2026 MLB Draft: April Consensus Top 100 rankings

ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 21: Vahn Lackey (25) of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bats during the Tuesday evening men's college baseball game between the Georgia Bulldogs and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets on April 21, 2026 at Truist Park in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

As we get under three months until the 2026 MLB Draft, I thought now would be a good time to start to look at the rankings for the Top 100 players in this year’s draft, in consensus form. There are seven different rankings included in this consensus rankings. Some of these lists are longer than just a Top 100, while two are shorter. For the longer lists players ranked from 101 on are not included. For the two lists shorter than Top 100’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(85 ranked), The Athletic/Keith Law(50 ranked), Overslot/Mock Draft Simulator, as well as my own. The player ranked No. 1 on a list gets 100 points towards the consensus total, while the player ranked #100 receives one point. In total there were 156 players who received at least one point. I will also add that the Pipeline rankings are very much out of date at the moment, meaning not only are some guys too high/low – but also some key players aren’t even included, which will hurt their overall ranking.

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 100, I felt doing so would paint an inaccurate picture as two sources don’t even rank to 100 and a third cuts off at 100 with some older rankings. This consensus rankings will continue to update as we approach the draft, and as rankings expand so will this list.

Tier 1

1. Roch Cholowsky, SS, UCLA – 700 points

As if there was any doubt, Roch was a unanimous #1.

2. Grady Emerson, SS, Texas HS – 690

Emerson was one poll away from being a unanimous #2, as Keith Law had him as the #4 prospect.

3. Vahn Lackey, C, Georgia Tech – 676

Lackey ended up third despite being outside the Top 10 on the not updated Pipeline list. Coming in #2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 5, and 12 was enough to get him into the Top 3.

4. Jackson Flora, RHP, UC Santa Barbara – 668

Flora was initially in the fifth spot, but moved up on Friday when PG updated their rankings. Pipeline ranking him #14 is the only thing keeping his point total a little below the top two guys.

5. Justin Lebron, SS, Alabama – 665

Lebron is sliding a bit with some real struggles in SEC play. Law was the low man on him at #10, but PG had him #9, I had him #7, and ESPN at #5 with Overslot being #4.

6. Jacob Lombard, SS, Florida HS – 648

Lombard was ranked between #5-13 in all seven spots.

7. Drew Burress, OF, Georgia Tech – 640

Burress ranked as low as #13 (BA) and 14 (myself), but was helped by some high rankings too.

8. Chris Hacopian, SS, Texas A&M – 631

Hacopian is ranked anywhere between #6-19 in the seven rankings.

9. Cam Flukey, RHP, Coastal Carolina – 630

Despite missing basically all season, Flukey is ranked inside the Top 10 in four of the seven rankings.

10. AJ Gracia, OF, Virginia – 628

Gracia is a prospect with a bit of variance, but did rank in three Top 10’s.

11. Eric Booth Jr., OF, Mississippi HS – 626

Booth probably would be in the Top 10 if not for the older Pipeline ranking (#28) holding him down, as he made the Top 10 in five of the other six rankings, with a #13 in the only one he wasn’t a Top 10 prospect.

12. Sawyer Strosnider, OF, TCU – 616

Strosnider closes out the first tier of talent in this draft as the final guy above 600 combined points in the rankings.

Tier 2

13. Gio Rojas, LHP, Florida HS – 589

Rojas ends up being the top ranked prep arm in the class by a comfortable margin of nearly 50 ranking points.

14. Liam Peterson, RHP, Florida – 581

Peterson is dropping a bit with his uneven performance this spring, and his #37 in PG’s rankings updated just this past weekend is what has solidified his drop from the first tier.

15. Eric Becker, SS, Virginia – 580

16. Tyler Bell, SS, Kentucky – 579

Becker and Bell have always been in tight competition, and this shows it. They are pretty closely ranked together in all of the rankings, though I will note that despite coming in lower, Bell actually ranks higher in four of the seven spots.

17. Ace Reese, 3B, Mississippi State – 559

Reese is another player who has struggled in SEC play, and it has caused his rankings to drop because of that. ESPN, Law, and myself are three of the four most updated rankings, and those are his three lowest spots – though he did rank #7 in the new PG rankings.

18. Derek Curiel, OF, LSU – 558

Curiel is one of the beneficiaries of Pipeline’s preseason rankings, as that is his highest ranking by nine spots.

19. Carson Bolemon, LHP, South Carolina HS – 554

Bolemon, who most say competes with Rojas for the top prep arm in the class, took a little bit of a hit by coming in at #50 in the ESPN rankings.

20. Logan Schmidt, LHP, California HS – 542

21. Tyler Spangler, SS, California HS – 530

22. Caden Sorrell, OF, Texas A&M – 498

Sorrell ranked as low as #49 on both the ESPN and Overslot rankings.

23. Trent Gridlinger, OF/LHP, California HS – 492

Trent Gridlinger is the first player not to be listed in all seven rankings, as he didn’t reclassify from the 2027 class until after the Pipeline rankings were released. He was in the Top 20 on five lists, which helped get him ranked this high despite the one zero. Once Pipeline includes him in their rankings, he could have a chance to overtake Rojas for the top prep arm in the class.

Tier 3

24. Chris Rembert, 2B, Auburn – 482

25. Cole Carlon, LHP, Arizona State – 478

26. Ryder Helfrick, C, Arkansas – 472

27. Blake Bowen, OF, California HS – 472

Helfrick is the higher ranked player in four of the seven rankings and comes in here despite being penalized a bit by the Law list only having its rankings to 50, and not including him. He was in the Top 30 in five lists.

28. James Clark, SS, California HS – 467

29. Logan Reddeman, RHP, UCLA – 457

30. Cade Townsend, RHP, Ole Miss – 457

This was a tie between two of this season’s biggest pitching risers. Reddeman ranks higher on four of the lists, giving him the tie breaker. That is despite him being unranked in the older Pipeline rankings.

31. Mason Edwards, LHP, USC – 451

Edwards is another big riser this spring, and he is also hurt by the outdated Pipeline rankings, coming in at #88 there.

32. Tegan Kuhns, RHP, Tennessee – 426

Ranking just 77th over at ESPN is the one input that hurt Kuhns, his lowest ranking by 27 spots.

33. Kaden Waechter, RHP, Florida HS – 424

34. Coleman Borthwick, RHP, Florida HS – 421

35. Trevor Condon, OF, Georgia HS – 403

Condon was left out of the Law Top 50, which likely keeps him from being higher.

36. Sean Duncan, LHP, Canada HS – 402

Duncan could rise when Pipeline updates their rankings, as he is just #75 there after being at least 16 spots higher everywhere else.

37. Jensen Hirschkorn, RHP, California HS – 401

Hirschkorn is another player hurt by the Law list only being a Top 50, as he wasn’t included after being ranked no lower than #52 elsewhere.

38. Joey Volchko, RHP, Georgia – 396

39. Aiden Ruiz, SS, New York HS – 394

40. Aiden Robbins, OF, Texas – 383

41. Joseph Contreras, RHP, Georgia HS – 378

Contreras was just #79 at Overslot after being Top 50 everywhere else.

42. Will Brick, C, Tennessee HS – 372

Brick is another highly ranked player not included in the Law Top 50.

43. Brody Bumila, LHP, Massachusetts HS – 369

Bumila is a helium prospect this spring who likely would have come in higher if not for the fact he was unranked by Pipeline. Elsewhere he came in 25, 31, 33, 34, 45, and 69.

Tier 4

44. Chase Brunson, OF, TCU – 353

Brunson is a beneficiary of being ranked in all seven spots.

45. Jake Brown, OF, LSU – 330

46. Gabe Gaeckle, RHP, Arkansas – 318

47. Zion Rose, OF, Louisville – 314

48. Hunter Dietz, RHP, Arkansas – 313

49. Rocco Maniscalco, SS, Alabama HS – 308

Maniscalco’s rankings range anywhere from #19 at Pipeline to unranked at PG.

50. Logan Hughes, OF, Texas Tech – 305

Hughes was unranked by both of the shorter lists, ESPN and Law.

51. Archer Horn, SS/RHP, California HS – 293

52. Ben Blair, RHP, Liberty – 288

Blair is another riser this spring, who ranks this high despite being unranked by both Pipeline and Law.

53. Landon Thome, SS, Illinois HS – 275

54. Connor Comeau, SS, Texas HS – 274

55. Beau Peterson, 3B, Kansas HS – 258

56. Cole Koeninger, SS/RHP, Texas HS – 235

57. Bo Lowrance, 3B, South Carolina HS – 232

58. Noah Wilson, OF, Tennessee HS – 230

Wilson is a rising prospect this spring, and ranked here despite being unranked by both Law’s short list and Pipeline’s older list.

59. Kevin Roberts Jr., OF, Mississippi HS – 223

60. Ethan Kleinschmit, LHP, Oregon State – 219

61. Ruger Riojas, RHP, Texas – 217

62. Jack Radel, RHP, Notre Dame – 209

63. Caden Bogenpohl, OF, Missouri State – 197

64. Gavin Grahovac, 3B, Texas A&M – 185

65. Blake Bryant, RHP, Georgia HS – 185

Grahovac and Bryant were each ranked higher in three spots, and both unranked in the seventh set. Grahovac takes the higher ranking by coming in #26 over at Pipeline.

66. Jacob Dudan, RHP, NC State – 183

67. Ty Head, OF, NC State – 182

68. Will Gasparino, OF, UCLA – 168

69. Savion Sims, RHP, Texas HS – 163

70. Kaiden McCarthy, RHP, Vermont HS – 161

71. Brady Harris, OF, Florida HS – 160

72. Carson Tinney, C, Texas – 158

73. Jarren Advincula, 2B, Georgia Tech – 156

74. Ryan Lynch, RHP, North Carolina – 155

75. Wes Mendes, LHP, Florida State – 151

76. Cooper Harris, RHP, Texas HS – 151

Mendes and Harris are each ranked higher in three spots, and unranked in the seventh. Mendes wins the tiebreaker by coming in at #45 at ESPN, one spot higher than the high of #46 for Harris on Law’s list.

77. Taj Marchand, SS, South Carolina HS – 145

78. Maddox Molony, SS, Oregon – 142

79. Bo Holloway, LHP, Tennessee HS – 139

80. Andrew Williamson, OF, UCF – 138

81. Cooper Sides, RHP, California HS – 138

Both Williamson and Sides are ranked higher in three spots, and this gets settled by Williamson’s #46 ranking in the ESPN set.

Tier 5

82. Myles Bailey, 1B, Florida State – 119

83. Cole Prosek, 3B, Mississippi HS – 115

84. Ethan Norby, LHP, East Carolina – 114

85. Matt Ponatoski, SS/RHP, Ohio HS – 114

Norby comes in higher in four rankings to Ponatoski’s two spots.

86. Daniel Jackson, C, Georgia – 110

87. Wilson Andersen, RHP, Florida HS – 109

88. Roman Martin, SS/2B, UCLA – 99

89. Evan Dempsey, OF, Florida Gulf Coast – 98

90. Lucas Moore, OF, Louisville – 92

91. Alex Hernandez, 2B, Georgia Tech – 91

92. Henry Ford, OF, Tennessee – 84

93. Brady Ballinger, 1B, Kansas – 84

Ballinger and Ford rank higher in two spots apiece, and are both unranked in three locations. The win goes to Ford for being #58 at Pipeline, one spot higher than where they had Ballinger.

94. Trey Beard, RHP, Florida State – 82

95. Alex Weingartner, OF/RHP, New Jersey HS – 81

96.Tommy LaPour, RHP, TCU – 80

97. Daniel Cuvet, 3B/1B, Miami – 75

98. Will Yow, SS, Virginia HS – 75

99. Keon Johnson, SS, Georgia HS – 75

This three-way tie is settled by Cuvet ranking highest in three spots, Yow in two, and Johnson in one, with all of them being unranked in Law’s Top 50.

100. Shane Sdao, LHP, Texas A&M – 72

Honorable Mention:

Sean Dunlap, C, Indiana HS

Denton Lord, RHP, Florida HS

Eli Herst, RHP, Washington HS

Martin Shelar, OF, Georgia HS

LJ Mercurius, RHP, Oklahoma

Brendan Brock, C, Oklahoma

The trio of Dunlap, Lord, and Herst were the first three guys out of the rankings, with each getting 70 points. Shelar (58 points) and Mercurius (55) represent players with helium this spring who have received higher rankings in some of the newest sets of rankings, while Brock (34) is a riser who now finds himself ranked in four of the seven rankings.