The 2021 MLB Draft rankings have seen as much fluctuation as any season in recent memory. Coming into the season, Kumar Rocker was nearing the consensus at the top of the draft, but now you will be hard-pressed to see him as the top pitcher on his college staff, as Jack Leiter has surpassed him everywhere you look.
The Pirates at the top of the draft seem set on drafting a prep shortstop, but will that be Jordan Lawlar out of Texas, Marcelo Mayer out of California, or are we going to see a surprise name at the top?
Scouts are comparing this draft to the 2016 Draft where the top of the draft lacks a can’t miss prospect, but the depth of the draft provides plenty of value. The highest selected pick in 2016 to have made an All-Star team thus far is Bryan Reynolds at pick 59, while power-hitting Pete Alonso also went in the second round and reigning Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber slipped to the fourth round.
This list is perfectly balanced with five high schoolers making the top ten and five collegiate names. Keep an eye out for the college contributors who slide in the draft, and on this list, like Kevin Kopps, recipient of the Dick Howser Trophy as the best collegiate player this season, who sits all the way down at 247. Josh Hartle is on the list despite stating he is going to attend Wake Forest, but this is a list of draft-eligible players, not necessarily a list of the order they will/should be selected.
| My Rank | Player | Pos | School |
| 1 | Marcelo Mayer | SS | Eastlake (CA) |
| 2 | Jordan Lawlar | SS | Jesuit Prep (TX) |
| 3 | Jack Leiter | RHP | Vanderbilt |
| 4 | Henry Davis | C | Louisville |
| 5 | Kahlil Watson | SS | Wake Forest (NC) |
| 6 | Brady House | SS | Winder-Barrow (GA) |
| 7 | Jackson Jobe | RHP | Heritage Hall (OK) |
| 8 | Sal Frelick | OF | Boston College |
| 9 | Colton Cowser | OF | Sam Houston State |
| 10 | Ty Madden | RHP | Texas |
| 11 | Kumar Rocker | RHP | Vanderbilt |
| 12 | Matt McLain | SS | UCLA |
| 13 | Harry Ford | C | North Cobb (GA) |
| 14 | Jordan Wicks | LHP | Kansas State |
| 15 | Gunnar Hoglund | RHP | Ole Miss |
| 16 | Benny Montgomery | OF | Red Land (PA) |
| 17 | Sam Bachman | RHP | Miami (OH) |
| 18 | Will Taylor | OF | Dutch Fork (SC) |
| 19 | Andrew Painter | RHP | Calvary Christian (FL) |
| 20 | Bubba Chandler | SS/RHP | North Oconee (GA) |
| 21 | Jud Fabian | OF | Florida |
| 22 | Gavin Williams | RHP | East Carolina |
| 23 | Ryan Cusick | RHP | Wake Forrest |
| 24 | Joe Mack | C | Williamsville East (NY) |
| 25 | Anthony Solometo | LHP | Bishop Eustace (NJ) |
| 26 | Will Bednar | RHP | Mississippi State |
| 27 | Colson Montgomery | 3B/SS | Southridge (IN) |
| 28 | Joshua Baez | OF | Dexter Southfield (MA) |
| 29 | Ethan Wilson | OF | South Alabama |
| 30 | Carson Williams | SS | Torrey Pines (CA) |
| 31 | Chase Petty | RHP | Mainland (NJ) |
| 32 | Michael McGreevy | RHP | UC Santa Barbara |
| 33 | Adrian Del Castillo | C | Miami |
| 34 | Peyton Stovall | 2B | Haughton (LA) |
| 35 | Frank Mozzicato | LHP | East Catholic (CT) |
| 36 | Lonnie White Jr | OF | Malvern Prep (PA) |
| 37 | Wes Kath | 3B/SS | Desert Mountain (AZ) |
| 38 | Connor Norby | 2B | East Carolina |
| 39 | Matheu Nelson | C | Florida State |
| 40 | Ben Kudrna | RHP | Blue Valley SW (KS) |
| 41 | Izaac Pacheco | 3B | Friendswood (TX) |
| 42 | Jaden Hill | RHP | Louisiana State |
| 43 | Maxwell Muncy | SS | Thousand Oaks (CA) |
| 44 | James Wood | OF | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 45 | Gage Jump | LHP | JSerra Catholic (CA) |
| 46 | Trey Sweeney | 3B | Eastern Illinois |
| 47 | Jay Allen | OF | John Carroll Catholic (FL) |
| 48 | Tommy Mace | RHP | Florida |
| 49 | Tyler Black | 2B/3B | Wright State |
| 50 | Josh Hartle | LHP | Reagan (NC) |
| 51 | Thatcher Hurd | RHP | Mira Costa (CA) |
| 52 | Alex Mooney | SS | St. Mary’s Prep (MI) |
| 53 | Matt Mikulski | LHP | Fordham |
| 54 | Maddux Bruns | LHP | UMS-Wright Prep (AL) |
| 55 | Braden Montgomery | OF/SS/RHP | Madison Central (MS) |
| 56 | Chase Burns | RHP | Station Camp (TN) |
| 57 | Alex Binelas | 1B | Louisville |
| 58 | Peyton Wilson | 2B | Alabama |
| 59 | Ryan Bliss | 2B | Auburn |
| 60 | Hunter Goodman | C/OF | Memphis |
| 61 | Davis Diaz | 2B/C | Acalanes (CA) |
| 62 | Jackson Merrill | SS | Saverna Park (MD) |
| 63 | Luca Tresh | C | NC State |
| 64 | Aaron Zavala | OF | Oregon |
| 65 | Ricky Tiedemann | LHP | Golden West College |
| 66 | Isaiah Thomas | OF | Vanderbilt |
| 67 | Jac Caglianone | LHP | Plant (FL) |
| 68 | Ian Moller | C | Wahlert (IA) |
| 69 | Spencer Schwellenbach | SS | Nebraska |
| 70 | Daylen Lile | OF | Trinity (KY) |
| 71 | Andrew Abbott | LHP | Virginia |
| 72 | Dylan Smith | RHP | Alabama |
| 73 | Cody Morissette | 3B | Boston College |
| 74 | Jackson Baumeister | RHP | Bolles (FL) |
| 75 | Cooper Kinney | 2B | Baylor (TN) |
| 76 | Doug Nikhazy | LHP | Ole Miss |
| 77 | Christian Franklin | OF | Arkansas |
| 78 | Tyler Whitaker | SS | Bishop Gorman (NV) |
| 79 | Sean Burke | RHP | Maryland |
| 80 | Cody Schrier | SS | JSerra Catholic (CA) |
| 81 | Noah Miller | SS | Ozaukee (WI) |
| 82 | Ky Bush | LHP | St. Marys |
| 83 | Edwin Arroyo | SS | Central Pointe (FL) |
| 84 | Robert Gasser | LHP | Houston |
| 85 | Jonathan Cannon | RHP | Georgia |
| 86 | Michael Robertson | OF | Venice Senior |
| 87 | Peter Heubeck | RHP | Gilman (MD) |
| 88 | Irving Carter | RHP | Calvary Christian Academy (FL) |
| 89 | Malakhi Knight | OF | Marysville-Getchell (WA) |
| 90 | Jose Torres | SS | North Carolina State |
| 91 | Carter Jensen | C | Park Hill (MO) |
| 92 | Eric Hammond | RHP | Keller (TX) |
| 93 | McCade Brown | RHP | Indiana |
| 94 | Kyle Manzardo | 1B | Washington State |
| 95 | Michael Morales | RHP | East Pennsboro Area (PA) |
| 96 | Ryan Holgate | OF | Arizona |
| 97 | James Triantos | SS/RHP | Madison (VA) |
| 98 | Justice Thompson | OF | North Carolina |
| 99 | Nathan Hickey | C | Florida |
| 100 | Landon Marceaux | RHP | Louisiana State |
| 101 | Steve Hajjar | LHP | Michigan |
| 102 | Mike Vasil | RHP | Virginia |
| 103 | Carter Holton | LHP | Benedictine Military (GA) |
| 104 | Will Koger | RHP | Bardstown (KY) |
| 105 | Reed Trimble | OF | Southern Miss |
| 106 | Niko Kavadas | 1B | Notre Dame |
| 107 | Mason Albright | LHP | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 108 | Bryce Miller | RHP | Texas A&M |
| 109 | Tommy Dilandri | OF | Palo Verde (NV) |
| 110 | Caedmon Parker | RHP | Woodlands Christian (TX) |
| 111 | Christian MacLeod | LHP | Mississippi State |
| 112 | John Rhodes | OF | Kentucky |
| 113 | Russell Smith | LHP | TCU |
| 114 | Alec Willis | RHP | Regis Jesuit (CO) |
| 115 | Dominic Hamel | RHP | Dallas Baptist |
| 116 | Pierce Coppola | LHP | Verona (NJ) |
| 117 | Lorenzo Carrier | OF/RHP | Appoquinimink (DE) |
| 118 | Roc Riggio | OF | Thousand Oaks (CA) |
| 119 | Troy Melton | RHP | San Diego State |
| 120 | Kevin Abel | RHP | Oregon State |
| 121 | Coleman Willis | RHP | Houston County (GA) |
| 122 | Grant Holman | RHP | California |
| 123 | Chayce McDermott | RHP | Ball State |
| 124 | Eric Silva | RHP | JSerra Catholic (CA) |
| 125 | Cam Cauley | SS | Barbers Hill (TX) |
| 126 | Ryan Webb | LHP | Georgia |
| 127 | Payton Green | SS | Crossroads Flex (GA) |
| 128 | Tyler McDonough | 2B | NC State |
| 129 | Max Ferguson | 2B | Tennessee |
| 130 | Brock Selvidge | LHP | Hamilton (AZ) |
| 131 | Hagen Smith | LHP | Bullard (TX) |
| 132 | Drew Gray | LHP | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 133 | Chad Dallas | RHP | Tennessee |
| 134 | Nick McLain | 2B/OF | Beckman (CA) |
| 135 | Chase Silseth | RHP | Arizona |
| 136 | Dustin Saenz | LHP | Texas A&M |
| 137 | Calvin Ziegler | RHP | TNXL Academy (FL) |
| 138 | Jonathan Vastine | SS | Bartow (FL) |
| 139 | Ryan Spikes | SS/RHP | Parkview (GA) |
| 140 | Mason Miller | RHP | Gardner-Webb |
| 141 | Luke Albright | RHP | Kent State |
| 142 | Brady Allen | OF | South Carolina |
| 143 | Joe Rock | LHP | Ohio University |
| 144 | Zack Gelof | 3B | Virginia |
| 145 | Brendan Beck | RHP | Stanford |
| 146 | Michael Braswell | SS/RHP | Campbell (GA) |
| 147 | Jordan McCants | SS | Catholic (FL) |
| 148 | Braylon Bishop | OF | Arkansas (AR) |
| 149 | Philip Abner | LHP | Charlotte Christian (NC) |
| 150 | Tommy White | 1B | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 151 | Mason Black | RHP | LeHigh |
| 152 | Austin Love | RHP | North Carolina |
| 153 | Tanner Allen | OF | Mississippi State |
| 154 | Camden Hayslip | OF | Lebanon HS (TN) |
| 155 | Robby Martin | OF | Florida State |
| 156 | Brant Hurter | LHP | Georgia Tech |
| 157 | Logan Cerny | OF | Troy |
| 158 | Thomas Farr | RHP | South Carolina |
| 159 | Cal Conley | SS | Texas Tech |
| 160 | Max Debiec | RHP | O’Dea (WA) |
| 161 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 3B | Oklahoma State |
| 162 | Drake Varnado | SS/RHP | IMG Academy (FL) |
| 163 | Brody Brecht | RHP | Ankeny (IA) |
| 164 | Jake Rucker | 3B | Tennessee |
| 165 | Seth Lonsway | LHP | Ohio State |
| 166 | Shane Panzini | RHP | Red Bank Catholic (NJ) |
| 167 | Richard Fitts | RHP | Auburn |
| 168 | JT Schwartz | 1B | UCLA |
| 169 | Denzel Clarke | OF | Cal State Northridge |
| 170 | Jacob Steinmetz | RHP | Hebrew Academy Five (NY) |
| 171 | Braden Olthoff | RHP | Tulane |
| 172 | Wes Clarke | C/1B | South Carolina |
| 173 | Jack Leftwich | RHP | Florida |
| 174 | Bryce McGowan | RHP | UNC-Charlotte |
| 175 | Jacob Walsh | 1B | Desert Oasis (NV) |
| 176 | Alex Ulloa | SS | Calvary Christian (FL) |
| 177 | Parker Chavers | OF | Coastal Carolina |
| 178 | Brandon Clarke | LHP | Independence (VA) |
| 179 | Tyree Reed | OF | American Canyon (CA) |
| 180 | Andrew Walling | RHP | Eastern Oklahoma |
| 181 | Branden Boissiere | 1B | Arizona |
| 182 | Julian Bosnic | LHP | South Carolina |
| 183 | Christian McGowan | RHP | Eastern Oklahoma |
| 184 | Tanner Bibee | RHP | Cal State Fullerton |
| 185 | Roman Kimball | RHP | P27 Academy (SC) |
| 186 | Logan Henderson | RHP | McLennan JC |
| 187 | Eric Cerantola | RHP | Mississippi State |
| 188 | Jose Pena | RHP | Tampa Prep (FL) |
| 189 | Larson Kindreich | LHP | Biola |
| 190 | Nick Nastrini | RHP | UCLA |
| 191 | Dylan Ross | RHP | Northwest Florida State College |
| 192 | Dominic Keegan | 1B | Vanderbilt |
| 193 | Dayton Dooney | 2B | Central Arizona |
| 194 | Eddie Saldivar | SS | San Joaquin Memorial (CA) |
| 195 | Mack Anglin | RHP | Clemson |
| 196 | Rodney Boone | LHP | UC Santa Barbara |
| 197 | Drew Christo | RHP | Elkhorn (NE) |
| 198 | Sean Sullivan | RHP | California |
| 199 | Rene Lastres | C | Calvary Christian (FL) |
| 200 | Jacob Young | OF | Florida |
| 201 | Trenton Denholm | RHP | UC Irvine |
| 202 | Patrick Wicklander | LHP | Arkansas |
| 203 | Jesse Bergin | RHP | UCLA |
| 204 | Daniel Brooks | RHP | Bishop England (SC) |
| 205 | Will Frisch | RHP | Oregon State |
| 206 | Cooper Bowman | 2B | Louisville |
| 207 | Glenn Albanese | RHP | Louisville |
| 208 | Jordan Marks | RHP | South Carolina – Upstate |
| 209 | Pat Winkel | C | Connecticut |
| 210 | Christian Scott | RHP | Florida |
| 211 | Will Frizzell | 1B | Texas A&M |
| 212 | Cale Lansville | RHP | Thunder Ridge (CO) |
| 213 | Jalen Battles | SS | Arkansas |
| 214 | Karl Hartman | RHP | Rockledge Senior (FL) |
| 215 | Mitch Bratt | LHP | Georgia Premier Academy (GA) |
| 216 | Chase Mason | OF | Viborg-Hurley (SD) |
| 217 | Jake Fox | 2B | Lakeland Christian (FL) |
| 218 | Luke Holman | RHP | Wilson (PA) |
| 219 | CJ Rodriguez | C | Vanderbilt |
| 220 | Trenton Wallace | LHP | Iowa |
| 221 | Tyler Hardman | 1B | Oklahoma |
| 222 | Hunter Parks | RHP | Florence-Darlington Tech |
| 223 | Franco Aleman | RHP | Florida |
| 224 | James Tibbs III | OF | Pope (GA) |
| 225 | Ivan Melendez | 1B | Texas |
| 226 | Devin Futrell | LHP | American Heritage (FL) |
| 227 | Matt Ager | RHP | Foothill (CA) |
| 228 | Noah Cardenas | C | UCLA |
| 229 | Damiano Palmegiani | 3B | Southern Nevada |
| 230 | Christopher Cortez | RHP | Silverado (NV) |
| 231 | Drew Swift | 2B | Arizona State |
| 232 | AJ Smith-Shawver | RHP | Heritage (TX) |
| 233 | Caiden Huber | SS | Yucaipa (CA) |
| 234 | Ty Evans | OF | Lakeland Christian (FL) |
| 235 | Ben Casparius | RHP | Connecticut |
| 236 | Luke Waddell | SS | Georgia Tech |
| 237 | Ethan Murray | SS | Duke |
| 238 | Dru Baker | OF | Texas Tech |
| 239 | Dylan Dodd | LHP | Southeast Missouri St |
| 240 | Justyn Henry-Malloy | 3B | Georgia Tech |
| 241 | Joshua Stewart | RHP | St. Dominic Savio (TX) |
| 242 | Casey Opitz | C | Arkansas |
| 243 | Brandon Neely | RHP | Spruce Creek (FL) |
| 244 | Blaise Priester | C | Live Oak (LA) |
| 245 | Tanner McDougal | RHP | Silverado (NV) |
| 246 | Vincent Trapani | RHP | Memorial (WI) |
| 247 | Kevin Kopps | RHP | Arkansas |
| 248 | Micah Ottenbreit | RHP | Trenton (MI) |
| 249 | Ryan Johnson | RHP | Home School (TX) |
| 250 | Gavin Conticello | SS | Stoneman Douglas (FL) |
| 251 | Hugh Fisher | LHP | Vanderbilt |
| 252 | James Peyton Smith | RHP | East Robertson (TN) |
| 253 | Cullen Kafka | RHP | Oregon |
| 254 | Seth Stephenson | SS | Temple JC |
| 255 | Austin Vernon | RHP | NC Central |
| 256 | Dennis Colleran | RHP | North Attleboro (MA) |
| 257 | Gordon Graceffo | RHP | Villanova |
| 258 | Christian Moore | SS/RHP | Suffield Academy (CT) |
| 259 | Brannon Jordan | RHP | South Carolina |
| 260 | Collin Husser | OF | Ponchatoula (LA) |
| 261 | Bransen Kuehl | RHP | Stevens (SD) |
| 262 | Michael Kirian | LHP | Louisville |
| 263 | Caleb Roberts | OF | North Carolina |
| 264 | Karson Ligon | RHP | Riverview (FL) |
| 265 | Austin Krob | LHP | TCU |
| 266 | Sean Hard | RHP | St. Josephs Regional (NJ) |
| 267 | Levi Usher | OF | Louisville |
| 268 | Sean Mullen | RHP | UCLA |
| 269 | Brooks Gosswein | LHP | Bradley |
| 270 | Will Warren | RHP | Southeast Louisiana |
| 271 | Carson Seymour | RHP | Kansas State |
| 272 | Greysen Carter | RHP | Fairview (CO) |
| 273 | Brady Tygart | RHP | Lewisberg HS (MS) |
| 274 | Shawn Guilliams | RHP | College of Central Florida |
| 275 | Mason Guerra | SS | Westview (OR) |
| 276 | Corey Robinson | OF | Spruce Creek (FL) |
| 277 | Ryan Higgins | 3B | Fresno State |
| 278 | Luke Leto | 1B/OF | Portage Central (MI) |
| 279 | Owen Sharts | RHP | Nevada |
| 280 | Jonathan Santucci | OF | Phillips Academy (MA) |
| 281 | Elijah Cabell | OF | Florida State |
| 282 | Ben Cruikshank | LHP | Missouri State |
| 283 | Will Rogers | C | Mounds View (MN) |
| 284 | Seth Halvorsen | RHP | Missouri |
| 285 | Tyler Thornton | RHP | Arizona State |
| 286 | Anthony Susac | RHP | Jesuit (CA) |
| 287 | Rawley Hector | RHP | Anna (TX) |
| 288 | Travis Smith | RHP | Walton-Verona (WA) |
| 289 | Justin Wrobleski | LHP | Oklahoma State |
| 290 | Zack Raabe | 2B | Minnesota |
| 291 | Carter Raffield | RHP | Clemson |
| 292 | Justin Fall | LHP | Arizona State |
| 293 | Alex Toral | 1B | Miami |
| 294 | Mason Pelio | RHP | Boston College |
| 295 | Garrett Burhenn | RHP | Ohio State |
| 296 | Cam Weston | RHP | Michigan |
| 297 | Brandon White | RHP | Washington State |
| 298 | Tyler Miller | 1B | Auburn |
| 299 | Johnny Ray | RHP | TCU |
| 300 | Mason Erla | RHP | Michigan State |
| 301 | Zach Pettway | RHP | UCLA |
| 302 | Micah Dallas | RHP | Texas Tech |
| 303 | Levi David | RHP | Northwestern State |
| 304 | Evan Shawver | LHP | Cincinnati |
| 305 | Daniel Corona | 3B | Baylor (TN) |
| 306 | Justin Colon | SS | Montverde Academy (FL) |
| 307 | Ryan Prager | LHP | Hillcrest (TX) |
| 308 | Casey Saucke II | SS | Greece Athena (NY) |
| 309 | Brandon Birdsell | RHP | Texas Tech |
| 310 | Pico Kohn | LHP | Chilton County (AL) |
| 311 | Christian Lothes | LHP | UNC-Charlotte |
| 312 | Michael Rothenberg | C | Duke |
| 313 | Nick Biddison | 2B/OF | Virginia Tech |
| 314 | Jace Avina | SS | Spanish Springs (NV) |
| 315 | Mason Montgomery | LHP | Texas Tech |
| 316 | Austin Murr | 1B | NC State |
| 317 | Luke Bartnicki | LHP | Georgia Tech |
| 318 | Chad Patrick | RHP | Purdue Northwest |
| 319 | Jake Smith | RHP | Miami |
| 320 | Ian Villers | RHP | Cal |
| 321 | Danny Serretti | 2B | North Carolina |
| 322 | Brandon Neeck | LHP | Virginia |
| 323 | TJ Brock | RHP | Ohio State |
| 324 | Jonathan Childress | LHP | Texas A&M |
| 325 | Pete Hansen | LHP | Texas |
| 326 | Darren Baker | 2B | California |
| 327 | Janzen Keisel | RHP | Gunnison Valley (UT) |
| 328 | Tyler Collins | OF | Boyd (TX) |
| 329 | Mo Hanley | LHP | Adrian College |
| 330 | Bryan Woo | RHP | Cal Poly |
| 331 | Nic Kent | SS | Virginia |
| 332 | Dalton Fowler | LHP | Oklahoma |
| 333 | Alonzo Tredwell | RHP | Mater Dei (CA) |
| 334 | Austin Schultz | 2B | Kentucky |
| 335 | Patrick Monteverde | LHP | Texas Tech |
| 336 | Zane Mills | RHP | Washington State |
| 337 | Jackson Wolf | LHP | West Virginia |
| 338 | Griff McGarry | RHP | Virginia |
| 339 | Kolby Kubichek | RHP | Texas |
| 340 | Tyler Ras | RHP | Alabama |
| 341 | Wyatt Olds | RHP | Oklahoma |
| 342 | Jackson Leath | RHP | Tennessee |
| 343 | Jackson Wentworth | RHP | Waukee (IA) |
| 344 | Josh Hood | SS | Pennsylvania |
| 345 | Wyatt Young | SS | Pepperdine |
| 346 | TJ White | 1B | Dorman (SC) |
| 347 | JP Massey | RHP | Minnesota |
| 348 | Ryan Ginther | LHP | Station Camp (TN) |
| 349 | Blake Burke | 1B | De La Salle (CA) |
| 350 | Gray Thomas | RHP | Heritage Hall HS (OK) |
Shaun Kernahan is the MLB Draft correspondent for Prospects1500. When not at a game, chances are the TV and/or tablet has a game on and he has a notepad out taking notes. When not scouting draft prospects, he is the Director of Baseball Operations for the Mile High Collegiate Baseball League, a collegiate wood bat league in Colorado. Shaun can be found on Twitter at @ShaunKernahan.
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