The Florida State Seminoles baseball team has been well represented in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft. Through the start of three rounds, the Seminoles have seen four members selected through the first 78 picks. The latest being the 78th overall pick, Max Williams. The Seminole slugger was picked in the third round by the Miami Marlins, a pick that carries a $1,043,700 slot value.
Williams started 107 games for the Seminoles over the last two season after transferring in from the Alabama Crimson Tide. In the 2025 season, Williams slugged 19 homeruns in 57 starts for the Seminoles. He carried a .316 batting average with a .598 slugging percentage.
2025 / AS A JUNIOR
Southeast All-Region Second Team – ABCA
Second Team All-ACC
Academic All-ACC Team
Late-Season No. 88-Ranked 2025 MLB Draft Prospect – Perfect Game
Late-Season No. 23-Ranked Outfielder – D1Baseball
Late-Season No. 73-Ranked 2025 MLB Draft Prospect – MLB.com
Late-Season No. 91-Ranked 2025 MLB Draft Prospect – Baseball America
Midseason No. 42-Ranked 2025 MLB Draft Prospect – D1Baseball
Midseason No. 16-Ranked Outfielder – D1Baseball
Preseason No. 29-Ranked Outfielder – D1Baseball
Was second in the ACC with 19 home runs
In 57 games and 234 at-bats, hit .316 with 74 hits, nine doubles, 53 RBI, 140 total bases and 47 runs scored, notched a .598 slugging percentage and walked 19 times with two stolen bases in three attempts
Fielding percentage of .991 came with 111 putouts and three assists in center field
2024 / AS A SOPHOMORE
All-ACC Academic Team + ACC Academic Honor Roll
Appeared in 64 games with 52 starts, hitting .311 with 11 doubles, four triples, 57 runs, and 46 RBIs
Drew 19 walks and was hit by nine pitches
Scored three runs four times, including in the NCAA Super Regional against UConn (6/7)
Homered in the final game of the Tallahassee Regional against UCF, helping Florida State advance to Super Regionals (6/2)
Hit a lead-off home run for his 10th home run of the season and second lead off homer vs. Stetson (5/31)
Went 3-for-5 with a career-high four RBIs, including a two-run home run against No. 22 Wake Forest (5/25)
Had five consecutive multi-hit games (4/11-4/19)
Career-high four hits, finishing 4-for-5 against Mercer and extended his hitting streak to seven games and on-base streak to nine games, both career bests (4/16)
Led the team offensively against Miami, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs, including the game-winning two-run home run (4/11)
Recorded a career-high six putouts at Clemson (3/23)
Sent one over the wall in his first Seminole at-bat on opening day (2/16)