We are delighted to launch another of the Prospects Live Amateur Team’s landmark offerings, our ranking of the Top 100 Prep Players for the 2026 MLB Draft. This monumental endeavor was another incredible team effort and features the diligent work of so many talented PLive staffers, including Josh Catlett, Will Dodge, Peyton Franks, Ethan Kagno, Quinn Martin, Jacob Maxwell, Perry Nadreau, Tyler Paddor, Matt Pockrus, Joshua Salguero, JB Sebastiano, Jackson Shelton, and Mitch Stachnik, alongside former evaluator Nate Rasmussen and myself, Director of Amateur Scouting Drew Wheeler.
The efforts to make our ‘Big Board,’ combining all prospects for the 2026 MLB Draft, began in earnest in August 2025, with the team working hard to write reports in the months since. In October 2025, our Top 50 Prep Players for the 2026 Draft dropped, and by doubling this list, we have expanded the total number of players reported upon for the draft to 200 strong – the list of 100 prep players ahead of you representing half of those.
Unlike our collegiate rankings, a great deal of evaluating and ranking high school talent comes from projecting what will be rather than also highlighting what players have done at an elevated level of competition; of course, players’ successes at high-level circuits of competition will never damage them in our ranks, either.
The 2026 draft is much different than 2025’s, with the overall strength of the class complimented by a heavy, competitive crop of high school talent. In many regards, the NCAA players will receive much buzz, but the A-tier of prep players are more than capable of stealing the show – and potentially the top spot – come this summer’s draft. With all of that said, let’s rank some players.
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