{"id":330261,"date":"2025-12-05T22:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T22:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/330261\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T22:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T22:14:08","slug":"nine-sec-players-in-the-top-25-2026-mlb-draft-prospect-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/330261\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine SEC Players in the Top 25 2026 MLB Draft Prospect Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 About 3 minutes reading time.
\n \u00a0Alfred Ezman – World Baseball Network<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0\u00a0 Dec 5th, 2025 5:00pm EST<\/p>\n

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This week, MLB Pipeline<\/a> released its first 2026 MLB Draft prospect rankings. UCLA infielder Roch Cholowsky<\/a> took the number one overall spot. \u00a0<\/p>\n

One of the biggest things that stood out in the MLB Pipeline rankings was that nine players from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) are in the top 25. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Justin Lebron and Derek Curiel in the Top Ten MLB Draft Rankings<\/p>\n

The highest-ranked SEC player is Alabama Crimson Tide shortstop Justin Lebron<\/a>. He is the third-ranked 2026 MLB Draft prospect behind Cholowsky and Fort Worth Christian High School Prospect Grady Emerson. Emerson is also a Texas Longhorn commit. \u00a0<\/p>\n

LSU\u2019s Derek Curiel<\/a>\u00a0ranked sixth on the 2026 MLB Draft prospect board. He is coming off a national championship freshman season with the Tigers. He was also the 2025 National Freshman of the Year. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Two Texas A&M Players in the Top 25<\/p>\n

Florida pitcher Liam Peterson<\/a> is the highest-ranked SEC pitcher. He is 13th overall in the 2026 MLB Draft prospect rankings. In 2025, he had a 4.28 ERA and 96 strikeouts in 69 1\/3 innings of work. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Incoming Maryland transfer Chris Hacopian <\/a>ranked 16th in the 2026 MLB Draft prospect rankings. He will be playing in the SEC for the Texas A&M Aggies during the 2026 college baseball season. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Shortly behind Hacopian is Mississippi State star Ace Reese<\/a>. He ranked 18th in the 2026 MLB Draft prospect rankings and was the SEC Newcomer of the Year in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Texas A&M veteran Caden Sorrell<\/a>\u00a0ranked 20th in the 2026 MLB Draft prospect rankings. He has a .296 career batting average with the Aggies and 23 home runs. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Bell, Gaeckle, and Rembert Round Out the MLB Draft Top 25<\/p>\n

Kentucky\u2019s Tyler Bell<\/a>\u00a0ranked 22nd in the 2026 MLB Draft Prospect rankings. Bell was a freshman All-American in 2025. He chose the collegiate route after being drafted 66th overall by the Tampa Bay Rays in the 2024 MLB Draft. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Arkansas pitcher Gabe Gaeckle<\/a> ranks 24th in the 2026 MLB Draft prospect rankings. He helped lead the Razorbacks to the College World Series in 2025 with a 4.42 ERA and 92 strikeouts in 71.1 innings of work. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Rounding out the top 25 rankings is Auburn\u2019s Chris Rembert<\/a>. In 2025, he was a freshman All-American and second-team All-SEC. He had a .344 batting average and a .467 on-base percentage with the Tigers. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The 2026 MLB Draft will be June 11-12 during the MLB\u2019s All-Star week in Philadelphia. \u00a0<\/p>\n

NCAA News: https:\/\/worldbaseball.com\/league\/ncaa\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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PHOTO: Alabama infielder Justin Lebron (1) during an NCAA baseball game on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo\/Vasha Hunt)<\/p>\n

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