2026 College Baseball Recruiting Rankings

Under the old NCAA rules, players in this class were committing to colleges as young as 13 and 14, though the new rules that prohibit teams from recruiting 2026 players until Aug. 1 last year meant teams have been busy trying to lock down commits from players over the last six months. Of the top 200 players in the 2026 class, just 19 remain uncommitted, including three of the top 10 and five of the top 50 players.

With the vast majority of the top talent having already made a decision, we’re taking an early look at the top 10 recruiting classes for 2026. Recruiting is never static, whether it’s schools adding uncommitted players or getting prominent players to flip their commits. The MLB Draft is another factor. While it’s true that MLB teams typically pick off the top high school players, the data shows that even the highest-ranked players in a class one year out from the draft still make it to campus at a rate that might be higher than people expect, especially beyond the top 25 players. 

As these classes take shape, we have ranked the top 10 classes for 2026. Beyond the ranking itself, we have also broken down the key names to know for each program. 

1. Texas

The Longhorns have built a dynamite recruiting class that has a mix of both high-end, premium talent and quality depth. It starts with shortstop Grady Emerson, an in-state recruit and the No. 1 player in the class. Previously a TCU commit, Emerson is the best pure hitter in the country. While there’s significant risk he never gets to campus because of how high he could go in the draft, he’s a potential star if he gets to school.

Righthander Trey Rangel, another in-state commit, is the top pitcher in the 2026 class. Lefthander Brody Bumila (Massachusetts) is 6-foot-8 with a fastball up to 96 mph. Third baseman/righthander Beau Peterson is a lefthanded hitter with the look of a player who could hit in the middle of a lineup, giving the Longhorns four commits among the top 15 players in the class.

Brady Murrietta is the No. 3 catcher in the country and travel ball teammates with Emerson and Peterson. He’s a polished receiver with a compact righthanded swing to make contact at a high clip with a hit-over-power offensive game. James Jorgensen (No. 48) is an in-state shortstop/righthander with above-average speed, a plus arm and high bat-to-ball skills from the right side with good bat speed and an aggressive approach. He’s also up to the low 90s on the mound with feel to spin a breaking ball.

Trenton Maybin (the son of former big leaguer Cameron Maybin) is one of the best defensive center fielders in the country. He has an athletic 6-foot-2, 180-pound frame with significant strength projection. Shortstop Marcus Cantu (No. 185) has a compact 5-foot-9 build and is one of the most advanced pure hitters from Texas. He uses a short lefthanded swing with an accurate barrel and good plate coverage. Shortstop Reiston Durham is a 6-foot, athletic lefthanded hitter with good actions in the batter’s box and in the field. Jax Robinson is a lefthanded-hitting catcher with a simple swing who receives well, has a quick exchange and a strong arm, cutting his pop times under 1.9 seconds on his best throws. 

Rangel and Bumila both have electric arms and will draw plenty of heat from major league teams in the draft. The Longhorns have an array of promising in-state recruits on the mound behind them. Righthander/shortstop Jack Smejkal (No. 74) is 6-foot-2, 190 pounds with a fastball up to 94 mph and flashes feel for both his slider and changeup. Righthander Cooper Webb has a projectable 6-foot-3, 185-pound frame to add to a fastball that touches the low 90s and has tight rotation on his curveball.

Matthew Manis is a 6-foot lefty with an easy delivery, good arm action and a fastball up to 92 mph with explosive riding life. His ability to spin a slider and feel for pitching could help him make a quick impact. Righthander Karson Reeder is a good strike-thrower with the projection in his 6-foot-4, 185-pound frame to add to a fastball that has reached 91 mph. Righthander Cooper Harris is an in-state recruit for Texas ranked among the top 200 players in the class. He’s young for the class with projection at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds to grow a fastball that touches the low-90s.

Lefthander Phinn Waters is 6 feet, 195 pounds and gets a high swing-and-miss rate when he elevates with his fastball, which touches 91 mph. He pitches with an aggressive delivery and flashes a sharp slider that’s his best secondary pitch. Another lefty, Tucker Thompson, is 5-foot-11, 165 pounds and is able to reach 92 mph from a low-effort operation, giving hitters a difficult look with his crossfire delivery and low arm angle. 

2. Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt has a good case to be in the No. 1 spot on this list. By the time players get to campus, the Commodores could have the best recruiting class in the nation, though they have a slew of players who will draw heavy draft interest.

On the position player side, Vanderbilt’s 2026 class is strong up the middle, starting with shortstop Keon Johnson, the No. 6 player in the country. At 6-foot-2, 195 pounds, Johnson is a strong, athletic righthanded hitter with high-end bat speed, potential plus power and a high contact rate on the travel circuit. Fellow shortstop Aiden Ruiz doesn’t have Johnson’s size or power upside, but the 5-foot-10 switch-hitter has phenomenal defensive actions, instincts and some of the best bat-to-ball skills in the class.

In the outfield, in-state recruit Noah Wilson leads the way. The No. 13 player in the class, Wilson is an athletic center fielder with plus speed who makes consistent hard, quality contact in games from the left side of the plate. Outfielder Eric Booth Jr. (No. 36) is an excellent athlete in a powerful, compact 6-foot, 205-pound frame. He’s a well-above-average runner with premium bat speed and a low swing-and-miss rate, albeit from an unorthodox lefthanded swing, giving him considerable upside to tap into with the right adjustments. 

On the mound, Vanderbilt has three top 50 prospects committed, starting with righthander Eli Herst. He offers projectable traits to dream on at 6-foot-4, 190 pounds, a fastball that touches 93 mph with great extension and more velocity in the tank with feel for two promising secondary pitches with his slider and changeup.

Lefthander Sean Duncan is the top player in Canada for 2026 and should be another pitcher high up the list for MLB clubs as the 2026 draft nears with his easy delivery, low-90s fastball with more to come and ability to manipulate multiple offspeed weapons between his changeup and slider.

Righthander David Hinojosa (No. 47) has been an up-arrow name after touching 91 mph last summer and already flirting with mid-90s velocity in preseason bullpens. Like Herst and Duncan, he’s another pitcher with a starter look with his feel for both a breaking ball and changeup. 

Vanderbilt’s 2026 class is deep in projectable pitchers. Righthander Hudson Alpert (No. 71) is 6-foot-2 with a sound delivery, a fastball up to 93 mph and a sharp slider that has the potential to miss a lot of bats at the collegiate level. Lefthander/first baseman R.J. Cope is a gigantic 6-foot-8, 240 pounds with a fastball that reaches the low 90s. He can disrupt timing with an advanced changeup and a funky delivery that offers deception. He has huge raw power from the left side of the plate as well with a power-over-hit profile.

Righthander Jimmy Huard (No. 113) is already up to 94 mph and has plenty of room on his projectable 6-foot-3, 195-pound frame for another velocity jump to come. Righthander Keller Bradley is one of the younger players in the 2026 class and has high-end physical upside at 6-foot-5, 185 pounds to add to a fastball that touches 91 mph once he fills out his gangly, long-limbed frame. A.J. Calio is a 6-foot-2, 200-pound righthander who can run his fastball into the low 90s with feel to spin a curveball. 

Two other in-state recruits to watch from the 2026 class for Vanderbilt are first baseman Collin Bland and shortstop Gunner Skelton. A lefthanded hitter, Bland is 6-foot-2, 225 pounds and hits from an open stance, takes a big stride out front and when everything is synced up, he has big power that should translate at the collegiate level. Skelton could move around the infield as a 6-foot righthanded hitter with a short, quick swing. 

3. LSU

Shortstop CJ Weinstein leads the way for LSU’s 2026 recruiting class. Weinstein is one of the best pure hitters in the country. With an easy, efficient lefthanded swing, Weinstein shows tremendous plate coverage, the ability to barrel all pitch types with a low swing-and-miss rate and an all-fields approach. His bat is his best tool, with a chance he could play shortstop in college, though if he’s teammates with a better defender, he could go to second base.

The Tigers also have four of the best center fielders in the 2026 class, all with different skill sets. That includes Malachi Washington (No. 32), a dynamic athlete in a strong, compact build (6 feet, 195 pounds) and one of the younger players in the class. He projects as a true center fielder with plus speed, strong instincts and an above-average arm. There are promising offensive tools as well with his strong, quick wrists and high-end bat speed from the right side of the plate.

Like Washington, Wessley Roberson (No. 34) is another athletic center fielder from Georgia. He’s a plus runner with good defensive instincts and a knack for putting the bat to the ball at a high clip from the left side of the plate with a patient approach in a hit-over-power profile. Nathaneal Davis (No. 44) is a plus runner in center field. He’s 6 feet, 180 pounds with a short, line-drive swing from the left side and is comfortable shooting the ball the opposite way. A fourth top center fielder for LSU’s class is Anthony Murphy, a standout since his freshman year at powerhouse Corona (Calif.) High. Murphy (No. 61) is a 6-foot righthanded hitter with an aggressive approach at the plate in what could be a power-over-hit game. 

Among other position player standouts in LSU’s 2026 class is first baseman Dylan Minnatee (No. 89). Minnatee doesn’t have prototype power of a typical first baseman, but he has outstanding bat control from the left side of the plate. It’s a quiet, compact swing with the ability to drive the ball the opposite way and through the middle of the field. Shortstop Parker Loew (No. 92) has premium bat speed that comes with some swing-and-miss, but he has a chance to be a big righthanded power threat if everything clicks.

Like Loew, Jordan Martinez (No. 158) is another Florida shortstop with high-end bat speed and big raw power from the right side of the plate that comes with some swing-and-miss risk. Martinez is an above-average runner as well. First baseman Will Adams (No. 145) is 6-foot-2, 205 pounds with a good mix of lefthanded hitting ability and power without needing much effort to get to that power in games. Catcher Masen Belding is a lefthanded hitter who makes hard contact with a patient approach. 

For pitching, righthander Cooper Sides (No. 50) is the highest-ranked recruit for the Tigers. He’s 6-foot-5, 200 pounds, a long, gangly pitcher with a fastball up to 92 mph from his low three-quarters slot and the potential to throw in the mid-to-upper 90s once he fills out. Sides flashes feel to spin a slider, thus far his most frequently used secondary pitch, though his changeup features promising action at times and could become a bigger weapon with more reps.

Righthander Lawson McLeod (No. 123) is 6-foot-6, 215 pounds and would fit in physically with recent bigger-bodied righthanders at LSU. Still learning to throw more consistent strikes, McLeod has a power arm—up to 96 mph in the fall at 16—and looks like he has upper 90s and potentially better velocity in his future.

A 6-foot lefty, Colt Christman (No. 147) reclassified from the 2027 to the 2026 class. He has a fast arm with the ability to reach 94 mph and shows feel for a slider that’s ahead of his changeup. Righthander Dylan Blomker (No. 179) is 6-foot-4, 200 pounds and reaches 93 mph with the look of a pitcher who should be in the mid 90s soon and a slider that’s his best secondary pitch. In-state recruit Bradyn Cupit is a lefty with a compact frame (6-foot-1, 200 pounds) with a fastball into the low-90s and good pitchability.

The sleeper in the class could be lefthander Braxton Beaty. He has a slender 6-foot, 165-pound build and isn’t overpowering, pitching mostly in the mid-to-upper 80s, but he pitches with a good delivery and arm action and mixes three pitches to keep hitters off balance. 

4. Stanford

Before the NCAA changed its rules to prevent college coaches from speaking with recruits until Aug. 1 heading into their junior year, Stanford cleaned up on the recruiting trail with several talented early commits. Overall, Stanford has nine commits ranked among the top 200 players in the class, with eight of those nine coming from California, and are particularly strong up the middle.

Shortstop Tyler Spangler (No. 5) is 6-foot-3, 190 pounds with a high-contact bat from the left side of the plate. It’s a quiet, direct stroke with an advanced offensive approach and good bat speed, which along with his physical projection points to the potential for a mix of both high-end hitting ability and power upside. Spangler is an above-average runner with good body control at shortstop, where he has a chance to stick, but his offensive game would project well at third base too.

Shortstop Alex Harrington (No. 18) and his twin brother, center fielder Hunter Harrington, are both premium athletes. Alex is a quick-twitch, bouncy shortstop at 6-foot-2, 185 pounds who projects to stick at the position and has been a standout player from a young age since he won a gold medal for Team USA at the U-15 World Cup in 2022. Hunter is another plus runner with strong defensive instincts with a similar lean 6-foot-2, 180-pound build.

James Tronstein (No. 24) has experience in center field and the middle infield with advanced defensive instincts for his age everywhere he plays. He’s a high-contact hitter from the right side of the plate who recognizes pitches well and generates surprising impact for his size with strong hands and good bat speed, with plus speed that’s another weapon.

Archer Horn (No. 39) offers potential both at shortstop and as a pitcher. He shows impressive raw power during batting practice with a short, quiet swing from the left side of the plate. There should be more game power that comes once he fills out his 6-foot-2 frame. He’s also up to 92 mph on the mound with an advanced changeup for his age.

Catcher Dillon Moss (No. 51) projects to stick behind the dish. He receives well, has a strong arm and flashes over-the-fence power from a righthanded swing that maximizes his lean frame to generate good torque and bat speed. 

The pitching in Stanford’s class is led by Connecticut righthander Bryce Hill (No. 62). Hill has a tall, strong build at 6-foot-5, 215 pounds) with a power arm to match, running his fastball up to 95 mph with what should be at least a couple more ticks of velocity still to come. That fastball is the best pitch for Hill, who complements it with a short-breaking low-80s slider and a changeup that flashes heavy action.

Righthander Julian Cazares (No. 63) is another big arm for Stanford’s 2026 class. He’s 6-foot-1, 170 pounds with a fastball touching 94 mph, feel for a slider and good pitchability for his age. Righthander Matthew Maxon (No. 171) doesn’t have quite the same present velocity as Hill or Cazares, but he has a projectable 6-foot-3, 185-pound frame to add to a fastball that touches 90 mph. His out pitch is a sharp, hard curveball that should be a swing-and-miss pitch for him at higher levels.

Righthander Graham Schlicht has touched 90 mph and should throw harder once he adds weight to his projectable 6-foot-3, 180-pound build. His slider is typically the secondary pitch he leans on most, but his lively changeup could hold the most long-term promise with its heavy, fading action to miss bats. 

5. Tennessee

Tennessee has commitments from nine of the top 100 players in the 2026 class, though only one of those players ranks among the top 50 now that shortstop Steele Hall reclassified to become a 2025 graduate. Still, there are five of the top 50 players in the class who are uncommitted, and Tennessee has a huge group of commits who could rise into that range by the end of their senior year. Tennessee also picked up late commitments for 2025 from lefthander/first baseman Kruz Schoolcraft, shortstop/righthander Billy Carlson and shortstop Ethan Moore, a pattern that wouldn’t be a surprise to see it repeat with 2026 players. 

Tennessee’s 2026 class is deep and diverse. Of the nine top 100 players committed to Tennessee, the highest-ranked player is outfielder A.J. Curry (No. 46). He’s 6-foot-3, 190 pounds with the potential to hit in the middle of a collegiate lineup with his combination of hitting ability, strike-zone discipline and lefthanded power potential. Cole Koeninger (No. 65) is a shortstop/righthander who is 6-foot-5, 205 pounds with a well-rounded game as an athletic shortstop with plus speed and an above-average arm (into the low 90s on the mound last summer). He has a good offensive track record with the bat speed and physicality to drive the ball for extra-base damage. Shortstop Jack Dugan (No. 80) is coming off a strong year on the travel circuit. He’s a lean 6-foot-2 lefthanded hitter with a short swing in a line-drive, all-fields approach and above-average speed. 

The Volunteers have six pitchers committed who rank among the top 100 players, all with different profile. Their top-ranked recruit at No. 57 is righthander Gannon Grant, who was up to 93 mph with good life last year and has a starter look with a slider and changeup that both have bat-missing properties.

Righthander Gary Morse (No. 68) is an ultra-long 6-foot-8, 195 pounds with a fastball up to 92 mph with steep downhill angle and ample room to add velocity with weight gain. He dominated last summer at the Area Code Games underclass event, where he recorded seven strikeouts against nine batters faced over three innings.

Righthander Michael Teasley (No. 75) has a more compact 6-foot frame with a fast arm up to 93 mph and outstanding rotation on his tight curveball that projects to be a big swing-and-miss pitch. Tyler Putnam (No. 79) is another righthander at 6-foot-5, 200 pounds. He touched 93 mph last summer and has been flashing higher in preseason bullpens this year, looking a like a pitcher who should eventually reach the upper 90s.

Righthander Cade Allen (No. 99) pounds the strike zone with a fastball up to 92 mph from a difficult angle and good extension that helps his fastball play up. His slider has been an effective pitch and he has feel for a changeup as well, giving him a starter look.

Lefthander Drew Christine (No. 100) doesn’t have the present velocity of Tennessee’s other big commits, but he has outstanding projection indicators. He’s 6-foot-3, 165 pounds, a frame with lots of room to fill out and add to a fastball that reached 87 mph last year with great extension, along with one of the better changeups in the country and feel to spin a slider.

Righthander Kai Bratton (No. 136) is 6-foot-3, 195 pounds, touches 91 mph and throws a high-spin slider that gets a heavy dose of empty swings. Righthander Cooper Shrum has scraped the low 90s with tons of physical projection remaining in his ultra long, gangly build at 6-foot-6, 180 pounds. 

Shortstop Jaxson Wood is an athletic, 5-foot-9 shortstop with plus speed and a high-contact hitter with an aggressive approach from the right side of the plate. Third baseman Brady Marshall (No. 118) has a short, simple righthanded swing, a patient approach and a good offensive track record. Colten Springall (No. 124) and Landon Thome (No. 150) have similarities as hitterish shortstops with sound lefthanded swings and good offensive track records who could profile at second base.

Sean Dunlap (No. 161) has a physical frame (6-foot-3, 205 pounds) with an impressive mix of righthanded bat speed to project big power and an above-average arm. Cody Boshell (No. 168) is another power bat with a blend of patience and impact, along with a fastball that has been up to 92 mph from the left side.

In the outfield, the Volunteers have commitments from Trevor Condon (No. 167) and Griffin Miller. Condon is a lefthanded hitter with good strike-zone discipline who spreads line drives around the fields and has above-average speed in center field. Miller has good size (6-foot-2, 195 pounds) and track record of hitting from the right side of the plate on the travel circuit with steady tools across the board. McLean 

6. Florida

The Gators would be elated to get outfielder Brady Harris (No. 4) to campus, but his skill set has him trending toward being a potential first-round pick. He’s one of the best hitters in the country, using an explosive righthanded swing with good balance to drive the ball with impact and more to come as he fills out his 6-foot-2, 180-pound frame. He’s also a plus runner with strong defensive instincts and range in center field. 

Florida has a promising group of arms in its 2026 class, led by righthander Ethan Wheeler (No. 20). Wheeler is 6-foot-5, 210 pounds with more space to fill out to add to a fastball that has 93 mph with riding life to miss bats up in the zone. Both his slider and curveball are high-spin pitches, he shows feel for a changeup and his delivery, arm action and pitchability are all advanced for his age. He has the look of a potential Friday night starter.

Righthander Denton Lord (No. 56) is 6-foot-8, 215 pounds, ran his fastball up to 94 mph last year and has the look of a pitcher who could reach the upper 90s and possibly triple digits. He pitches heavily off his fastball, mixing in a curveball with good depth that’s ahead of his changeup. Righthander Cameron Hanes (No. 83) is 6-foot-4, 195 pounds with a fastball up to 94 mph and a slider that’s ahead of his changeup. 

At the plate, third baseman/outfielder C.J. Sampson (No. 40) has been a consistently strong performer. He’s 6-foot-3, 215 pounds with a simple, low-maintenance swing from the left side of the plate with good rhythm, balance and path to make contact at a high clip. He has the components to be a high-OBP threat and could be a dangerous offensive threat at the collegiate level with continued power progression. Sampson doesn’t have the same power stuff as other top arms in Florida’s class, but he is an advanced strike-thrower with polished feel for pitching for his age as well.

Shortstop Keaton Neal (No. 126) is 6-foot-3, 200 pounds with the bat speed to drive the ball with impact when everything is synced up from the right side of the plate. He’s a good athlete with a plus arm from the left side of the infield and has been up to 94 mph on the mound. Outfielder Lorenzo Laurel (No. 148) has been a steady offensive performer for years on the travel circuit with a strong arm that should fit in right field. 

Other notable commits for the Gators include lefthanders Tyler Ellis (No. 183) and Spencer Evans. Ellis is 6 feet, 195 pounds with a fastball that touches the low 90s and the ability to manipulate multiple secondary offerings between his slider and a changeup with good fade. Evans is still learning to corral his stuff in the zone, but he has a power arm and a projectable 6-foot-3, 180-pound frame. Catcher Luke Labbe is 5-foot-11, 185 pounds with a high-contact bat from the right side in a hit-over-power profile. 

7. Wake Forest

Wake Forest’s 2026 recruiting class has a mix of pitchers with desirable, projectable traits and hitters who either can presently or project to drive the ball with impact. The top two commits for Wake Forest are catcher Andrew Costello (No. 21) and lefthander Carson Bolemon (No. 22), who are battery mates on their Canes National travel team.

Costello has a strong 5-foot-10 frame and flashes huge power that comes from a short, simple swing with good path and sequence, enabling him to tap into that power in games. He has a strong arm and quick exchange to help him control the running game. Bolemon is one of the most polished pitchers in the country for 2026. He’s 6-foot-4, 210 pounds, pitches off a fastball that reaches 93 mph with riding life, misses a lot of bats with his sharp curveball, shows feel for a changeup and is an advanced strike-thrower for his age with pitchability beyond his years. 

Shortstop Ethan Bass (No. 41) has a smooth stroke that produces hard line drives with gap power that should climb as he fills out his lean 6-foot-2 frame. T.J. McQuillan (No. 162) is a third baseman/outfielder with a strong frame (6-foot-1, 220 pounds) and big lefthanded power that he’s able to generate without much effort.

Outfielder Logan D’Amico (No. 173) is 6-foot-3, 185 pounds with the bat speed to drive the ball with impact now from the right side of the plate and the strength projection for plus raw power as he continues to fill out. His above-average arm fits in right field. Will Holden has a big frame for a catcher at 6-foot-3, 205 pounds and is flexible behind the plate, where he’s an advanced receiver who is adept at stealing strikes. Patrick Blee is a strong, athletic outfielder at 6-foot-1, 205 pounds with a short righthanded swing and good bat-to-ball skills. 

Beyond Bolemon, Wake Forest has a mix of quality arms committed for 2026, including righthander Jake Carbaugh (No. 111). Carbaugh is 6-foot-5, 210 pounds with a fastball up to 92 mph that should continue to climb and already has good armside run from his low slot. He’s still sharpening his secondaries but has good traits to build on with both his slider and changeup.

Rhett Britt (No. 127) is another righthander with a tall, projectable frame (6-foot-4, 195 pounds) and a fastball that reaches the low 90s now and should be in the mid 90s in the next couple years, along with a slider that’s his most advanced offspeed pitch. Righthander Will Hynes was up to the low 90s last summer with good armside run and projection for more velocity on the way.

Righthander Ethan Wachsmann is 6-foot-4, 210 pounds, a fastball that touches the low 90s and flashes a tight curveball. Ryan Auten hasn’t been as prominent on the summer circuit relative to other players in Wake Forest’s 2026 class, but he’s a towering 6-foot-6 lefty with the look of another arm who should eventually reach the mid 90s. 

8. Clemson

Clemson’s 2026 recruiting class has an exciting mix of toolsy hitters and quality pitchers. One of those tooled-up position players is center fielder Sterling Coaxum, the No. 38 player in the class. Coaxum is a lean 6 feet, 180 pounds with quick-burst athleticism at a premium position and an exciting power/speed combination from the right side of the plate. Jaxon Matthews (No. 55) is another outfielder with standout tools. He has a strong 6-foot-4 frame with high-end bat speed and raw power, above-average speed and a plus arm that will play in right field.

Louis Hernandez, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound infielder with experience at shortstop and third base, profiles well at the hot corner at the collegiate level. His strength, bat speed and power all stand out with still more juice to come as he fills out.

One of the best athletes committed to Clemson is outfielder Tait Reynolds, who is also committed to Clemson to play quarterback. Reynolds’ ability on the football field has limited his time on the travel circuit. His talent at quarterback–ESPN ranks him as the fifth-best dual-threat quarterback in his class–could ultimately lead him away from baseball, but his plus speed and strength behind his short righthanded stroke are appealing traits to have in a lineup.

Third baseman Lucas Cannady is an above-average runner who has the tools to stick at third base with his athleticism, hands and strong arm, along with promising flashes from the right side of the plate. Shortstop Ethan Offing is a strong 6-foot, 190-pound righthanded hitter with good bat speed who can hammer the ball with extra-base impact in what could be a power-over-hit offensive game.

There are an array of intriguing arms committed to Clemson for 2026 as well. Righthander Chase Kiker (No. 101) is 6-foot-1, 190 pounds with a long arm swing, a fastball up to 94 mph and a slider that has produced a high miss rate on the travel circuit.

Righthander Blake Bryant (No. 114) has an extremely projectable 6-foot-5, 165-pound build and already runs his fastball to 94 mph with the look of a pitcher who should one day hit the upper 90s. His fastball is his predominant pitch ahead of his slider and changeup.

Carson Adomnik (No. 169) is another righthander with high-end physical projection (6-foot-5, 195 pounds) to add to his fastball, which touches 91 mph and gets a high dose of swing-and-miss when he elevates. He flashes feel for a breaking ball and has good action on his changeup. Righthander Kayden McGlauflin is 6-foot-1, 190 pounds with a strong lower half and a fastball up to 92 mph that he throws for strikes and shows flashes of a sharp slider. 

9. Mississippi State

Mississippi State has a pitching-heavy 2026 class. It’s a group led by Wilson Andersen (No. 30), a 6-foot-4, 190-pound righthander with a fastball that touched 96 mph last summer from a sound delivery with the arm speed and strength projection for another gear on his fastball still to come. Among position players, outfielder Martin Shelar (No. 67) has the strength, tools and hand-eye coordination in his 6-foot-2 frame to be an impact college player with potential plus raw power. 

Dax Hardcastle (No. 73) is a 6-foot-4, 220-pound righthander/first baseman with a physical build and a promising three-pitch mix, working off a fastball up to 92 mph and feel to manipulate both his slider and changeup. He also has big righthanded power at the plate. Righthander Hayes Holton (No. 97) has an electric arm that produces a fastball up to 96 mph. He’s a good athlete with more space to fill out his 6-foot-3, 195-pound frame and could one day be pumping 100-mph heat.

Righthander Landon Brown (No. 115) is 6-foot-3, 195 pounds with a lively, tailing fastball that reaches 93 mph from his low slot. He shows feel to spin a slider and good action on a changeup that’s still in its nascent stages but has the properties to become a bigger swing-and-miss pitch for him with experience.

Lefthander Quincy Bright (No. 132) returns to the mound this spring after having Tommy John surgery. He had previously shown elite velocity for his age when he was up to 94 mph at 15. Lefthander Beckett Doane (No. 192) is another top 200 player committed to Mississippi State. He’s 6-foot-6, 210 pounds, an extra-large build with projection to grow a fastball that touches 90 mph, along with a hard slider and splitter. 

10. Miami

Miami takes the No. 10 spot on this list with a class that will swing heavily on whether its top two players make it to campus. That could be a challenge, but the Hurricanes right now have commitments from one of the top prospect duos in the country. 

Shortstop Rookie Shepard is the No. 7 player in the 2026 class. He’s 5-foot-11, 185 pounds and has long been one of the best hitters his age in the country, covering pitches throughout the zone with good hand-eye coordination and coming into more power over the last year to deliver consistent hard contact. Gio Rojas is the top lefthander in the nation for 2026 and No. 10 overall in the class. Rojas has starter traits with his easy operation, projectable frame (6-foot-3, 185 pounds), fastball that touched 94 mph last summer with considerably more to come, sharp slider to miss bats and feel for pitching beyond his years. 

Shortstop Matthew Kelley (No. 108) changed from the 2027 to the 2026 class last year. He’s a lean 6-foot-2, 185 pounds and is an athletic mover at shortstop with a strong arm and makes hard contact from the right side of the plate with good bat speed. Catcher Devin Diaz (No. 125) is an athletic defender with an above-average arm, a swift exchange and can erase runners with pop times he can cut under 1.9 seconds. 

Righthander Ty Van Valkenburg has a big 6-foot-4, 215-pound build with a fastball up to 92 mph last summer and the look of a pitcher who should throw in the mid 90s. Outfielder Ethan Rathmann is a speedy 5-foot-10 center fielder with a strong arm and good strike-zone judgment. Shortstop Matias Fischer is a 6-foot-1 switch-hitter who keeps his hands inside the ball well with a short swing and good bat control in a hit-over-power game.

Righthander Andrew Gettte stands out physically at 6-foot-5, 205 pounds with a fastball that reaches the low 90s that he pairs with a slider that has hard sweep from his low slot when it’s at its best. Outfielder Jon Mora is a pesky 5-foot-10 lefthanded hitter with minimal movement in his swing, smacking line drives around the field with a patient approach. Lefthander Parker Allman has a compact 6-foot frame with a fastball that reached 89 mph last year and feel to miss bats with both his slider and changeup.