biggest Risers (~10+ Spots)
9. Ryder Helfrick (up 17)
12.Trent Gridlinger (up 11)
19. Cade Townsend (up 11)
22. Trevor Condon (up 13)
26. Brody Bumila (up 17)
28. Hunter Dietz (up 20)
29. Bo Lowrance (up 28)
34. Chase Brunson (up 10)
35. Zion Rose (up 12)
38. Jack Radel (up 24)
39. Cole Prosek (up 44)
41. Archer Horn (up 10)
42. Ben Blair (up 10)
46. Daniel Jackson (up 40)
52. Ty Head (up 15)
55. Wes Mendes (up 20)
57. Jarren Advincula (up 16)
59. Carson Tinney (up 13)
62. Taj Marchand (up 15)
64. Andrew Williamson (up 16)
66. Cooper Harris (up 10)
Biggest Fallers (~10+ spots)
27. Eric Becker (down 12)
30. Logan Schmidt (down 10)
31. Carson Bolemon (down 12)
33. Caden Sorrell (down 11)
37. Tyler Spangler (down 16)
43. Chris Rembert (down 19)
45. James Clark (down 17)
48. Kaeden Waechter (down 15)
49. Sean Duncan (down 13)
54. Blake Bowen (down 27)
56. Joseph Contreras (down 15)
58. Joey Volchko (down 20)
63. Jensen Hirschkorn (down 26)
65. Rocco Maniscalco (down 16)
67. Cole Koeninger (down 11)
69. Noah Wilson (down 11)
73. Beau Peterson (down 18)
75. Caden Bogenpohl (down 12)
78. Gabe Gaeckle (down 32)
81. Ethan Kleinschmit (down 21)
84. Ryan Lynch (down 10)
85. Ruger Riojas (down 24)
94. Kevin Roberts Jr. (down 35)
96. Ethan Norby (down 12)
101. Wilson Andersen (down 14)
108. Will Yow (down 10)
109. Cooper Sides (down 28)
112. Alex Weingartner (down 17)
113. Tommy LaPour (down 17)
123. Trey Beard (down 29)
126. Henry Ford (down 34)
127 .Matt Ponatoski (down 42)
128. Alex Hernandez (down 37)
141. Brady Harris (down 70)
180. Lucas Moore (down 90)
195. Maddox Molony (down 117)
Unranked – Brady Ballinger (down 122)
