86 SEC players selected in MLB Draft

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (July 19, 2022)----- The 2022 Major League Baseball Draft concluded on Tuesday with 34 Southeastern Conference players selected in Rounds 11-20. A total of 86 SEC players were selected during the three-day draft.

Each SEC school had at least three players drafted, including players from eight different schools in the first two rounds on Sunday. Tennessee led the way with 10 selections, while Arkansas had nine and Auburn had eight.

Seventeen SEC players were taken in the first two rounds on Sunday, while 35 were selected in Rounds 3-10 on Monday. Former Vanderbilt standout Kumar Rocker was the top SEC pick, selected third overall by the Texas Rangers.

SEC In The 2022 MLB Draft

Day 1

Round 1

3. Kumar Rocker (Vanderbilt) - Texas Rangers
6. Jacob Berry (LSU) - Miami Marlins
25. Spencer Jones (Vanderbilt) - New York Yankees
28. Drew Gilbert (Tennessee) - Houston Astros

Round 1C

31. Sterlin Thompson (Florida) - Colorado Rockies

Round CB-A

34. Landon Sims (Mississippi State) - Arizona Diamondbacks
38. Jordan Beck (Tennessee) - Colorado Rockies

Round 2

44. Hunter Barco (Florida) - Pittsburgh Pirates
48. Connor Prielipp (Alabama) - Minnesota Twins
49. Cayden Wallace (Arkansas) - Kansas City Royals
52. Blade Tidwell (Tennessee) - New York Mets
55. Logan Tanner (Mississippi State) - Cincinnati Reds
62. Peyton Pallette (Arkansas) - Chicago White Sox

Round CB-B

67. Jud Fabian (Florida) - Baltimore Orioles
72. Robert Moore (Arkansas) - Milwaukee Brewers
76. Blake Burkhalter (Auburn) - Atlanta Braves
78. Cade Doughty (LSU) - Toronto Blue Jays

Day 2

Round 3

84. Trey Lipscomb (Tennessee) - Washington Nationals
87. Mason Barnett (Auburn) - Kansas City Royals
89. Ben Joyce (Tennessee) - Los Angeles Angels
90. Brandon Sproat (Florida) - New York Mets
01. Jonathan Cannon (Georgia) - Chicago White Sox

Round 4

108. Dylan Ray (Alabama) - Arizona Diamondbacks
116. Ryan Ritter (Kentucky) - Colorado Rockies
134. Dominic Keegan (Vanderbilt) - Tampa Bay Rays
136. Spencer Miles (Missouri) - San Francisco Giants

Round 5

137. Trace Bright (Auburn) - Baltimore Orioles
148. Sonny DiChiara (Auburn) - Los Angeles Angels
160. Eric Reyzelman (LSU) - New York Yankees
164. Jalen Battles (Arkansas) - Tampa Bay Rays

Round 6

167. Will Mabrey (Tennessee) - Arizona Diamondbacks
170. Derek Diamond (Ole Miss) - Pittsburgh Pirates
174. Jorel Ortega (Tennessee) - Minnesota Twins
175. Hayden Dunhurst (Ole Miss) - Kansas City Royals
181. Dylan DeLucia (Ole Miss) - Cleveland Guardians

Round 7

197. Preston Johnson (Mississippi State) - Baltimore Orioles
207. Seth Stephenson (Tennessee) - Detroit Tigers
221. Mark McLaughlin (Tennessee) - Chicago White Sox

Round 8

243. Chris McElvain (Vanderbilt) - Cincinnati Reds
244. Micah Dallas (Texas A&M) - Oakland A's
248. Dylan Rock (Texas A&M) - Toronto Blue Jays
253. Tyler Guilfoil (Kentucky) - Houston Astros
254. Sean Harney (Kentucky) - Tampa Bay Rays

Round 9

262. Evan Taylor (Arkansas) - Miami Marlins
263. Connor Noland (Arkansas) - Chicago Cubs
265. Brandon Johnson (Ole Miss) - Kansas City Royals
266. Brad Cumbest (Mississippi State) - Colorado Rockies
269. Chase Estep (Kentucky) - New York Mets
275. Cory Action (Georgia) - Atlanta Braves
281. Michael Turner (Arkansas) - Chicago White Sox

Round 10

299. Zebulon Vermillion (Arkansas) - New York Mets
311. Tim Elko (Ole Miss) - Chicago White Sox

Day 3

Round 11

326. Carson Skipper (Auburn) - Colorado Rockies

Round 12

350. K.C. Hunt (Mississippi State) - Pittsburgh Pirates
357. Cole Stupp (Kentucky) - Detroit Tigers
359. Paul Gervase (LSU) - New York Mets
369. Hayden Mullins (Auburn) - Boston Red Sox
370. Jackson Fristoe (Mississippi State) - New York Yankees

Round 13

389. Dylan Ross (Georgia) - New York Mets

Round 14

408. Kevin Graham (Ole Miss) - Arizona Diamondbacks
410. Julian Bosnic (South Carolina) - Pittsburgh Pirates
411. Cortland Lawson (Tennessee) - Washington Nationals
412. Torin Montgomery (Missouri) - Miami Marlins
413. Shane Marshall (Georgia) - Chicago Cubs

Round 15

437. James Hicks Jr. (South Carolina) - Baltimore Orioles
438. Joshua Day (Missouri) - Arizona Diamondbacks
440. Josiah Sightler (South Carolina) - Pittsburgh Steelers
445. Javier Vaz (Vanderbilt) - Kansas City Royals
454. Mark Adamiak (Arkansas) - Oakland A's
456. Blake Rambusch (Auburn) - Seattle Mariners
459. Nathan Landry (Missouri) - Boston Red Sox

Round 16

486. Jacob McNairy (Alabama) - Seattle Mariners
494. Kamren James (Mississippi State) - Tampa Bay Rays

Round 17

497. Carter Young (Vanderbilt) - Baltimore Orioles
512. Daniel Harper (Kentucky) - Philadelphia Phillies
517. Brody Moore (Auburn) - St. Louis Cardinals
526. Justin Bench (Ole Miss) - San Francisco Giants

Round 18

533. Garrett Brown (Georgia) - Chicago Cubs
542. Braylen Wimmer (South Carolina) - Philadelphia Phillies

Round 19

564. Garrett McMillan (Alabama) - Minnesota Twins
572. Drew Garrett (Missouri) - Philadelphia Phillies

Round 20

592. Jack Gowen (Georgia) - Miami Marlins
603. Joseph Menefee (Texas A&M) - Cincinnati Reds
612. Noah Hall (South Carolina) - Milwaukee Brewers