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2027 MLB Draft Board
A ranking of thirty prospects for the July 2027 draft by prior-season production against level of competition, recruiting and prospect-service rankings, and the draft value of tools and position.
1 Dylan SewardNorco High School (Norco, Calif.), shortstop, senior6-foot-0, 175 pounds. Bats switch, throws right.
Ranked the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2027 draft class by Baseball America. He is committed to Tennessee.
2 Tomas ValinciusMississippi State, left-handed pitcher, junior6-foot-2, 225 pounds. Bats and throws left.
Eleven wins against two losses with a 3.50 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP in 2026, his first season after transferring from Virginia, striking out 134 batters against 20 walks in 97 and two-thirds innings.
3 Brendan LawsonFlorida, shortstop, junior6-foot-3, 215 pounds. Bats left, throws right.
Led Florida in OPS (1.210), on-base percentage (.511) and slugging percentage (.699) as a sophomore in 2026, with 19 home runs, 68 runs and 32 extra-base hits.
4 Gavin KellyWest Virginia, catcher, junior6-foot-0, 175 pounds. Bats and throws right.
Hit .382 with a .477 on-base percentage, a .725 slugging percentage, 19 home runs and 63 runs batted in as a sophomore in 2026, after which Baseball America ranked him the No. 1 college prospect in the 2027 class.
5 Dax WhitneyOregon State, right-handed pitcher, junior6-foot-5, 218 pounds. Bats and throws right.
Five wins with no losses, a 1.33 ERA and a nation-leading 88 strikeouts in 47 and one-third innings across eight starts in 2026 before a season-ending elbow injury in late April.
6 Landon HairstonArizona State, outfielder, junior5-foot-11, 195 pounds. Bats and throws left.
Named Baseball America’s 2026 College Baseball Player of the Year after hitting .400 with a .509 on-base percentage, an .860 slugging percentage, 28 home runs, 20 doubles and 11 stolen bases as a sophomore, drawing more walks (44) than strikeouts (27).
7 William SchmidtLSU, right-handed pitcher, junior6-foot-4, 201 pounds. Bats and throws right.
Went 7-0 with a 4.73 ERA over 32 and one-third innings as a freshman in 2025, with a fastball up to 98 miles per hour.
8 Chase FralickAuburn, catcher, junior6-foot-2, 226 pounds. Bats left, throws right.
Hit .314 with 20 home runs, 61 runs batted in and 52 runs as Auburn’s primary catcher in 2026, his sophomore season.
9 Teddy TokheimStanford, third baseman, draft-eligible sophomore6-foot-3, 215 pounds. Bats and throws right.
Hit .352 with a .414 on-base percentage, a .704 slugging percentage, 17 home runs and 47 runs batted in as a true freshman in 2026, earning NCBWA Freshman Hitter of the Year and first-team Freshman All-America honors.
10 Chris LevonasWake Forest, right-handed pitcher, junior6-foot-2, 175 pounds. Bats and throws right.
Went 10-3 with a 2.82 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 73 and one-third innings across 15 starts as a sophomore in 2026, earning First Team All-ACC honors.
11 Chase FullerLincoln High School (Tallahassee, Fla.), shortstop, senior6-foot-3, 205 pounds. Bats and throws right.
Ranked Perfect Game’s No. 3 overall recruit in the 2027 class and its No. 2 among middle infielders. Named the 2026 winner of Perfect Game’s Jackie Robinson Award as national player of the year. He is committed to Florida State.
12 Carter HadnotAquinas High School (San Bernardino, Calif.), shortstop, senior6-foot-0, 165 pounds. Bats switch, throws right.
Ranked Prep Baseball Report’s No. 14 shortstop nationally in the 2027 class, after posting a 94.4 mile-per-hour exit velocity and an 83 mile-per-hour infield throw at one of its showcases.
13 Noah FrancoTCU, left-handed pitcher/first baseman, junior6-foot-3, 230 pounds. Bats and throws left.
Hit .229 with four home runs and 14 runs batted in as a two-way sophomore in 2026, with a fastball up to 97 miles per hour on the mound, and received a Team USA Collegiate National Team invitation.
14 Malachi ButlerMcEachern High School (Powder Springs, Ga.), shortstop, senior6-foot-3, 190 pounds. Bats left, throws right.
A career .352 hitter with a .516 on-base percentage, 75 hits, 49 runs batted in and 92 runs at McEachern. He is committed to Georgia Tech.
15 Dylan VolantisTexas, left-handed pitcher, junior6-foot-6, 220 pounds. Bats and throws left.
Went 8-1 with a 2.05 ERA, a 1.00 WHIP and 105 strikeouts as a starter in 2026, after a freshman season in 2025 as a closer that earned him Baseball America’s National Freshman of the Year award.
16 Connor SalernoSun Valley High School (Indian Trail, N.C.), left-handed pitcher/first baseman, senior6-foot-4, 225 pounds. Throws left.
Went 6-1 with a 1.81 ERA and 81 strikeouts in 46 and one-third innings as a sophomore. Ranked Perfect Game’s No. 11 overall recruit in the 2027 class and its No. 2 left-handed pitcher; named MVP of the Prep Baseball Report All-American Game. He is committed to Mississippi State.
17 Anderson LambertMcDonogh School (Owings Mills, Md.), third baseman/shortstop, senior6-foot-0, 175 pounds. Bats and throws right.
He is committed to Alabama, announced in November 2025.
18 Lash HendersonPrestonwood Christian Academy (Frisco, Texas), outfielder, senior6-foot-4, 210 pounds. Bats and throws right.
Hit .333 with a .403 on-base percentage and a .583 slugging percentage as a junior, with 20 hits and 13 runs batted in. Named TAPPS Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year. He is committed to Texas A&M.
19 Nate SavoieClemson, catcher/outfielder, junior6-foot-0, 215 pounds. Bats and throws right.
Led all Division I first-year players with 20 home runs at Loyola Marymount in 2025, a Freshman All-American season. After transferring to Clemson, he led the team with a .329 average, 16 home runs and 52 runs batted in during 2026.
20 Austin NyeVanderbilt, right-handed pitcher, junior6-foot-2, 210 pounds. Bats and throws right.
Went 2-1 with a 3.55 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 50 and two-thirds innings over 15 starts as a Freshman All-American in 2025, before a season-ending arm injury in February 2026.
21 Bub TerrellAuburn, outfielder, junior6-foot-3, 224 pounds. Bats and throws left.
Hit .286 with 16 home runs, 45 runs batted in and 45 runs as a sophomore in 2026.
22 Aidan KingFlorida, right-handed pitcher, junior6-foot-2, 200 pounds. Bats left, throws right.
Named the 2026 Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year and a First Team All-SEC selection after finishing the season with eight wins, a 3.21 ERA, a 1.03 WHIP and 97 innings pitched.
23 Jackson BarberiFlorida, right-handed pitcher, junior6-foot-4, 205 pounds. Throws right.
Went 5-2 with a 3.13 ERA, a 1.02 WHIP and 55 strikeouts against 17 walks in 37 and one-third innings as a sophomore reliever in 2026, and was named a Southeastern Conference co-Pitcher of the Week that March.
24 Levi ClarkTennessee, catcher/first baseman, junior6-foot-0, 205 pounds. Bats and throws right.
Hit .242 with 13 home runs, 44 runs batted in and 26 walks as a sophomore in 2026, and led Tennessee in slugging percentage during conference play.
25 Brennan NealBrookstone School (Columbus, Ga.), shortstop/right-handed pitcher, senior6-foot-3, 190 pounds. Bats right.
Recorded a 103 mile-per-hour exit velocity during the 2026 Area Code Games. He is committed to Auburn.
26 Brady CunninghamBrother Rice High School (Chicago, Ill.), third baseman/right-handed pitcher, senior6-foot-3, 217 pounds. Bats right.
Named Illinois’s Player of the Year after hitting .395 with 18 doubles, four triples, four home runs, 29 runs batted in and 29 walks, earning Second Team All-State honors. He is committed to Texas A&M.
27 Juan DiazIMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.), shortstop, senior6-foot-0, 180 pounds. Bats switch.
Hit .393 with a .485 on-base percentage, a .702 slugging percentage, seven doubles, two triples, five home runs and nine stolen bases in 25 games as a junior. Ranked Perfect Game’s No. 23 overall recruit in the 2027 class. He is committed to Florida.
28 Hawk LicariPinnacle High School (Phoenix, Ariz.), left-handed pitcher/first baseman, senior6-foot-0, 170 pounds. Throws left.
Hit .431 with a .531 on-base percentage, 28 hits and 22 runs batted in during the 2025-26 season.
29 Logen DoranWaiakea High School (Hilo, Hawaii), right-handed pitcher/outfielder, senior6-foot-4, 165 pounds. Bats and throws right.
Struck out 21 batters over 13 and one-third postseason innings with a 0.53 ERA and two wins, helping Waiakea win the 2026 Big Island Interscholastic Federation Division I championship. He is committed to Arkansas.
30 Cole GiblerArkansas, left-handed pitcher, junior6-foot-2, 205 pounds. Bats and throws left.
Struck out 44.5 percent of the batters he faced as a freshman reliever in 2025, with a fastball up to 94 miles per hour.
How the board works
Eligibility for the July 2027 draft runs three ways. A high school player is eligible once he has graduated and has not enrolled full-time at a four-year college, which is why this board’s amateurs are all seniors in the high school class of 2027. A junior college player is eligible every year, at any age or class standing. A four-year college player is eligible once he is a junior or senior by NCAA class standing, or once he turns 21 by August 1 of the draft year even as a sophomore, the “draft-eligible sophomore” rule fixed to that date since the 2022 collective bargaining agreement. This board’s college players are entering their junior year in the 2026-27 school year, except Teddy Tokheim, a draft-eligible sophomore.
The board is set in September 2026, before the high schoolers’ final prep season and before the college players’ 2027 college season. High schoolers are ordered by recruiting and prospect-service rankings (Perfect Game, Prep Baseball Report) and by verified showcase and high school statistics. College players are ordered by their most recent completed college season, read against the level of competition, with recent injuries weighed against a track record. Tools and position value break close calls: a power arm or a catcher who can really throw is worth more than a similar hitter at a less scarce position.