2026 Men's College World Series: Ranking MLB draft prospects - ESPN

It's Men's College World Series time in Omaha!

This tournament's MLB draft prospect list isn't quite as good as last year's, which featured my top prospect for the 2025 draft, the likely No. 1 pick in the upcoming 2026 draft and a player with a real shot at being the No. 1 pick in next year's draft. I also just recently ranked the top 10 most talented college baseball programs when it comes to pro prospects on their current rosters and, while it might sound unusual, none of them made it to Omaha this year.

But there is still a lot to like about this MCWS field: Texas was close to making that list, and, after some updates to underclass rankings, the Longhorns are 10th now. There are a number of blue-blood programs left in this bracket, and all of these schools rank among the top 30 programs by pro talent; yes, even Troy (you'll see why in a moment). There just isn't quite as much top-of-the-draft talent in this group as in years' past, though all of these players ranked below should go by the middle of the third round.

Here are my top 15 draft prospects in this year's field along with a team-by-team prospect breakdown.

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1. Jimmy Janicki, C, Troy (2027)
2. Justin Lebron, SS, Alabama
3. Cade Townsend, RHP, Mississippi
4. Daniel Jackson, C, Georgia
5. Dylan Volantis, LHP, Texas (2027)
6. Gavin Kelly, C/2B, West Virginia (2027)
7. Taylor Rabe, RHP, Mississippi
8. Aiden Robbins, CF, Texas
9. Carson Tinney, C, Texas
10. Jake Schaffner, SS, North Carolina
11. Adrian Rodriguez, SS, Texas (2027)
12. Joey Volchko, RHP, Georgia
13. Ryan Lynch, RHP, North Carolina
14. Jason DeCaro, RHP, North Carolina
15. Brendan Brock, C/OF, Oklahoma

Top prospect: Justin Lebron, SS

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